Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Breaking limits: rapid sea-to-summit ascent of Mount Everest (8,848 m) in 3 days 23 hours following normobaric-hypoxic pre-acclimatization and staged supplemental oxygen in a non-elite athleteIrina ZelenkovaFrontiers in Physiologydoi 10.3389/fphys.2026.1873293