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The concert was held on October 21 at an altitude of 5,638 metres by musicians who also included a cancer survivor, said organiser and Denver charity Love Hope Strength Foundation director Shannon Foley.
"We have registered with the Guinness Book of World Records to become the highest concert on earth," Ms Foley said late on Sunday (local time), adding that the feat was the first of its kind.
"Yes, they have confirmed that if we go above 18,200 feet [5,547 metres] we become the highest concert on land, on earth," she said in Kathmandu after returning from the mountain, whose peak touches 8,850 metres.
Guinness World Records officials could not be contacted immediately for their comments.
Ms Foley said the event was "a very big step for cancer awareness" and participants included musicians from bands like The Alarm, Stray Cats, the Fixx and the Squeeze.
The charity said the money raised from sponsors of the concert would be donated to a Nepalese cancer hospital near Kathmandu. © 2007 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Posted October 29th, 2007 by Dinka
