Sun, Oct 31 10 07:52 PM
Kathmandu, Oct 31 (PTI) Adventure athlete Sean Burch has set a world record by becoming the fastest man to trek through Nepal. Burch trekked through high altitude peaks across the Great Himalayan Trail in 49 days, six hours and eight minutes. He travelled 1,250 miles, took millions of steps and tackled elevation gains/losses of over 500,000ft. The historic trek aimed at promoting mountain tourism in the country, was facilitated by the Nepal Trust and Nepal Tourism Board. Burch started his high altitude trekking from eastern Nepal''s Ilam district and ended in Darchula in the far west after climbing an altitude of, in some points, 6,000 metre. Blinding snowstorms, one of worst monsoons in Nepal''s history, landslides, high altitude, leeches, hypothermia and extreme daily mental and physical exhaustion were some of the obstacles Burch faced during the expedition. Burch crossed 18 districts and broke the previous world record, set in 2003, by 19 days. Normally it takes 157 days of trekking to complete the distance. U D adventurist Burch, was felicitated for his trek in a function organised by the Nepal Tourism Board here today. Burch, also an Everest summiteers,is a world renowned multi-world record holder (with 6 world records) in extreme adventure sports and active explorer. Some of the world records set by him include the fastest Winter Ascent of Mt. Fuji, Japan (4:05:42); scaling of 63 unclimbed peaks in 23 Days; Solo; Tibet and fastest ascent of Mt. Kilimanzaro (5:28:48). To a question as to why he had chosen Nepal for the expedition, Burch said, "I loved the country and wanted to see the entire country from Tibet in the north to India in the south, east and west.
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