A man has earned a Guinness World Record for the climbing height of Mount Everest — at home. Sean Greasley spent close to 23 hours ascending and descending the stairs of his Las Vegas home till he clocked the required distance of 29,031 feet and 5.5 inches.
The titleholder is now the fastest person to climb up and down the height of Everest on stairs, a record he achieved in 22 hours, 55 minutes and 2 seconds, according to Guinness World Records.
"I decided to break this record because nobody has done this before, not from sea level anyway," Greasley said.
"I wanted to raise money for suicide prevention, so I figured I would combine these two goals into one major goal. We were nearing the end of COVID-19 and I was having a lot of mental problems and issues, which is why this charity is very close to my heart."
For his attempt, which he livestreamed on YouTube from 3–4 September in 2021, Greasley’s setup involved a software that integrates a USB number pad to track floors or levels in a game or event.
The system updates a stream, plays sounds, and tracks progress towards various goals like the Tower Bridge in London.
He also had a camera setup with microphones for capturing activity at different points, like the top and bottom of the stairs, and some live interaction with people making donations and participating in the event.
“Sean also introduced his own rules, such as not touching the banister during his climb, as ‘you wouldn’t have that on Everest’,” read a release.
“Sean was dripping with sweat when he finally completed his last lap of his stairs, but joked he wasn’t done there.
‘One more victory lap,’ he said as he headed back up.”
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While it wasn’t until recently that he received word from Guinness about the successful verification of his record, Greasley had, back in 2021, managed to raise $409.85 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.