From a cat with the loudest purr to the world’s highest stand-up gig, there have been some quirky records broken in 2023.
Here, the PA news agency looks back at some of the most striking Guinness World Records (GWRs) achieved this year
Catsuit-clad comedy duo hold highest altitude stand up on Everest
Comedy duo Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn – better known as the Scummy Mummies – achieved the GWR title for the highest altitude stand-up comedy gig when they donned gold catsuits on Mount Everest in March.
They performed at 17,417ft (5,309m) at Sagarmatha, Solukhumbu, Mount Everest in Nepal to a “chilly audience” of fellow climbers, mountaineers and “bemused” Sherpas.
“It was a tough gig. We were freezing cold in our gold catsuits, and the audience looked pretty chilly too,” Ms Gibson said.
“But they were brilliant, cheering us on, and it was an amazing experience.
“It wasn’t our easiest gig ever, but it was definitely the most memorable.”
Cambridge University student becomes juggling record holder
Cambridge University student James Cozens became a juggling world record holder on May 7th after honing his skills with performance analysis software that he developed himself.
The engineering PhD student achieved a GWR for “most objects juggled while riding a unicycle” – juggling seven balls for 16.77 seconds at Cambridge’s Selwyn College.
