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This year two teams of adventurers have broken the record. Here are their stories.

Something big

Tian Liebenberg had to pause his Seven Summits attempt after being forced off Aconcagua by an infection. He decided to do something locally to get back into it, teaming up with Alex Harris, Adrian Saffy, and Sean Disney.

They achieved the record breaking run of 4 days, 15 hours, 58 minutes.

Tian explains. "I believed that with the ability and skills of

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