Just one week after plotting to break the Everest summit record only to find that his efforts did not count, Lachlan Morton returned to Wrist Canyon on Saturday and set a new record, 7 hours, 29 minutes, and 57 seconds, breaking the record.

The EF Pro Cycling rider climbed the "Wall of Wrist Canyon" in Colorado 47 times to record the 8,848 meters of elevation gain needed to summit Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.

In doing so, he shaved more than 10 minutes off Keegan Swenson's previous Everest summit record of 7:40:05.

Morton thought he had broken that record last Saturday when he appeared to have recorded 7:32:54 in List Canyon. However, despite the initial approval of the record, further investigation by the Hells 500, an official of the Everest Ascent, revealed that Morton's attempt was below the required altitude due to inaccurate Strava data for the Wrist Canyon ascent.

This time, the Hells 500 officially verified the attempt and the record is now Morton's.

While the first attempt required 42 attempts to climb the 1.6-km List Canyon climb at an average of 11 percent, an analysis of elevation revealed that the Everest summit record would require just under 47 attempts.

Morton accomplished it in less time than he had recorded on his first attempt, although he used a short stretch of the entire climb, cutting the part before the Strava segment began. His overall distance was therefore 159 km compared to 169 km for the first ride.

Just to be sure, after the 47th ascent, Morton went back down and added a 48th lap; according to Strava, his total elevation gain was 9113 m.

"We never intended to set an Everest record. In fact, the challenge has always been the opposite of a race. Nevertheless, like many in the community, we now feel that we are merely excited bystanders watching this crazy story unfold around us," read a statement from the Hells 500.

"Lachlan Morton's time of 07:29:57 is incredible, but no matter what happens to this particular record, what will always remain is that when faced with an outcome that didn't feel right, he simply got back on the bike and started over again."[19