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Kilian Jornet Completes Monthlong, Human-Powered Linkup of 72 U.S. Fourteeners

The ultrarunner relied on human power to test limits within routes open to the public.

Overview

  • He began on Sept. 3 at Longs Peak in Colorado and finished on Oct. 4 atop Washington’s Mount Rainier.
  • He covered roughly 3,198 miles with 403,638 feet of climbing over 31 days across Colorado, California and Washington.
  • About 629 miles were on foot and 2,568 by bike, yielding daily averages near 103 miles and 13,021 feet of ascent.
  • He omitted two Lower 48 peaks that sit on private land and linked the publicly accessible Fourteeners.
  • He recorded a reported fastest-known time on California’s Norman’s 13 traverse, which awaits verification.