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May
16
2007

Ian McKeever Summits Everest

Written by aislingc

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Outsider are reporting that Ian McKeever has summited Everest as part of a world record breaking attempt to climb the Seven Summits. That’s 5 down and 2 more to go.

According to Outsider:

McKeever, together with Dave Pritt (Director of Adventure Peaks) and John Whittle are attempting to break the world record for climbing the seven summits. The record currently stands at 187 days.
McKeever and co must still summit Elbrus and Denali before 10 July 2007 to break the record.

The Everest summit was achieved along with leader Robin Beadle from Adventure Peaks Ltd and Dorje Sherpa.

Latest Comments (2):

NO WAY! Robin Beadle dragged me up Mont Blanc in 2003!!!

http://www.pardoes.com/images/scotty/dsc00018.jpg

Great guy.

*note, well nearly up MtB, 400m from the summit until a storm took us off!

wow - They have a great website http://www.takemehigher.ie/

How did we not pick this up sooner?

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