▁▁ ▁Gö ran ▁K ro pp ▁of ▁Sweden ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁ride ▁his ▁b icy cle ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁from ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Sweden ▁to ▁the ▁mountain , ▁scale ▁it ▁alone ▁without ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁o xygen ▁t anks , ▁and ▁b icy cle ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁way ▁back . ▁▁▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁▁▁ ▁Natural ized ▁American ▁and ▁British ▁born ▁Tom ▁Wh itt aker , ▁whose ▁right ▁foot ▁had ▁been ▁am put ated , ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁disabled ▁person ▁to ▁successfully ▁reach ▁the ▁sum mit . ▁▁ ▁Kaz i ▁Sher pa ▁became ▁the ▁fast est ▁to ▁sum mit ▁via ▁sout heast ▁r idge ▁( S outh ▁Col ), ▁without ▁supp lement al ▁o xygen . ▁Kaz i ▁took ▁ 2 0 ▁hours ▁ 2 4 ▁minutes ▁from ▁base camp ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit , ▁alone , ▁un supported , ▁drug - una ided ▁( D iam ox ▁not ▁used ); ▁thereby ▁breaking ▁Marc ▁Bat ard ' s ▁previous ▁record ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁by ▁ 2 ▁hours ▁ 5 ▁minutes . ▁▁▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁▁▁ ▁Sher pa ▁Bab u ▁Ch iri ▁Sher pa ▁of ▁Nep al ▁stayed ▁for ▁ 2 1 ▁hours ▁on ▁the ▁mount aint op . ▁▁ ▁C ath y ▁O ' D ow d ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁reach ▁sum mit ▁from ▁northern ▁and ▁southern ▁routes . ▁▁ ▁May ▁ 5 ▁– ▁El sa ▁Á v ila ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Mexican ▁and ▁Latin ▁American ▁woman ▁to ▁sum mit . ▁▁ ▁May