Kenton Cool, one of Britain’s leading alpine climbers has reached the top of Mount Everest for a record 9th time and managed to live to tweet about it.
"Everest summit no 9! 1st tweet from the top of the world thanks to a weak 3G signal & the awesome Samsung Galaxy S2 handset! @samsunguk"
The first ever tweet from the top of the world appears to be a commercial for the handset from which it was sent.
Samsung Uk released a video on its Youtube channel, showing Cool at basecamp prior to summiting announcing his intention to tweet using the Samsung phone. He says the feat was possible using a 3G antenna installed just last year.
Also of note, on May 6th in 1986, Sharon Wood and Dwayne Congdon — both of Canmore, Alta. — reached the top of Mount Everest. Wood was the first North
American woman to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain.
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