Hans Kammerlander (Italy) completed the fastest ever ascent of Mt Everest on the northern side, making the climb from base camp to the summit in 16 hr 45 min on 23 and 24 May 1996.

He left for the summit at 5 p.m. on 23 May and reached the summit at 9:45 a.m. the following day. A substantial portion of his descent was on skis.