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American climber Dave Hahn reached the peak of Everest for the tenth time on Monday, setting a record for summits by a non-Sherpa. The Taos, New Mexico resident and Outside correspondent called down from the top of Everest at 7:26 am, according to his team at IMG.Hahn might have another summit under his belt, but in 2001 he abandoned his Replica Vacheron Constantin watches quest to rescue climbers near the peak. Last year, after a successful summit he rescued another climber on his way back down the mountain.The overall record for summits is held by Appa, with 18.--Joe Spring
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