Kilian Jornet climbs eighty-two 4000 metre peaks of the Alps in 19 days

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Nineteen days after starting at Piz Bernina, Kilian's dream of climbing the 82 peaks over 4,000 meters in the Alps, using only human power to link them, became a reality at the Dôme and Barre des Écrins, the westernmost of them all.

This project had a dual aspect for Kilian. On one hand, it was the familiarity of returning to climb mountains where he lived and trained for 10 years. On the other hand, it was the challenge of discovering unknown and wild parts of the Alps, in rarely visited sections where he had to rely on the few available descriptions and the experience of friends and mountain guides. All this was combined with an exceptional physical effort and a constant battle against fatigue, as it was vital to maintain concentration on extremely technical and exposed terrain.

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Stages 1-4: Kilian began his challenge in Switzerland, climbing iconic peaks such as Piz Bernina (4,049 m) and Weissmies (4,017 m), facing difficult weather conditions right from the start.

Stages 5-9: In the heart of the Alps, in the Valais region, Kilian linked numerous summits, including Weisshorn (4,506 m) and Dom des Mischabels (4,545 m), in a series of very technical stages, including the legendary Spaghetti Tour.

Stages 10-14: The final stages took him to the Mont Blanc area, where Kilian summited some of the highest and most iconic peaks of the massif, such as Mont Blanc (4,808 m) and Grandes Jorasses (4,208 m). These final stages were the longest and technically most demanding.

Stages 15 and 16: The last part of the project took place in the Gran Paradiso National Park (Italy), linking in a long bike stage to the Écrins National Park, where the project’s final two summits, Dôme de Neige des Écrins (4,015 m) and Barre des Écrins (4,102 m), are located.