Kílian Jornet
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Kílian Jornet Burgada is a Spanish professional long-distance trail runner and ski mountaineer. Jornet has won some of the most prestigious ultramarathons, including the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc mult
Kílian Jornet Burgada
Cap de Rec mountain hut where Jornet grew up
Jornet supposedly climbed Everest twice in 2017 without the use of supplemental oxygen, although his claims have been widely contested.
The Matterhorn
Matterhorn
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The Matterhorn is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a large, near-symmetric pyramidal peak in the extended Monte Rosa area of the Pe
Kílian Jornet
…du Mont-Blanc multiple times, Grand Raid, Western States and Hardrock. Jornet holds the fastest known time speed record for the ascent and descent of the Matterhorn (Lion ridge) and the speed record for Mont Blanc on foot. In addition, he holds the 24-hour uphill skiing record: 23,864-meters (78,274 ft). Jornet was…
View on the south and east faces and the area of the Theodul Pass between Italy (left) and Switzerland (right)
View from the summit towards Monte Rosa with the valleys of Mattertal (left) and Valtournenche (right)
View from the summit towards the west and the nearest other 4,000-metre peak: the Dent d'Hérens