On 21 May 2004, Pemba Dorjie set a new record for climbing to the top of Mt Everest from Basecamp in the fastest time. What was the new record?
8 hours and 10 minutes In 2017 the Nepal Supreme Court ruled that the claim was unverifiable, and invalidated the record. It now stands at 10 hours and 56 minutes, set by Lakpa Gelu Sherpa in 2003.