Andy Steindl conquers the Spaghetti Tour solo in an incredible 7 hours, 45 minutes and 44 seconds, setting a new record.
18 four-thousand-meter peaks, 30 kilometers and 4.400 meters of altitude - the legendary Spaghetti Circuit on the border between Switzerland and Italy is one of the most famous high-altitude mountaineering crossings in the Alps. Experienced mountaineers usually need between three and five days for the route with its total of 18 four-thousand-meter peaks.
«Today everything just worked out perfectly. I was in great shape and the conditions were perfect. My head was completely focused, the tactics were right and I was really in the flow for the first few hours.»
Andy Steindl
Andy Steindl conquers the route solo in an incredible 7 hours, 45 minutes and 44 seconds. This impressively beats the previous “Fastest Known Time” of 9 hours and 18 minutes by over 1,5 hours.
«When I looked at the clock, I could hardly believe that I had really been that fast. "
Andy Steindl
The starting signal for the record attempt was given on July 19th at 02:45 a.m. From the Monte Rosa Hut (2882 m), Andy Steindl tackled the first summit, the Nordend (4.608 m), which he reached at 04:38 a.m. In perfect weather and snow conditions, the Swiss was able to tick off one four-thousand-meter peak after another and finally reached his final goal, the Klein Matterhorn (10 m) in Zermatt, at 31:3.817 a.m.
With a total of 7 hours, 45 minutes and 44 seconds, the exceptional athlete was not only able to achieve his self-imposed goal of less than 9 hours, but also significantly beat the previous best time set by French mountaineer Benjamin Védrines in 2021.
"In the end, I had to really fight and persevere. The tour took everything out of me physically and mentally. I'm exhausted, but overjoyed. Simply an indescribable day for me."
Andy Steindl
Familiar track for records
Back in 2015, Andy Steindl and the Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck set a new record on the Spaghetti Circuit, conquering the 18 peaks in 14 hours and 35 minutes.
This time was only reached five years later by the Bernese Alpinists Adrian Zurbrugg and Nicolas Hojac The record of Benjamin Vedrines With 9 hours and 18 minutes from 2021, the bar was raised significantly again and was both a challenge and an incentive for the alpinist.
Back in 2022, Andy Steindl and Martin Anthamatten a record attempt - the rope team narrowly missed the new best time with 9 hours and 28 minutes. Steindl was all the happier after his latest record.
Record spaghetti round: Key data at a glance:
- Total time: 7 hours, 45 minutes, 44 seconds
- Kilometers: 30,28 km
- Altitude (ascent): 4.423 m
- Start: Monte Rosa Hut, Zermatt (2.882 m)
- Destination: Klein Matterhorn mountain station, Zermatt (3.817 m)
- Peaks conquered over 4.000 m: Nordend (4.608 m), Dufourspitze (4.634 m), Zumsteinspitze (4.563 m, Signalkuppe (4.554 m), Parrotspitze (4.432 m), Ludwigshöhe (4.341 m), Corno Nero (4.322 m), Vincentpyramide (4.215 m), Punta Giordani (4.046 m), Liskamm East Summit (4.527 m), Liskamm West Summit (4.479 m), Castor (4.228 m), Pollux (4.092 m), Roccia Nera (4.073 m), Breithorn Zwilling East (4.139 m), Breithorn Zwilling West (4.160 m), Breithorn Middle Summit (4.159 m), Breithorn Main Summit (4.164 m)
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Credits: Images Jacopo Torrione