Kílian Jornet (; born 27 October 1987) is a Spanish professional

sky runner Skyrunning is a sport of mountain running up to or exceeding where the minimum average incline is 6% over the total distance and at least 5% has an incline of 30% or more. The climbing difficulty does not exceed II grade UIAA. Poles, crampons and ...

, trail runner,

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and long-distance runner. He is a six-time champion of the long-distance running Skyrunner World Series and has won some of the most prestigious ultramarathons, including the

Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) is a single-stage mountain ultramarathon, first held in 2003, that follows the route of the Tour du Mont Blanc. Since UTMB Group's partnership with IRONMAN Group in 2021, UTMB World Series will formally launch ...

, Grand Raid, the

Western States Endurance Run The Western States Endurance Run, known commonly as the Western States 100, is a 100.2-mile (161 km) ultramarathon that takes place on California's Sierra Nevada Mountains trails each year on the last full weekend of June. The race starts ...

and the

Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run The Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run is an ultramarathon in length, with of climb at an average elevation of over . The race is held on a loop course on 4WD roads, dirt trails, and cross country in Southern Colorado's San Juan Range, US. T ...

. Jornet holds the

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speed record for the ascent and descent of major mountains including the Matterhorn and

Mont Blanc Mont Blanc (french: Mont Blanc ; it, Monte Bianco , both meaning "white mountain") is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, rising above sea level. It is the second-most prominent mountain in Europe, after Mount Elbrus, and ...

. He also previously held speed records for

Aconcagua Aconcagua () is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes mountain range, in Mendoza Province, Argentina. It is the highest mountain in the Americas, the highest outside Asia, and the highest in the Southern Hemisphere with a summi ...

Denali Denali (; also known as Mount McKinley, its former official name) is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of above sea level. With a topographic prominence of and a topographic isolation of , Denali is the th ...

, and

Kilimanjaro Mount Kilimanjaro () is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain above sea level in the world: above sea level and a ...

, all of which were eventually broken by

Karl Egloff Karl Egloff (born March 16, 1981, Ecuador) is a Swiss-Ecuadorian athlete, mountaineer, cyclist and mountain guide, best known for his speed ascents of high mountains, including the Seven Summits. He was well known in his native Ecuador for a rec ...

. In addition, he holds the 24-hour uphill skiing record: 23,864-meters (78,274 ft). This achievement was set on 8 February 2019.

Biography

Jornet was born in Sabadell,

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near Barcelona. He grew up in Refugi de Cap de Rec, a

mountain hut A mountain hut is a building located high in the mountains, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineers, climbers and hikers. Mountain huts are usually operated by an Alpine Club or some organization ...

at 2000 meters in the

Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to ...

at the cross-country Lles ski resort in

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, where his father was a hut keeper and mountain guide. At the age of three he climbed

Tuc de Molières Tuc de Molières ( es, Pico Mulleres; ca, Pic Mulleres) is a mountain located in Catalonia, Spain. Located in the Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a m ...

, a

three-thousander Three-thousanders are mountains with a height of between , but less than above sea level. Similar terms are commonly used for mountains of other height brackets e. g. four-thousanders or eight-thousanders. In Britain, the term may refer to mo ...

in the Pyrenees. By the age of five he climbed Aneto , the highest mountain in the Pyrenees, and a year later he climbed his first four-thousander, the Breithorn () on the Switzerland - Italy border. He started ski mountaineering in 1999, and competed for the first time at the La Molina race of the Spanish Cup in 2000. In 2003, he became a junior member of the Spanish national ski mountaineering team, and has raced as a senior since 2007. Jornet studied at the University of Perpignan Via Domitia. Jornet has been recognised as an elite athlete since 2004 by the Catalan and Spanish sports councils ( and ). For his achievements in the "junior" class ski mountaineering team, he won the Catalan sports award () in 2004, 2005 and 2006. In 2005 he set a course record of 2:30:57 for the race to the summit of the Dôme de Neige des Écrins. He was World Champion in the

Buff SkyRunner World Series The Skyrunner World Series is an annual international championship of skyrunning (high altitude long-distance running, endurance races) and the official International Skyrunning Federation (ISF) race circuit for mountain running. Each year the Sky ...

in 2007, 2008 and 2009 becoming the youngest athlete to win this honour.

Personal life

His sister

Naila Jornet Burgada Naila is a town in the Frankenwald hills, in the Hof district of Bavaria. Naila is from the larger city of Hof, on both banks of the Selbitz river. History The earliest documentation of Naila dates at 9 January 1343. The first settlements i ...

and his wife Emelie Forsberg from Sweden also compete in ski mountaineering and skyrunning events. On 7 September 2013 Jornet and Forsberg had to be rescued by the "Peloton de Gendarmerie de haute montagne" (PGHM, alpine rescue squad) at 3,800 meters of altitude (ésperon Frendo) while attempting to climb the north face of the

Aiguille du Midi The Aiguille du Midi () is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps. It is a popular tourist destination and can be directly accessed by cable car from Chamonix that takes visitors close to Mont Blanc. Cable car The idea fo ...

in the Mont Blanc massif, wearing trail running shoes with crampons and a body stocking. Since February 2016 Jornet and Forsberg have been living in Rauma,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. Jornet and Forsberg have two children, born in March 2019 and April 2021.

"Summits of My Life" Project

"Summits of My Life" is Kilian Jornet's personal project, trying to set ascent and descent records for some of the world's major mountains, which reached its peak with the record attempt on

Mount Everest Mount Everest (; Tibetic languages, Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is List of highest mountains on Earth, Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border ru ...

. This project includes: *

. On 29 September 2010, Jornet ascended and descended Kilimanjaro in a record time of 7 hours, 14 minutes. This record was broken on 13 August 2014, when the Ecuadorian mountain guide

ran up and down in 6 hours and 42 minutes. *

traverse, . In September 2012, Jornet completed the Innominata, a route linking

Courmayeur Courmayeur (; Valdôtain: ) is a town and ''comune'' in northern Italy, in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley. History The toponym ''Courmayeur'' has been mentioned as ''Curia majori'' (1233–1381), ''Corte Maggiore'' (1620), ''Cormoyeu'' (16 ...

and

Chamonix Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ( frp, Chamôni), more commonly known as Chamonix, is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. It was the site of the first Winter Olympics in 1924. In 2019, it had ...

, in 8 hours and 42 minutes.Kilian Jornet Burgada, Innominata Ridge and Mont Blanc in 6 hours 17 minutes
planetmountain.com A previous attempt at ski crossing the

Mont Blanc massif The Mont Blanc massif (french: Massif du Mont-Blanc; it, Massiccio del Monte Bianco) is a mountain range in the Alps, located mostly in France and Italy, but also straddling Switzerland at its northeastern end. It contains eleven major indepen ...

from

Les Contamines Les Contamines-Montjoie () is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Etymology The original name of the village, ''Les Contamines,'' is from the word ''contamines'', which in the ...

Champex Champex (; also Champex-Lac) is a village located in the French-speaking Swiss canton of Valais, part of the municipality of Orsières. The village lies at 1,470 metres on the shore of Lac de Champex, at the foot of the Mont Blanc Massif. It is ...

in June 2012 resulted in the death of the French mountaineer

Stéphane Brosse Stéphane Brosse (20 October 197117 June 2012) was a French ski mountaineer. Biography Brosse was born in Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin, Savoie.''Stéphane Brosse'' i''Le ski-alpinisme''/ref> He started ski mountaineering in 1990 and competed the f ...

when a

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collapsed under him.Stéphane Brosse emporté
, ledauphine.com SkiChrono, June 17, 2012.
, blick.ch, June 17, 2012. *Mont Blanc. In July 2013, Jornet achieved the fastest known time for the ascent and descent from

in 4 hours and 57 minutes. *

Matterhorn The (, ; it, Cervino, ; french: Cervin, ; rm, Matterhorn) is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a large, near-symmetric pyramidal peak in the extended Monte Rosa area of the ...

, . In August 2013, Jornet achieved the fastest known time for the ascent and descent from

Breuil-Cervinia Breuil-Cervinia (french: Breuil; it, Cervinia; Valdôtain: ) is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Valtournenche, and is considered one of the most renowned winter and summer tourist resorts in the Alps. Etymology The name of ''Breuil-Cervini ...

in 2 hours and 52 minutes.Kilian Jornet Shatters Matterhorn Speed Record
climbing.com He improved the previous fastest known time set by

Bruno Brunod Bruno Brunod (born 10 November 1962 in Aosta) is an Italian athlete, a bicyclist who began running late, when he was in his thirties. He is twice world champion of the Skyrunner World Series and holds numerous speed records for climbing and descen ...

in 1995 by more than 20 minutes. He started climbing up the 14,962 ft peak during mid-afternoon local time, reaching the summit in 1 hour 56 minutes via the Lion Ridge from the Italian side. *

, . In June 2014 Jornet completed the fastest known time for the ascent and descent with a time of 11 hours and 48 minutes using both skis and

crampons A crampon is a traction device that is attached to footwear to improve mobility on snow and ice during ice climbing. Besides ice climbing, crampons are also used for secure travel on snow and ice, such as crossing glaciers, snowfields and ice ...

, breaking the previous record by 5 hours and 6 minutes. Karl Eggloff broke this record by running up and down Denali in 11 hours 44 minutes, on 20 June 2019. Eggloff did not use skis during the descent. *

, . In December 2014 Jornet set a record for climbing and descending Aconcagua from Horcones (the nearest road, at

Puente del Inca Puente del Inca ( English "Bridge of the Inca"), is a natural arch that forms a bridge over the Las Cuevas River, a tributary of the Mendoza River. It is located near the small village of , in Las Heras Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina. ...

) and back, in 12 hours and 49 minutes. Jornet's record was broken in February 2015, again by Karl Egloff, who completed the route in 11 hours and 52 minutes.karl egloff aconcagu, the man breaking kilian jornetsrecords
trailrunnermag.com * Elbrus, . Jornet made an attempt in 2013 to set the fastest known time for the ascent and descent from Azau but was forced to turn back by bad weather. The fastest known time for the ascent is 3:23:37 set in 2010 by Andrzej Bargiel, while the record time for ascent and descent is 4:20:45, set on 7 May 2017 by Karl Egloff. *

, . Jornet summited Mount Everest at midnight (local time) on 22 May 2017. Climbing without supplemental oxygen, he reached the top in 26 hours from base camp. On 27 May he reached the summit again from advanced base camp in 17 hours, about 15–20 minutes slower than the records from this camp set by

Hans Kammerlander Hans Kammerlander (born 6 December 1956, Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy) is an Italian mountaineer, living in Ahornach, a hamlet nearby Sand in Taufers. He has climbed 13 of the 14 8000m peaks. In 1984, together with Reinhold Messner he was the ...

and Christian Stangl in 1996 and 2006, respectively.

Selected results

Mountain running / skyrunning

* 2005: ** 1st, and 2nd in the combined ranking at the "Cuita al Sol" race (in Spain) ** 1st, and course record, Dôme de Neige des Écrins (in France) ** 2nd, "Cross Vertical", in Andorra ** 2nd, Prueba de Copa de España“ race, Buff-Salomon Vallnord * 2006: ** 1st International Championship team race, SkyGames (FSA) ** 1st, French Championships of Mountainrunning, "junior" class race, FFA ** 6th, World Championship of Skyrunning * 2007: ** Champion of the year and four times 1st, Skyrunner World Series''Kilian Jornet, Campeón del Mundo''
(Spanish), El Mundo Deportivo, 25. September 2007. ** 1st, Mount Ontake Skyrace (in Japan) ** 2nd, Orobie Skyrace team race (in Italy) together with Jordi Martin Pascual and Xavier Zapater Bargue * 2008: ** Champion of the year and three times 1st, Skyrunner World Series ** 1st,

*2009: ** Champion, Skyrunner World Series ** 1st, 23rd Mt. Kinabalu Climbathon (in Borneo - Malaysia) ** 1st, Ultra Trail

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** 1st, Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc ** 1st, Sierre-Zinal, Switzerland *2010: ** 3rd,

, California, USA ** 1st, Sierre-Zinal, Switzerland ** 1st,

Grand Raid de la Réunion The ''Grand Raid de la Réunion'', also called ''La diagonale des fous'' (The Bishops'/Madmen's Diagonal) is a mountain ultramarathon race. The race takes place annually in October on Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ' ...

*2011: ** 1st, The North Face 100, Blue Mountains, Australia. Course Record ** 1st,

, California, USA ** 1st, Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc *2012: ** 1st, 26th Mt. Kinabalu Climbathon in Borneo, Malaysia (2:11:45) ** 1st,

Pikes Peak Marathon The Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon is a trail running competition that begins at the base of Pikes Peak, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, and climbs over 7,815 feet (2382 m) to the top of the 14,115 foot (4302 m) peak. Since 1956, the event takes p ...

, Colorado, USA. ** 1st,

*2013: ** 1st, Transvulcania, Spain ** 1st,

Zegama-Aizkorri The Zegama-Aizkorri (also known a Zegama-Aizkorri Maratoia or Maratòn Alpina Zegama-Aizkorri) is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 2002. It runs every year in Spain from Zegama up to Aizkorri (1551 m MLS) and f ...

, Spain ** 1st,

Marathon du Mont Blanc The Marathon du Mont Blanc (Mont Blanc Marathon) is an annual marathon distance (42.195 km) alpine trail running event held in Chamonix, France. The Marathon du Mont Blanc race is the titular event but the name also refers to the group of l ...

, France ** 1st, Ice Trail Tarantaise, France ** 1st, Dolomites Vertical Kilometer, Italy ** 1st, Dolomites SkyRace, Italy ** 1st, Trans D'Havet, Italy ** 1st,

Matterhorn Ultraks The Matterhorn Ultraks is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 1982. It runs every year in Zermatt Zermatt () is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Swit ...

, Switzerland ** 1st, Limone SkyRace Extreme, Italy ** Then World Record, Mount Kilimanjaro Ascent and combined Ascent/Descent (5:23:50, 7:14:00) *2014: ** 2nd, Transvulcania, Spain ** 1st,

, Spain ** 1st,

, Colorado, USA. Course Record clockwise ** 1st,

, Skyrunner World Championship, France ** 1st, Vertical Kilometer race, Skyrunner World Championship, France ** 1st, Sierre-Zinal, Switzerland ** 1st, Trofeo Kima, Italy *2015 ** 1st, Mount Marathon Race, Alaska, USA. Then Course Record ** 1st,

, Colorado, USA. Course Record counter-clockwise ** 1st, Ultra Pirineu, Bagà, Spain. Course Record ** 1st, Sierre-Zinal, Switzerland *2016 ** 1st,

, Spain (8th victory) ** 1st,

, Colorado, USA. Tie with Jason Schlarb (USA) * 2017 ** 1st,

, France ** 1st,

, Colorado, USA ** 1st, Sierre-Zinal, Switzerland ** 2nd,

** 1st, Salomon Glen Coe Skyline, Scotland (course record) * 2018 ** 1st,

, France ** 1st, Trofeo Kima, Italy ** Fastest Known Time, Bob Graham Round, Lake District, England **1st, Sierre-Zinal, Switzerland * 2019 ** 1st,

, Spain ** 1st, Sierre-Zinal, Switzerland. New record on the course 2.25h ** 1st,

, Colorado, USA. ** 1st, The Finale Annapurna Trail Marathon, Nepal * 2021 ** Vertical Kilometer Fastest Known Time 28'48'04 * 2022 ** 1st,

, Spain ** 1st,

, Colorado, USA. New Course Record clockwise in 21:36:24 ** 5th, Sierre-Zinal, Switzerland ** 1st,

New Course Record in 19:49:30

Climbing

* 2006: 2nd, International Championship SkySpeed Climb

Duathlon

* 2006: ** 1st

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duathlon race ** 1st Núria duathlon race * 2007: ** 1st Núria-Queralbs Salomon Compex, "senior" class''Marc Pinsach and Neus Parcerisas won the Salomon Compex Xm Duatlon Series''
October 20, 2007.

Ski mountaineering

* 2002: ** 2nd, Spanish Championship team race together with Gil Erra, "cadet" class ** 4th, Spanish Cup, "cadet" class ** 5th, Spanish Championship single race, "cadet" class * 2003: ** 1st, Spanish Championship team race together with Jaume Guàrdia * 2004: ** 1st,

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

vertical race A Vertical Race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks. Vertical Races for women and men are ...

, "cadet" class ** 1st, Spanish Championship single race, "cadet" class ** 1st, Spanish Championship vertical race, "cadet" class ** 1st, Spanish Championship vertical race together with Aleix Pubill Rodríguez, "cadet" class ** 2nd, World Championship single race, "cadet" class ** 3rd, European Cup single race, "cadet" class * 2005: ** 1st, European Championship vertical race, "cadet" class ** 1st, Spanish Championship single race, "cadet" class ** 1st, Spanish Cup ( es, Copa España) single race, "cadet" class ** 1st, European Cup single race, "cadet" class ** 1st, Spanish Championship team race together with

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** 3rd, Spanish Championship vertical race ** 4th, Spanish Cup single race, "cadet" class * 2007: ** 1st, European Championship single race, "junior" class ** 1st, European Championship vertical race, "junior" class ** 1st, European Championship relay race together with

Mireia Miró Varela Mireia Miró Varela (born 31 July 1988) is a Spanish ski mountaineer and long-distance runner. Miró was born in Barcelona. She started ski mountaineering in 2005 and competed first in the Cronoescalada race in Cerler in 2006. In the same year ...

and

Marc Pinsach Rubirola Marc Pinsach Rubirola (born 15 April 1989) is a Catalan ski mountaineer. Pinsach is born in Girona. He started ski mountaineering in 2000 and has been member of the Spanish national team since 2006. He lives in Cassà de la Selva. Selected res ...

, "junior" class ** 1st, European Championship team race, "junior" class ** 1st, 20th "Traça Catalana" ** 2nd, Spanish Cup vertical race * 2008: ** 1st, World Cup race in Valerette ** 1st, World Cup race in

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** 3rd,

long distance race ** 3rd, World Championship relay race together with

Javier Martín de Villa Javier Martín de Villa (born 23 August 1981) is a Spanish ski mountaineer. Martín was born in Madrid. He started ski mountaineering in 1998, competed first in the Trofeo Altos Pirineos race and became a member of the national team in the sam ...

Manuel Pérez Brunicardi Manuel "Manu" Pérez Brunicardi (born 22 August 1978) is a Spanish ski mountaineer. Pérez was born in Segovia. He started ski mountaineering in 1995 and competed first in 1996. In 1999 he became a member of the national team. He won the Spani ...

and Marc Solá Pastoret ** 4th, World Championship vertical race ** 4th, World Cup single race in the

Aran Valley Aran (; ; ) (previously officially called in Occitan Val d'Aran, Catalan: ''Vall d'Aran'', Spanish: ''Valle de Arán'') is an administrative entity (formerly considered a comarca) in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain, consisting of the Aran Valley, in are ...

* 2009: ** 1st, European Championship vertical race ** 2nd, European Championship relay race together with Javier Martín de Villa,

Joan Maria Vendrell Martínez Joan Maria Vendrell Martínez (born 4 August 1976) is a Catalunyan ski mountaineer. Vendrell was born in Barcelona. He started ski mountaineering in 1992 and competed first in the ''Ransol-Serrera'' race in 1993. He has been member of the natio ...

and Manuel Pérez Brunicardi ** 5th, European Championship team race together with Javier Martín de Villa * 2010: ** 1st,

vertical race ** 2nd, World Championship single race ** 3rd, World Championship combination rankingISMF World championship combined ranking - men
, ISMF. ** 4th, World Championship relay race (together with Javier Martín de Villa, Manuel Pérez Brunicardi and Marc Pinsach Rubirola) ** 8th, World Championship team race (together with Marc Pinsach Rubirola) ** 1st (espoirs),

Trophée des Gastlosen The Trophée des Gastlosen ("trophy of the Gastlosen") is a Swiss competition of ski mountaineering, which is carried out annually in the Gastlosen, near Jaun, since 1993. The history of the Trophée des Gastlosen goes back to 1987, when Erha ...

(ISMF World Cup), together with Marc Pinsach Rubirola * 2011: ** 1st,

single race ** 1st, World Championship vertical race ** 1st, World Championship vertical, combined ranking ** 4th, World Championship relay, together with Marc Pinsach Rubirola, Miguel Caballero Ortega, Javier Martín de Villa ** 8th, World Championship team race (together with Marc Pinsach Rubirola) ** 1st,

Mountain Attack The "Mountain Attack" is an annual Austrian ski mountaineering Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and the ...

* 2012: ** 1st, European Championship vertical race ** 1st, World Championship vertical, combined ranking ** 2nd, European Championship single ** 4th, European Championship relay, together with Marc Pinsach Rubirola, Marc Solà Pastoret and Miguel Caballero Ortega ** 5th, European Championship team, together with Marc Pinsach Rubirola ** 1st and course record, Mountain Attack ** 1st, Patrouille de la Maya, together with Valentin Favre and

Alexis Sévennec-Verdier Alexis Sévennec-Verdier (born April 8, 1987) from La Tour-du-Pin is a French ski mountaineer and skyrunner. Selected results * 2011: ** 6th, World Championship, team, together with Nicolas Bonnet * 2012: ** 2nd, European Championship relay, ...

Pierra Menta

* 2008: 1st together with

Florent Troillet Florent Troillet (born 7 June 1981) is a Swiss ski mountaineer. Troillet was born in Lourtier. He competed first in 1995. He has been member of the national team since 1996 and member of the Dynafit team since 2003. In 2007, in a team with Si ...

* 2010: 1st together with

* 2011: 1st together with

Didier Blanc Didier Blanc (born 7 June 1984) is a French ski mountaineer. Selected results * 2006: ** 7th, World Championship team race (together with Martial Premat) * 2008: ** 6th, World Championship team race (together with Patrick Blanc) ** 6th (and 5th ...

* 2012: 7th together with Marc Pinsach Rubirola * 2016: 1st together with Matheo Jacquemoud * 2017: 2nd together with Alexis Sevennec * 2022: 3rd together with Jakob Herrmann

Patrouille des Glaciers

* 2010: 4th together with Marc Solà Pastoret and Marc Pinsach Rubirola * 2012: 1st together with

William Bon Mardion William Bon Mardion (born 4 October 1983) is a French ski mountaineer. Bon Mardion was born and lives in Arêches where he is member of the ''Club Multisports Arêches-Beaufort''. He started ski mountaineering in 1998. He competed first as a mem ...

and

Mathéo Jacquemoud Mathéo Jacquemoud (born July 17, 1990) is a French ski mountaineer. He is member of the ''Team Ecrins Hautes-Alpes'' and member of the French national team of ski mountaineering. He also competes in mountain running. Selected results * 2012: ...

Trofeo Mezzalama

* 2011: 1st together with

and

* 2013: 2nd together with

and

* 2017: 2nd together with

Martin Anthamatten Martin Anthamatten (born 12 September 1984) is a Swiss ski mountaineer and mountain runner. Anthamatten was born in Zermatt. He played ice hockey for National League B until 2005, and has been member of the national ski mountaineering team sin ...

and Werner Marti * 2019: 3rd together with Jakob Herrmann and Armin Höfl

Summit list

List of mountains summited: *

, 2012 *

, August 2013 *

, 2014 *

, December 2014 * Cho Oyu, 2017 *

(twice), 2017

Filmography

* ''Summits of my life – A Fine Line'' (2012) was presented in the Palau de la Música Catalana de Barcelona and shows Jornet accompanied by his mother, sister, his first trainer, and his friends, like Stéphane Brosse,

, Vivian Bruchez, Mattéo Jacquemoud, Jordi Tosas and

Anna Frost Anna Heather Frost (born 1 November 1981) is a New Zealand trail and ultra runner. Running career Frost turned professional in 2004 and later began running for Team Salomon. In 2012, she won the Transvulcania ultramarathon in the Canary Is ...

. * ''Summits of my life - Déjame Vivir'' (2014) was released online in 2014. It shows Jornets activities during 2013, the Mont Blanc running record in July, his speed record on the Matterhorn in August and his run on Mount Elbrus in mid-September. * ''Summits of my life'' - ''Langtang'' (2015) * ''Summits of my life'' - ''Path to Everest'' (2018)

Bibliography

* *

References

External links

*
Kilian Jornet at Skimountaineering.org
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