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What Kilian Jornet is currently showing on the 4000m is superhuman

For almost two weeks, Kilian Jornet has been racing through the Alps, collecting 4000-meter peaks at record speed. As part of his project with the rather sober title...

New speed record on Salbit: Yannick Glatthard climbs West Ridge in 1h 26min

The Swiss mountain guide and professional mountaineer Yannick Glatthard set a new personal best on the Salbit Westgrat a few days ago. He climbed the 36 rope lengths solo...

Anna DeMonte breaks women's record time for ski ascent of Mont Blanc

New Fastest Known Time on Mont Blanc: American Anna DeMonte sets a new women’s skiing record.

Benjamin Védrines pulverizes speed record on K2

One-Push: French mountaineer Benjamin Védrines climbs K2 in a new record time of just under 11 hours.
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Fast, faster, smooth-hard Wahli

5 hours 53 minutes: Simon Wahli and Yannick Glatthard climbed the Salbit Trilogy in this incredibly fast time.

New speed record: Glatthard and Wahli climb the Salbit Trilogy in under 6 hours

Simon Wahli and Yannick Glatthard set a new record on Salbitschijen. You climb the three ridges in 5 hours and 53 minutes.

Dani Arnold sets solo speed record on the Salbit

The Swiss mountain guide and professional alpinist Dani Arnold climbs all three ridges on the legendary Salbitschijen in less than 10 hours - alone and faster than any human before.

New record: Fastest woman on Mont Blanc

American Hillary Gerardi sets a new record on Mont Blanc with a time of 7 hours and 25 minutes. On Saturday 17 June 2023 at 2 a.m. she set off from Chamonix church. After 7 hours and 25 minutes, she returned to her starting point, having covered a distance of 32,67 km and a vertical drop of 3877 m. 

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