In January 2024, Jakob Herrmann skied uphill to the highest of a run at Radstadt, his dwelling ski resort in Austria, for the thirty fourth consecutive time in 24 hours. In doing so, Herrmann had climbed a complete of 79,534 vertical toes (24,242 meters) — setting a brand new world report for probably the most vertical climbing on skis in 24 hours.
The 36-year-old broke Kilian Jornet’s 2019 world report of 77,053 toes (23,486 meters), surpassing it by 2,480 toes (756 meters).
“It has at all times been a dream of mine to be on touring skis for twenty-four hours straight and see what number of vertical meters I can obtain,” Herrmann mentioned in a press launch on the achievement. “I simply needed to know what limits one can attain and the way far past you may go. I’ve an awesome help staff round me, and I really like merely snowboarding for hours.”
Jakob Herrmann on the end of his 24-hour world report breaking effort in January 2024, in Austria. All pictures: Philipp Reiter/The Journey Bakery
2.74 Mount Everests in 24 Hours
Herrmann is an Austrian native. He has a adorned ski-mountaineering profession with wins in races from Austria, Germany, France, and Italy. He’s competed twice with the earlier report holder, Kilian Jornet, within the iconic Pierra Menta ski touring race.
Additionally a path runner, Herrmann positioned tenth on the 2022 Transvulcania Ultramarathon, in addition to third on the 2021 Grossglockner Extremely-Path 57k.
When Herrmann launched into this mission, he set his vertical goal at 78,740 toes (24,000 meters) — 1,686 toes (514 meters) past Jornet’s report.
The ski resort had curated a particular ascent monitor for Herrmann that was 2.5 kilometers lengthy, with 2,329 toes (710 meters) of ascent, that he skied up and down almost nonstop for twenty-four hours.
He took solely brief breaks to snack on rice, potatoes, isotonic drinks, gels, bars, and home made banana bread. Alongside the best way, his family and friends supported him, bringing water, providing sustenance, and cheering him on.
Jakob Herrmann on his approach to setting a brand new world report for probably the most vertical acquire in 24 hours of snowboarding. He set the report in Austria, in January 2024.
In the long run, Herrmann surpassed even his personal expectations, and reset the report at 77,053 toes (23,486 meters). That’s the equal of two.74 Mount Everests, from sea stage to the summit, in a single day.
“I’ve an awesome help staff round me, and I really like merely snowboarding for hours,” Herrmann mentioned. “Probably the most difficult half was snowboarding in a single day with 14 nighttimes. Now I’m overjoyed and proud that I made it.”
[Editor’s Note: This article was first published on our sister site GearJunkie.]
