Eight hours isn’t much these days. I mean, who does all their work between 9 and 5? Most of my friends work 10, 12, or even 14 hour days. But Pemba Dorje Sherpa was just confirmed by the Nepali government as having ascended Everest in 8 hours 10 minutes!!! His claim had been under dispute by his main rival, Lakpa Gelu Sherpa, who held the previous record of around 11 hours for an ascent of Everest. Even 11 hours is amazing for any of us, except perhaps the intrepid Abhi. I mean, think of how quickly the time flies between 9 AM and 8PM. How much do you really get done?