These are the 10 craziest first descents ever recorded according to the himalayan times, jornet finished the feat in 26 hours after struggling with nausea and without the help of fixed ropes and oxygen. He has set records in the worlds most difficult ultramarathons like ultratrail du montblanc, hardrock 100, western states 100. Better known for his ultrarunning feats like his three backtoback ultra trail du mont blanc titles, kilian jornet has been making waves in the world of speed climbing. Kilian jornet just scaled everest in 26 hours summited. Mar 31, 2016 kilian jornet begins his run up the matterhorn. Photo by markus berger spanish trail runner kilian jornet, 25, continue reading kilian jornet breaks speed record on mont blanc. Oct 04, 20 its official, kilian jornets climb and descent of the matterhorn on 21 august 20 is a new speed record. Kilian jornet, accompanied by the films director seb montaz and the mountaineer jordi tosas, gave a talk about nepal and why they travelled to the langtang valley almost a year ago. Versione italiana 210820 kilian jornet burgada sets a new speed record on the matterhorn in 2. Kilian jornet hopes to set a new fastest time record for everest next in may 2017. Kilian jornet, accompanied by the films director seb montaz and the mountaineer jordi tosas, gave a talk about nepal and why they travelled to the langtang valley almost a. Kilian jornet, the worlds fastest mountain climber, ultrarunner, and ski. This is the only book that presents training principles for athletes who regularly.
Nov 06, 2014 if you think its scary to race kilian jornet burgada, the 27yearold spanish ultrarunning beast, try dating him one september morning in 20, jornet set off for a light and fast climb in. Kilian jornet burgada is a spanish professional sky runner, trail runner, ski mountaineer and. The descent also was perfect, and i am happy because i didnt have to. Known the world over for his speed ascents of mont blanc, the matterhorn, and denali, kilian jornet just added the highest peak in the world to his long list of accomplishments. Kilian jornet is the worlds fastest mountain climber, ultrarunner, and ski mountaineer and his summits of my life project is his most ambitious achievement.
Unconsciously, and as if it were a game, since i was little i became imbued with a love of the mountains and learnt about sport. His roughly 12,400foot ascent from everest base camp elevation. Kilian jornet is the worlds fastest mountain climber, ultrarunner, and ski mountaineer and his summits. Summits of my life by kilian jornet, 9781937715908, available at book. It has been quite a few days for this iconic mountain. Summits of my life kilian jornet book instock buy now at. The cerdanya athlete aims to set a new benchmark for the ascent and descent of the. Kilian jornet, the worlds fastest mountain climber, ultrarunner, and ski mountaineer, brings his epic mountain project to life in the highly anticipated us edition of summits of my life. Kilian jornet besteigt matterhorn in rekordzeit nzz.
Kilian jornet begins the everest challenge as part of the summits of my life project today, may 20th, kilian jornet has begun his personal project of climbing the north face of everest. Forgoing oxygen aid and fixed ropes, spanish ultramarathoner kilian jornet summited mount everest early monday, around midnight. Kilian jornet kilian jornet the matterhorn interview august 25th, zermatt, switzerland. He started climbing up the 14,962 ft peak during midafternoon local time, reaching the summit in 1 hour 56 minutes via the lion ridge. Kilian jornet, the worlds fastest and most famous mountaineer, documents his thrilling, multiyear summits of my life project. Take a sneak peek at kilian jornets summits of my life book. He started and finished from the italian town of breuilcervinia, ascending in 1. Kilian jornet images seb montaz video blog music by drunk souls 21 aug 20 the spanish mountain runner kilian jornet has run up and down the matterhorn, starting and finishing in the town of breuil. I was born in a refuge 2,000m up in the mountains cap del rec, in the cerdanya where i practised mountain and snow sports with my family. Kilian jornet shatters matterhorn speed record climbing magazine. Meet kilian jornet, the worlds greatest ultrarunner the times.
Kilian jornet summits everest in most epic way runners world. Buy summits of my life by kilian jornet at mighty ape nz. I need to know the route very well, i need to spend time on the mountain, and i need to learn every step. An undertaking such as kilians on the matterhorn should give us strength and determination to never forget this opportunity, and motivate us to try and seize it. An interview with kilian jornet about his recordsetting ascentanddescent of the matterhorn.
Kilian jornet just scaled everest in 26 hours summited at. Like bestselling training for the new alpinism, training for the uphill athlete translates theory into methodology to allow you to write your own training plans and coach yourself to your endurance goals. How trailrunning legend kilian jornet ran up mount everest. In august 20, jornet achieved the fastest known time for the ascent and descent from breuilcervinia in 2 hours and 52 minutes. Contributions by kilian jornet increase the worldwide appeal of the book. New kilian jornet everest record time attempt in 2017. On august 21, mountain athlete kilian jornet reset the matterhorn speed record. Kilian jornet, 29, is widely considered the worlds best ultradistance and mountain runner so we asked him what makes him tick, and how it feels to be on top of the world. He ran, hiked, scrambled, and climbed from the small italian town of breuilcervinia, situated on the matterhorns southwest side, to the matterhorns 14,692foot summit, and back down to breuilcervinia again. How trailrunning legend kilian jornet ran up mount everest kilian jornets recordbreaking run up the worlds highest peak has redefined the boundaries of our sport and the very limits. May 22, 2017 kilian jornet just scaled everest in 26 hours. The matterhorn is mentioned in a guide book to switzerland by johann gottfried ebel.
Kilian jornet record on matterhorn cervino youtube. The german name matterhorn is named for mattertal and zermatt historically matt alpine meadow, the prefix zeris a preposition in the schalbetter map, printed by sebastian munster in 1545, the valley is labelled mattertal, but the mountain has the latin name mons silvius and the german name augstalberg, augstal being the german name of aosta valley from augusta praetoria salassorum. Pellissier, pep olle, and bruno brunod to set the speed records for the ascent and descent of mont blanc, monte rosa, aconcagua, mount kenya, the matterhorn. Kilian jornets summits of my life project released in new book. Spaniard challenged ascent and descent records for the worlds most important mountains including mont blanc, the matterhorn, mt. Kilian jornet shatters matterhorn speed record climbing. In may 2017 i completed the summits of my life project with a double ascent of everest, alone, without fixed ropes and without oxygen. To use kilians words we are not runners nor alpinists, skiers or even athletes. Kilian jornets summits of my life project released in new. Daring adventures on the worlds greatest peaks over his fiveyear challenge, the spaniard smashed ascent and descent records for the worlds most important mountains, including mont blanc, the. Kilian jornet the matterhorn summit interview iancorless. Summits of my life is the personal project of kilian jornet, in which for five years he has traveled to some of the most important peaks of the planet to try to establish fkt fastest known time of ascent and descent of some of the most emblematic mountains of the world. In summits of my life, kilian jornet brings us inside his attempt to set new records for climbing the worlds highest and most important mountains. The book includes the same mix of theory, application, and experiential essays from experts in the field, as well as instructional illustrations as in training for the new alpinism.
Jornet shattered ascent and descent records on seven of the highest and most important peaks on earth including mont blanc, the matterhorn, denali, and mount everest. Kilian jornet summits everest in most epic way runners. Its official, kilian jornets climb and descent of the matterhorn on 21 august 20 is a new speed record. Velopress is the leading publisher of books about endurance sports. He improved the previous fastest known time set by bruno brunod in 1995 by more than 20 minutes. Kilian jornet has noted his humility and said to me and all the rest of mountain runners, he is god. Are kilian jornets speed records too good to be true. The first descent of the matterhorn, by gustave dore. Better known for his ultrarunning feats like his three backtoback ultra trail du mont blanc titles, kilian jornet has been making waves in. Kilian jornets two everest summits disputed in new book adharanand finns new book the rise of the ultra. He flew out to the himalayas yesterday to prepare for the ultimate challenge breaking the solo speed record for an ascent and descent of everest. Kilian jornet, arguably the finest mountain athlete of his generation and, likely, in history recently set a new standard for up and down the matterhorns lion ridge, the shortest route on the iconic mountains main ridges. A manual for mountain runners and ski mountaineers house, steve, johnston, scott, jornet, kilian on.
I was most temptedand, at the same time, afraidto break the matterhorn record, set by bruno brunod. If you think its scary to race kilian jornet burgada, the 27yearold spanish ultrarunning beast, try dating him one september morning in 20, jornet set off for a light and fast climb in. Sleeping only seven hours a night, kilian jornet seems almost superhuman. Translations czech here, italian here, spanish here, french here its the day after the matterhorn ultraks and just four days after kilian jornets successful attempt on the matterhorn summit record attempt from cervinia. Kilian jornet matterhorn speed record adventure medic. Kilian jornet and the summits of my life team were present at the screening that was attended by 450 people in the wagenhallen hall. Kilian jornet is a world champion ultrarunner and ski mountaineer from catalonia, spain. Kilian jornet is the worlds fastest mountain climber, ultrarunner, and ski mountaineer and. For his recordbreaking ascent and descent of the matterhorn, he prepared by climbing the mountain ten times until he knew every detail of it, even including where the sun would be shining at every part of the day. Kilian jornet incredible downhill comapedrosa skyrace in a. May 22, 2017 forgoing oxygen aid and fixed ropes, spanish ultramarathoner kilian jornet summited mount everest early monday, around midnight. It was the last summit in the project which had included mountains such as the cervino, aconcagua, denali and mont blanc.
Aug 27, 20 kilian jornet kilian jornet the matterhorn interview august 25th, zermatt, switzerland. The cerdanya athlete aims to set a new benchmark for the ascent and descent of the worlds highest mountain 8,848m without oxygen. Ultra trail runner kilian jornet burgada is a runner i love to watch. Kilian jornet burgada runs up and down themand does so faster than anyone else. Jul 12, 2018 are kilian jornets speed records too good to be true. Jornet holds the fastest known time for the ascent and descent of matterhorn, mont blanc, denali and everest. He ran, hiked, scrambled, and climbed from the small italian town of breuilcervinia, situated on the matterhorns southwest side, to the matterhorns 14,692foot.
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