Record climb announced by Elite Expedition
The Elite Expedition team have announced that their client, Andrew Ushakov, has become the fastest person to go from sea-level to the summit of Everest, by completing the feat in just 3 days, 23 hours and 7 minutes.
Elite Expedition announced the news via their social media;
“Normally, Everest climbs take 50+days, largely because of the acclimatisation period. Andrew did hypoxic training beforehand as part of his mission preparation – spending 400+hours in a hypoxic tent to help acclimatisation. Andrew started his challenge from Sea Level, starting at New York on May 15th at 00.30am and flying to Kathmandu, and then flying to Everest Base Camp. Then he and his team climbed from Base Camp and stood on the summit of Everest on May 19th date at 9.22am – meaning he completed the incredible feat in 3 days, 23 hours and 7 minutes – this sets a new benchmark in what is possible for humans to achieve. Huge Congratulations Andrew – we are proud to have helped you realise your dream! (*Andrew used traditional bottled oxygen for the climb from Base Camp to the Summit.)
“This is a triumph, not just for Andrew, but for everyone who believes in their dreams. Andrew only started climbing in 2020, he is a father and multiple business owner. He is not a full-time athlete, which makes this feat even more impressive.
“Andrew’s Sea to Summit journey saw many challenges along the way, including breaking his shoulder in an avalanche just months before this epic challenge. Working closely with Andrew and his doctors, our team, including guide @tejan.g, were able to put extra safety precautions in place to ensure he could climb with us in the safest way possible.
“Andrew is now safely down the mountain and on his way he and the team removed waste from the Camps as they went. Truly inspirational.
Shout out to the @eliteexped team who supported Andrew’s record including – Tejan Gurung (TJ), Pur Bahadur Gurung (Yukta), Bidhan Shrestha, Sujal Gurung, KiTemba Sherpa, Pemba Chhewang Sherpa, our porters and Base Camp crew! You should all be very proud!”
