Mountain Climbing World Record. Its peak rises to 8 848 m 29 028 ft 9 in the highest point in the world. A daredevil dubbed the iceman has thawed 21 guinness world records and has even tried to climb mount everest wearing just a pair of shorts.
Our list includes sev er al sher pas a cou ple of world famous climbers and a 12 year old boy. Alex megos s record of first on sight 9a route ascending. Michael performed the record at a spot approximately 500 feet above sea level.
Performed a handstand on top of a mountain for one minute 17 12 seconds.
The highest mountain in the world is mount everest. She also becomes the first woman from the american continent to climb the four highest mountains in the world knocking down 4 of 7 of the seven peaks of each continent. You can watch a video of karl s record breaking attempt by clinking on this karl egloff world record climb link. The record also sees the 36 year old becoming the first latin american to conquer the top of k2 which is the second highest mountain in the world at 8 611 metres.