Australian mountaineer breaks world record with Everest summit

Steve Plain. Pic/Facebook

An Australian mountaineer scaled Mount Everest yesterday, completing his quest to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents in record time, an expedition organiser said.

The 36-year-old Plain, from Perth, began his mission by climbing Mount Vinson in Antarctica on January 16. He followed that with Mount Aconcagua in South America, Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, Mount Carstensz Pyramid in Papua New Guinea, which covers Australia and Oceania, Mount Elbrus in Europe and Denali in North America. Polish climber Janusz Kochanski had the previous record of fastest to climb the seven peaks, doing it in 126 days last year.