Six hours and 20 minutes into his attempt to set a Fastest Known Time on Mount Everest without bottled oxygen, Tyler Andrews’ tracker shows him at 6,972m. The American ultrarunner has climbed 1,672m since starting at 8:20 pm Nepal time.
At 1:00 a.m., Andrews left Camp 2. This season, the route between Camp 2 and Camp 4 is more straightforward, so he bypassed Camp 3.
This marks Andrews’ fifth attempt at the speed record. Earlier this week, he aborted at 7,400m due to deep snow and the difficulties of solo trail-breaking. He was also shaken after a crevasse fall in the Khumbu Icefall. Since skier Andrzej Bargiel and his Sherpa companion have summited since then, Andrews can benefit from their tracks.
According to his home team, the athlete is feeling good and moving well.
Live tracker of Tyler Andrews.
