Spanish professional sky runner, long-distance runner, trail runner and ski mountaineer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Jornet and the second or maternal family name is
Burgada .
Kílian Jornet (Catalan pronunciation:
[̍ˈkiljən ʒuɾˈnɛt buɾˈɣaðə] ; born 27 October 1987) is a professional long-distance
trail runner and
ski mountaineer .
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[5] Jornet has won some of the most prestigious
ultramarathons , including the
Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc multiple times,
Grand Raid ,
Western States and
Hardrock .
Jornet holds the
fastest known time speed record for the ascent and descent of major mountains including
the Matterhorn and
Mont Blanc . In addition, he holds the 24-hour uphill skiing record: 23,864-meters (78,274 ft).
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Biography
Cap de Rec mountain hut where Jornet grew up.
Jornet was born in
Sabadell ,
Catalonia ,
Spain near Barcelona. He grew up in Refugi de Cap de Rec, a
mountain hut at 2000 meters in the
Pyrenees at the
cross-country
Lles ski resort in
Lles de Cerdanya , where his father was a hut keeper and mountain guide.
[3] At the age of three he climbed
Tuc de Molières , a
three-thousander in the Pyrenees. By the age of five he climbed
Aneto 3,404 m (11,168 ft), the highest mountain in the Pyrenees, and a year later he climbed his first
four-thousander , the
Breithorn (4,164 m (13,661 ft)) on the
Switzerland - Italy border.
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Jornet studied at the
University of Perpignan Via Domitia .
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better source needed ]
Jornet has been recognised as an elite athlete since 2004.
[10] by the Catalan and Spanish sports councils (Consell Català de l’Esport and Consejo Superior de Deportes ).
[11]
In 2005 he set a course record of 2:30:57 for the race to the 4,015-metre (13,173 ft) summit of the
Dôme de Neige des Écrins .
[12] He was World Champion in the
Buff SkyRunner World Series in 2007,
[10] 2008 and 2009
[13] becoming the youngest athlete to win this honour.
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Personal life
His sister
Naila Jornet Burgada and his wife
Emelie Forsberg from Sweden also compete in ski mountaineering and skyrunning events.
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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 in the Mont Blanc massif, wearing trail running shoes with crampons
[15] and a body stocking.[
citation needed ]
Since February 2016 Jornet and Forsberg have been living in
Rauma ,
Norway .
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Jornet and Forsberg have two children, born in March 2019 and April 2021.
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"Summits of My Life" Project
Jornet climbed Everest twice in 2017 without the use of supplemental oxygen. Controversy:
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Summits of My Life was a project, trying to set ascent and descent records for some of the world's major mountains:
Kilimanjaro 5,895 m (19,341 ft). 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
Karl Egloff ran up and down in 6 hours and 42 minutes.
[27]
Mont Blanc traverse, 4,810 m (15,780 ft). In September 2012, Jornet completed the Innominata, a route linking
Courmayeur and
Chamonix , in 8 hours and 42 minutes.
[28] A previous attempt at ski crossing the
Mont Blanc massif from
Les Contamines to
Champex in June 2012 resulted in the death of the French mountaineer
Stéphane Brosse when a
snow cornice collapsed under him.
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Mont Blanc. In July 2013, Jornet achieved the fastest known time for the ascent and descent from
Chamonix in 4 hours and 57 minutes.
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Matterhorn , 4,478 m (14,692 ft). In August 2013, Jornet achieved the fastest known time for the ascent and descent from
Breuil-Cervinia in 2 hours and 52 minutes.
[34] He improved the previous fastest known time set by
Bruno Brunod in 1995 by more than 20 minutes. He started climbing up the 4,478 m (14,692 ft) peak during mid-afternoon local time, reaching the summit in 1 hour 56 minutes via the Lion Ridge from the Italian side.
[35]
Denali , 6,168 m (20,236 ft). 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 , breaking the previous record by 5 hours and 6 minutes.
[36]
[37] 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.
Aconcagua , 6,960 m (22,830 ft). In December 2014 Jornet set a record for climbing and descending Aconcagua from Horcones (the nearest road, at
Puente del Inca ) 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.
[38]
Elbrus , 5,642 m (18,510 ft). 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.
[39] 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.
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Mount Everest , 8,848 m (29,029 ft). Jornet summited Mount Everest at midnight (local time) on 22 May 2017. Climbing without supplemental oxygen,
[43] 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 and
Christian Stangl in 1996 and 2006, respectively.
[44] There is controversy about both of Jornet's Everest summit-claims and record-claims.
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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:
2007:
2008:
2009:
2010:
2011:
1st, The North Face 100, Blue Mountains, Australia. Course Record
1st, Western States 100, California, USA
1st, UTMB, France
2012:
2013:
1st,
Transvulcania , Spain
1st,
Zegama-Aizkorri , Spain
1st,
Marathon du Mont Blanc , France
1st,
Ice Trail Tarantaise , France
1st,
Dolomites Vertical Kilometer , Italy
1st,
Dolomites SkyRace , Italy
1st,
Trans D'Havet , Italy
1st,
Matterhorn Ultraks , 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, Zegama-Aizkorri, Spain
1st,
Hardrock 100 , Colorado, USA. Course Record clockwise
1st, Marathon du Mont Blanc, 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, Hardrock 100, Colorado, USA. Course Record (ccw)
1st,
Ultra Pirineu , Bagà, Spain. Course Record
1st, Sierre-Zinal, Switzerland
2016
1st, Zegama-Aizkorri, Spain
1st, Hardrock 100, Colorado, USA. Tie with
Jason Schlarb (USA)
2017
1st, Marathon du Mont Blanc, France
1st, Hardrock 100, Colorado, USA
1st, Sierre-Zinal, Switzerland
2nd, UTMB, France
1st,
Salomon Glen Coe Skyline , Scotland (course record)
2018
1st, Marathon du Mont Blanc, France
1st, Trofeo Kima, Italy
Fastest Known Time,
Bob Graham Round ,
Lake District , England
1st, Sierre-Zinal, Switzerland
2019
1st, Zegama-Aizkorri, Spain
1st,
Sierre-Zinal , Switzerland. Course record in 2.25h
1st,
Pikes Peak Marathon , Colorado, USA.
1st, The Finale Annapurna Trail Marathon, Nepal
2021
Vertical Kilometer Fastest Known Time 28'48'04
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2022
1st,
Zegama-Aizkorri , Spain (10th victory)
1st,
Hardrock 100 , Colorado, USA, Course Record (cw) 21:36:24
5th, Sierre-Zinal, Switzerland
1st, UTMB, Course Record in 19:49:30
2024
Climbing
2006: 2nd, International Championship SkySpeed Climb
Duathlon
2006:
2007:
1st Núria-Queralbs Salomon Compex, "senior" class
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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:
2004:
1st,
World Championship
vertical race , "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 (
Spanish : Copa España ) single race, "cadet" class
1st, European Cup single race, "cadet" class
1st, Spanish Championship team race together with
Jordi Oliva
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 and
Marc Pinsach Rubirola , "junior" class
1st, European Championship team race, "junior" class
1st, 20th "Traça Catalana"
2nd, Spanish Cup vertical race
2008:
2009:
1st,
European Championship vertical race
2nd, European Championship relay race together with Javier Martín de Villa,
Joan Maria Vendrell Martínez and Manuel Pérez Brunicardi
5th, European Championship team race together with Javier Martín de Villa
2010:
1st,
World Championship vertical race
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2nd, World Championship single race
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3rd, World Championship combination ranking
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4th, World Championship relay race (together with Javier Martín de Villa, Manuel Pérez Brunicardi and Marc Pinsach Rubirola)
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8th, World Championship team race (together with Marc Pinsach Rubirola)
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1st (espoirs),
Trophée des Gastlosen (ISMF World Cup), together with Marc Pinsach Rubirola
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2011:
1st,
World Championship 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
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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
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1st, Patrouille de la Maya, together with
Valentin Favre and
Alexis Sévennec-Verdier
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Pierra Menta
Patrouille des Glaciers
Trofeo Mezzalama
Summit list
The Matterhorn
List of mountains summited:
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 ,
Mireia Miró Varela , Vivian Bruchez,
Matheo Jacquemoud , Jordi Tosas and
Anna Frost .
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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.
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Summits of my life - Langtang (2015)
Summits of my life - Path to Everest (2018)
Bibliography
Jornet, Kílian (2011). Run or Die . Velo Press.
ISBN
978-1937715090 .
Jornet, Kílian (2013). The invisible border .
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http://www.salomoneyewear.com/en/avis-pro
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^
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Kilian Jornet, the world’s best ultra-runner The Times, August 3, 2014. (subscription required)
^
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^ Heil, Nick (2019-02-11).
"Kilian Jornet Sets Another Crazy Record" . Outside Online . Retrieved 2019-02-12 .
^
"24 hours ski test 🤟🏽 - Kilian Jornet Burgada's 195.7 km backcountry ski" . Strava . Retrieved 2019-02-12 .
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"Le sommet de sa vie" . Le Monde . Retrieved December 30, 2014 .
^
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^
a
b
c
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^
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^
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permanent dead link ]
^
2009 Skyrunner World Series ranking , skyrunning.com, October 29, 2009
Archived May 6, 2020, at the
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^
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Archived 2014-12-29 at
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^
Verdens raskeste fjelløper har flyttet til Måndalen (Åndalsnes Avis, 15 Mars 2016, in Norwegian)
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"Kilian Jornet and Emelie Forsberg welcome new baby" . Canadian Running . Retrieved 2019-03-31 .
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Kilian Jornet’s two Everest summits disputed in new book , Canadian Running Magazine, June 6, 2019.
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Are Kilian Jornet’s Speed Records Too Good to Be True? , Outside Magazine, June 12, 2018.
^ Derek Murphy,
New Report Analyzes Kilian Jornet’s Everest Claims , Marathon Investigation, May 25, 2018.
^ Mark Agnew,
Who is Kilian Jornet’s ‘fake Everest’ accuser, what is his motivation and what other evidence does he have? , South China Morning Post, November 18, 2019.
^ Rajan Pokhrel,
Kilian Jornet among 10 climbers to scale Mt Everest in autumn; Andrzej Bargiel eyes record ski descent , The Himalayan, August 31, 2019.
^ MATHIEU JESEQUEL,
EVEREST, Kilian Jornet's record called into question , Le P'Tit Trailer, July 5, 2019.
^ Pedro Gil,
The "no" that casts more doubts on the first ascent of Kilian Jornet to Everest , El Confidential, September 27, 2018.
^ Antoine Corpel,
Guardian reporter questions Kilian Jornet's Everest record , Wider Magazine, July 5, 2019.
^ Jocelyn Chavey,
Everest: Kilian Jornet back and Bargiel on skis Alpine Magazine, September 2, 2019.
^ Matt Hart,
Where in the World Did Karl Egloff Come From? ,
Outside 5, Mar 2015
^
a
b
Kilian Jornet Burgada, Innominata Ridge and Mont Blanc in 6 hours 17 minutes planetmountain.com
^ Robin Deering
World champion ski mountaineer dies in Mont Blanc record attempt.Stéphane Brosse, triple World champion ski mountaineer dies in Summits of My Life project. 18th June 2012, chamonet.com
^
Stéphane Brosse emporté (in French) , ledauphine.com SkiChrono, June 17, 2012.
^
Skibergsteiger Stéphane Brosse stirbt im Wallis (in German) , blick.ch, June 17, 2012.
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Extraordinary Speed Record on Mont Blanc climbing.com, July 21, 2013
^
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a
b
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^
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Archived 2014-12-24 at the
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a
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"Kilian Jornet Sets Denali Speed Record" . Outside. Retrieved 2014-06-15 .
^
a
b
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Archived 2015-02-27 at the
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^
Kilian Jornet - Mountain racer redbulletin.com
Archived 2014-12-29 at the
Wayback Machine
^
"Vitaliy Shkel's new great achivement" . Archived from
the original on 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2014-12-29 . elbrusrace.com
^
Kilian Jornet "No tengo claro si volveré al Elbrus" desnivel.com/, 25 September 2013
^
New records on SkyMarathon - Mt. Elbrus, 2350-5642 m! at the Redfox Elbrus Race website, May 7, 2017.
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"Spanish climber Killan Jorney scales Mount Everest 'twice in a week without oxygen' " . Makalu Adventure . Retrieved 2020-11-13 .
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Kilian Jornet Summits Everest Twice, But Did He Set a Record? , Trail Runner Magazine, May 28, 2017.
^ Anne Francis,
Kilian Jornet’s two Everest summits disputed in new book , Canadian Running Magazine, June 6, 2019.
^ Nick Heil,
Are Kilian Jornet’s Speed Records Too Good to Be True? , Outside Magazine, June 12, 2018.
^ Derek Murphy,
New Report Analyzes Kilian Jornet’s Everest Claims , Marathon Investigation, May 25, 2018.
^ Mark Agnew,
Who is Kilian Jornet’s ‘fake Everest’ accuser, what is his motivation and what other evidence does he have? , South China Morning Post, November 18, 2019.
^ Rajan Pokhrel,
Kilian Jornet among 10 climbers to scale Mt Everest in autumn; Andrzej Bargiel eyes record ski descent , The Himalayan, August 31, 2019.
^ MATHIEU JESEQUEL,
EVEREST, Kilian Jornet's record called into question , Le P'Tit Trailer, July 5, 2019.
^ Pedro Gil,
The "no" that casts more doubts on the first ascent of Kilian Jornet to Everest , El Confidential, September 27, 2018.
^ Antoine Corpel,
Guardian reporter questions Kilian Jornet's Everest record , Wider Magazine, July 5, 2019.
^ Jocelyn Chavey,
Everest: Kilian Jornet back and Bargiel on skis Alpine Magazine, September 2, 2019.
^
Kilian Jornet, Campeón del Mundo
Archived 2007-10-31 at the
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^
Marc Pinsach and Neus Parcerisas won the Salomon Compex Xm Duatlon Series , October 20, 2007.
^
Kilian Jornet-Burgada wins World Cup in Massongex
Archived 2008-06-13 at the
Wayback Machine , Dynafit, January 30, 2008.
^
5. ISMF World Championships - vertical race (AD)
Archived 2010-03-11 at the
Wayback Machine , skimountaineering.org
^
5. ISMF World Championships - individual (AD)
Archived 2010-03-11 at the
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^
ISMF World championship combined ranking - men
Archived 2017-02-14 at the
Wayback Machine , ISMF.
^
5. ISMF World Championships - relays men (AD)
Archived 2010-03-10 at the
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^
Provisional results men teams
Archived 2011-07-25 at the
Wayback Machine , www.canillo2010.org
^
2010 Trophée des Gastlosen
Archived 2010-02-15 at the
Wayback Machine
^
Mountain Attack - results 2011
Archived 2012-01-16 at the
Wayback Machine
^
Mountain Attack - results 2012 [
permanent dead link ]
^
04.03.12: Patrouille de la Maya
Archived 2012-03-06 at the
Wayback Machine (in German) ,
SAC - CAS .
^
"Pierra Menta 2012 " (PDF) . Archived from
the original (PDF) on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2012-03-25 .
^
2010 Patrouille des Glaciers
Archived 2010-06-02 at the
Wayback Machine
^
"Patrouille des Glaciers 2012, the winners and the shortened competition" . PlanetMountain.com . Retrieved 2022-04-25 .
^
2011 Trofeo Mezzalama - men results
Archived 2012-02-27 at the
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^
2013 Trofeo Mezzalama - men results
^
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^
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Kilian Jornet’s two Everest summits disputed in new book , Canadian Running Magazine, June 6, 2019.
^ Nick Heil,
Are Kilian Jornet’s Speed Records Too Good to Be True? , Outside Magazine, June 12, 2018.
^ Derek Murphy,
New Report Analyzes Kilian Jornet’s Everest Claims , Marathon Investigation, May 25, 2018.
^ Mark Agnew,
Who is Kilian Jornet’s ‘fake Everest’ accuser, what is his motivation and what other evidence does he have? , South China Morning Post, November 18, 2019.
^ Rajan Pokhrel,
Kilian Jornet among 10 climbers to scale Mt Everest in autumn; Andrzej Bargiel eyes record ski descent , The Himalayan, August 31, 2019.
^ MATHIEU JESEQUEL,
EVEREST, Kilian Jornet's record called into question , Le P'Tit Trailer, July 5, 2019.
^ Pedro Gil,
The "no" that casts more doubts on the first ascent of Kilian Jornet to Everest , El Confidential, September 27, 2018.
^ Antoine Corpel,
Guardian reporter questions Kilian Jornet's Everest record , Wider Magazine, July 5, 2019.
^ Jocelyn Chavey,
Everest: Kilian Jornet back and Bargiel on skis Alpine Magazine, September 2, 2019.
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" "Déjame Vivir" Film Review" . iRunFar, LLC.
External links
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