I was vomiting all the time. I was very sick. Kazi Sherpa later improved the French mountain guide's feat by climbing Everest in 20 hours and 24 minutes. I could have have climbed the mountain in the prescribed 18 hours. Babu Chiri improved Kazi's 1998 record by climbing Everest in 16 hours and 56 minutes in May 2000.
Speed climbing is dangerous because fast ascents can cause edema.
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