Tag: world record

Record Burns supper heroes return from Kilimanjaro

Peter Laing - January 18, 2011

A 20-strong team of climbers returned to Edinburgh Edinburgh today (Tue) after bagging the world record for the highest group Burns supper. The team included...

Royal Marine gets tips from chimps at Edinburgh Zoo on how to climb ropes

Scottish News

Christine Lavelle - December 10, 2010

A ROYAL Marine who will attempt to climb the height of three Eiffel Towers to set a rope-climbing world record has been taking tips...

1966 World Cup medal set to break auction record

Clare Carswell - October 25, 2010

By Clare Carswell A SCOTS auctioneer is hoping to set a new world record for the sale of Nobby Stiles' 1966 World Cup winner’s...

World record breaker Mark Beaumont launches film festival

Clare Carswell - October 19, 2010

WORLD record breaking Scots cyclist Mark Beaumont swung from the walls of Edinburgh International Climbing Arena suspended on his bike to help launch this...

New world record for Botanic Gardens

Christine Lavelle - August 30, 2010

By Amanda MacMillan STAFF at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh are celebrating world record success as their giant corm tips the scales. The Amorphophallus Titanum...