The fastest time to climb the height of Everest (8,848m 29,028ft)* on a ‘versaclimber’ exercise machine is 1 hr 56 min 8 sec by a team of eight. Royal Airforce firefighters Richard Saville, Edward Kerry, Steve Wilson, Chris Grimshaw, Charlie Boyes, Dan Levy, Dave Rome and Kevin Williams (all UK) broke the record at the NAAFI Bar, Mount Pleasant Airfield, Falkland Islands on 27 April 2004.

* this is the previously recognised official measurement of 8,848 m or 29,028 ft.