UK Climber Sets Record with Mobile call from Mount Everest
Pakistan Times Sports Desk

LONDON (UK): U.K. climber, Rob Baber has set a world record by phoning home from the top of Mount Everest.

On May 21, Baber made two calls from the mountain's north ridge. China's mobile base station toward the north ridge of the Everest made the calls possible.

Baber traveled to the Himalayas from Britain on March 30, and has been living in high altitude since the middle of April.

Before May 15, a member of the expedition along with Baber were trekking the slopes of Everest to get used to the route. It also helped to acclimatize their bodies to the rigorous demands on their bodies.

Baber also set a separate record for sending text messages from the highest altitude.●