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    Who has made the fastest descent of Mount Everest and how long did it take?

    Question #68673. Asked by Blair78. (Jul 23 06 7:50 AM)


    gdec1

    		In 1988, Jean-Marc Boivin of France descended from the top in just 11 minutes, paragliding.
    http://www.mnteverest.net/history.html
    Erhard Loretan and Jean Troillet made the fastest descent of Mt. Everest by sliding 8,000 feet down on their butts. It took 3 ½ hours.

    http://deep-bluze.livejournal.com/2006/01/11/

    Jul 23 06, 8:37 AM

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