It seems I missed quite a bit while I was away. Back in December, Spanish mountain runner Kilian Jornet impressed us all with his amazing run up and down Aconcagua, the highest mountain in South America at 6962 meters (22,841 ft). At the time, Jornet destroyed the old record by more than three hours, posting…
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Video: I Lived in Aconcagua
While back I posted a video from filmmaker Guido Patrignani in which he trekked through the Himalaya while Counting Stars. Now, he’s back with another fun video, this time taking us on a hike up Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South America. As in his previous video, Guido is singing all the way, while the…
Sky Runner Kilian Jornet in The New Yorker
Kilian Jornet’s amazing success in the mountains continues to earn him plenty of mainstream press. We’ve seen the Spanish sky runner garner attention from a number of unexpected sources as word of his exploits has spread to more traditional media outlets. The latest such outlet is The New Yorker, which recently published an excellent profile…
Kilian Jornet Sets New Speed Record on Aconcagua!
Photo Courtesy of Summits of My Life If you follow my Twitter feed, this is probably old news to you by now, but I definitely wanted to share it here on the Adventure Blog as well. Yesterday, Spanish mountain runner Kilian Jornet set a new speed record on Aconcagua, smashing the previous time for the…
Aconcagua Speed Record Update: Kilian Turns Back in High Winds
On Friday, I posted the news that Kilian Jornet had launched his attempt to set a speed record on Aconcagua, the tallest peak in South America at 6962 meters (22,841 ft) in height. At the time, I mentioned that it might be awhile before we heard anything about his progress, and the success of failure…
Kilian Jornet Launches Speed Record Bid on Aconcagua
Last week we reported that Kilian Jornet was preparing for a speed record attempt on Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South America at 6962 meters (22,841 ft). At the time, Kilian had just wrapped up his speaking tour in Argentina, and was departing for Base Camp on the mountain. Over the past few days, he…
Kilian Jornet in Argentina to Attempt Speed Record of Aconcagua
Endurance athlete and mountain runner Kilian Jornet is currently in Argentina, where he just wrapped up the final leg of his Mountains of My Life Tour by sharing the film, and his thoughts on climbing and running, with an audience in Mendoza. But it is no coincidence that he wrapped up the tour in the South…
Google Street View Visits 4 Of The 7 Summits
Google Maps continues to push the boundaries of where they’ll go with their awesome Street View technology adding two new galleries earlier today. One of those galleries is likely to be of interest to readers of this blog as it takes us to four of the Seven Summits without requiring long flights, expensive gear or lots…
Video: Summits of My Life by Kilian Jornet
Kilian Jornet is easily amongst the best endurance athletes in the world. He is a prolific ultra-runner and mountaineer who has set speed records on numerous peaks, including Kilimanjaro and Mt. Olympus, and has even won the Western States 100. All of that was just a tune-up for his next project however as he has now…
Cycling And Climbing Through South America
Two cyclists and climbers have combined their passions to launch a single great expedition that is currently underway in South America. Calling themselves the Biciclimbers, adventurers Jairo and Fer have set off to ride their bikes from Caracas, Venezuela to Ushuaia, Argentina, covering a distance of about 15,000km (9320 miles) in the process. Along the…