125:(4th highest mountain in the world) 21 hours later as guide to climber Tom Halliday. Also on the expedition was guide Michael Horst who made both summits as well in under a 24-hour period, a few days earlier. This was the first time that both Everest and Lhotse were summited together in under 24 hours, and Madison repeated the "double header" feat again in 2013, 2018, 2022 and 2023 and is currently the only climber in the world to have done so five times. Madison holds the record for guiding the most number of climbers (12) in reaching the summits of two 8000-meter peaks within 24 hours.
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