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Racer Tom Eclipses 16 Million Vertical Feet Skied in a Year, Officially Breaking His Own World Record

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Thomas “Racer Tom” Hart has pushed downhill skiing into territory few thought was possible. The 64-year-old North Ogden, Utah, resident has officially broken the Guinness World Record for the greatest vertical distance skied downhill in one year for the fourth time, marking his third time surpassing his own previous benchmark. Guinness certified the record on December 19, 2025. Between November […]
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Utah Man on Pace to Ski 10 Million Vertical Feet this Year to Break His Own World Record

Last year, SnowBrains reported on the incredible story of Tom Hart, also known as “Racer Tom,” who set the world record for most vertical feet skied in a year when he logged 8,513,340 vertical feet. The record was certified by the Guinness World Records after Hart meticulously met all the requirements to prove his accomplishment. Now, during the 2024-25 season, […]
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British Skier Sets New Guinness Book World Record By Jumping Off Himalayan Peak

A British man, Joshua Bregmen, broke a Guinness World Records for the world’s highest altitude ski-BASE jump. The 34-year-old jumped off the Himalayan mountain, Mera Peak, a 5,716-meter high cliff (18,753 ft), and parachuted to the ground. Bregman easily beat the previous record of 4,359 m (14,301 ft), set by Frenchman Matthias Giraud in 2019. Ski-BASE jumping combines the sports […]
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[VIDEO] Norwegian Freeskier Anders Backe Sets World Record for Fastest Speed Skiing Backwards

Norwegian professional skier, Anders Backe, has set the world record for the fastest speed skiing backwards at an incredible speed of 82.92 mph (133.46 km/h).  Twelve years ago, he had set the same world record when he registered 79.97 mph (128.6 km/h). That record was later surpassed in 2017 by Switzerland’s Elias Ambüehl who recorded 81.54 mph (131.23 km/h). Now […]
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63-Year-Old Utah Man Sets World Record with Over 7 Million Vertical Feet Skied in a Season

63-year-old Thomas Hart, of North Ogden, Utah, has set a Guinness World Record for the most vertical feet skied in a season with over seven million recorded this season. Hart, also known as “Racer Tom” because he wears his racing skis for most of his downhill runs, skied almost every day using the efficient lift system and 3,015 vertical rise […]
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“One-Armed Sailor” Overcomes All Odds and Becomes First Double-Amputee to Sail Around the World

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December 4, 2021, marked a very important day in Dustin Reynold’s life. He had just completed his first solo sailing trip around the world. However, this wasn’t any normal sailing trip (as if there is such one). Instead, Reynolds (the self-proclaimed “one-arm sailor“) completed the miraculous feat as a double amputee (left arm and left leg), and in doing so, […]
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