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Ultrarunner Tyler Andrews climbed from Everest Base Camp to the 8,849m summit in 9 hours 55 minutes on May 28, 2026 — the fastest oxygen-assisted…
By Laxman Rawal · Jul 20, 2026
Key facts American ultrarunner Tyler Andrews , 36, climbed from Everest Base Camp to the 8,849m summit in 9 hours 55 minutes on May 28, 2026. He broke a record that had stood for 23 years — 10 hours 56 minutes, set by Lakpa Gelu Sherpa in 2003. Andrews is a…
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What this means for you You will never need to move this fast, and that is the point worth taking home. Andrews' record is the extreme edge of what a body can do on Everest, built on years of elite training, a full support team and supplemental oxygen. Nearly…
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