In a recent string of record-breaking climbs, Hannah Rose-Patterson broke the women's record for climbing Everest on Thursday with a new time of 9 hours and 8 minutes. She beat the previous record holder, Lauren de Crescenzo, by nearly 50 minutes.
Rhodes Patterson climbed 8,848 meters on the short side of Kirkstone Pass in the Lake District in Penrith, England. With an average gradient of 10.90%, Rhodes completed the climb 37 times, covering 163 km.
"I don't know if I can say I'm okay," she wrote in her Strava post.
The riders will run as fast as possible on Everest, which is officially run by Australia's Hells 500, with only one climb of 8,848 vertical meters, the height of Mount Everest.
Rhodes Patterson is the third woman to break the Everest women's record in less than two weeks. De Crescenzo, a former professional who now works as a research assistant at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), just set a new record last weekend by climbing Georgia's Hog Pen Gap 24 times in 9 hours and 57 minutes. She beat the previous record holder, Katie Hall's time by about 4 minutes.
"Recently, a number of cyclists attempted the "Everest Hills" (gaining 8848 meters in elevation on a single hill) and several new records were set.
She launched a GoFundMe after the ride to raise money for the Staffordshire North and Stoke-on-trent Citizens Advice Bureau.
"If you can, I would love it if you could donate a little through this page to help those who really need it. I have chosen Staffordshire North & Stoke-on-Trent CitizensAdviceBureau (opens in new tab)," she wrote on the fundraising page.
"Through the CitizensAdviceBureau, I hope to be able to offer support to local people who have had a particularly difficult few months and for whom small things can make a big difference."
Click here to visit the GoFundMe page in support of the Staffordshire North and Stoke-on-Trent Citizens Advice Bureau.
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