• grue@lemmy.world
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    He “rode and carried” it up the mountain (doesn’t say what percentage of the trip was riding vs carrying), rode it a short distance (20 meters, the minimum required for the record) at the summit, and rode and carried it back down again.

    Also, his sherpa, Nima Kanchha, carried a full-size mountain bike instead of a Brompton and – of course – barely gets any credit for it.

    • Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
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      rode it a short distance (20 meters, the minimum required for the record)

      LOL, what? That cheapens the accomplishment a little, I won’t lie. 😂