Kilian Jornet Survives Avalanche on Mt. Everest On May 24th, Kilian Jornet, 35, set off an avalanche in the Hornbein Couloir on the West Ridge of Everest. He survived a 50-meter fall down the couloir. The West Ridge is known as one of the most difficult and treacherous routes to the peak of Everest. The Hornbein Couloir is around 500 vertical meters, and it was first ascended […] Avalanche Quintin Mills | June 1, 2023 0 Comments
World’s Best Mountain Runner Kilian Jornet Wins Hardrock 100 for 5th Time and Sets New Course Record Wins 5th Hardrock 100 Race The annual Hardrock 100 kicked off again this past weekend inviting participants to engage in one of ultra-trail running’s premier races. Offering competitors a chance to test every bit of the mind, body, and spirit to finish, let alone race in, the mountain distance event is arguably one of the world’s toughest. Related: VIDEO: Kilian […] Industry News Ryan Kime | July 21, 2022 0 Comments
Kilian Jornet Just Won The Hardrock 100 Race In CO With a Dislocated Shoulder Spaniard Kilian Jornet, who just summited Mt. Everest in 17 hours in May 2017 without supplemental oxygen, just won the Hardrock 100 race with a dislocated shoulder. On mile 13 of this race, Kilian fell while descending a snowfield and dislocated his shoulder. He got up, popped the shoulder back in place himself, and kept running. He ended up winning the […] Industry News CragBrains | July 17, 2017 0 Comments
Speed Record Broken on 14,692-Foot Matterhorn | 2 Hours & 52 Minutes by Spanish Runner The Matterhorn speed record was shattered on August 21st, 2013 by Spaniard Killian Jornet. He ran up and down it in 2 hours and 52 minutes. He’s also the same guy who shattered the Mont Blanc speed record this year at 3 hours and 33 minutes. He’s a machine. This isn’t exactly the kinda mountain the the average joe just […] Miles Clark | August 28, 2013 1 Comment
15,781-Foot Mt. Blanc Speed Record Shattered Today! Killian Jornet & Matheo Jacquemoud left St. Michel’s church (where all Mt. Blanc summit attempts begin) in Chamonix, France at 4:46am on July 11th, 2013. They used the winter ski mountaineers route to begin their speed ascent of 15,781-foot Mt. Blanc. From there they ran up 12,500 vertical feet of road, trail, scree, forest, and glacier to arrive at the summit of […] SnowBrains | July 11, 2013 5 Comments
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