KILIAN JORNET EVEREST SUMMITER!

21st May, Kilian Jornet reached the summit of Everest: 8848 m. After leaving the base camp at the Rongbuck monastery (5100m) 20th May at 10pm Kilian returns 22nd May at the advanced base camp (6500m) after having reached the summit at midnight. 26hours.

Up until 7700meters I felt really good and was on course with my plans, but after that point I started having stomach ache, probably a virus. So I could only move forward really slowly, stopping regularly to recover, to reach the summit at midnight”.

Following the fatigue provoked by his stomach problems Kilian decided to stop the attempt at the advanced base camp and not at Rongbuck as originally planned.

 

3800 meters vertical climb

The challenge consisted of climbing 3800meters of vertical elevation of which a large part is over gigantic moraines to then move into this high altitude universe. Kilian had planned to follow the north side and then join the classic route and finally the Norton couloir, which had seen the first descent on snowboard by Marco Siffredi (in 2001, 2448meters of couloir!) But due to the current state of this couloir it was not an option.

 

 

The Summit of his Life

So he has made full circle, Kilian Jornet who began his project in 2012 “Summits of my Life”, or the ascension, or rather the “Alpitrail” onto the highest summits on each continent; with a twist of being the fastest of the “seven summits”: Let’s look at what he has done (which are often speed records): Mont Blanc 4810m in 2012, Matterhorn 4478m in 2013, Elbrouz 5642m in 2014, Mc Kinley 6186m in 2014, Aconcagua 6962m, Everest 8848m in 2017. Kilimandjaro (5895m) he ran in 2010.

 

 

Not a record

His record attempt on Everest is a special project because Kilian started from very low down, with modulable equipment (and lightweight) that enabled him to go fast in the “runnable” section. It was this idea of going as fast as possible on the roof of the world to reach Everest (Sherpa Pemba Dorj went up in 8hours and 10mins in 2004). Historically mountaineers with an alpine style have pushed the limits several times, most notably with Marc Batard who reached the summit in 22Hours and 29minutes. BUT, you need to compare correctly: the itineraries chosen (North slope, classic Nepalese route) and the very changeable conditions from one year to a next. AND, either with or without oxygen, with ropes or not.

Kilian did not use either.

Breathing the thin air of Everest is a very dangerous game despite the apparent “democratization” of Chomolungma, the death of Ueli Steck at the beginning of the year is a brutal reminder.

 

 

 

Transamericana avec Rickey Gates



À une époque d'incertitude politique et de montée des différences, le coureur américain d'ultra-trail Rickey Gates part à pied à travers l'Amérique. En plein milieu des élections présidentielles de 2016, qui ont vu le candidat républicain Donald Trump remporter la victoire, Rickey Gates s'est rendu compte que l'Amérique qu'il connaissait n'était pas nécessairement la véritable Amérique. Intrigué et curieux, Gates décide de partir et d'aller voir par lui-même ce qu'il en est, afin d'essayer de comprendre ses compatriotes. Au départ de l'océan Atlantique en Caroline du Sud, le voyage de Gates lui prend 5 mois et près de 6 000 km jusqu'à l'océan Pacifique à San Francisco, en Californie. Ce qui commence comme une quête de la véritable Amérique, pendant une période de troubles politiques, devient finalement une histoire d'identité à mesure que Gates commence à trouver de la clarté et du sens dans sa propre vie.













































































































































































































































































































































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