Kílian Jornet Burgada

Kílian Jornet (Catalan pronunciation: [̍ˈkiljən ʒuɾˈnɛt buɾˈɣaðə]; born 27 October 1987) is a Spanish professional long-distance trail runner and ski mountaineer.

[3][4][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 (Lion ridge) and Mont Blanc.

[10] His sister Naila Jornet Burgada and his wife Emelie Forsberg from Sweden also compete in ski mountaineering and skyrunning events.

[14] 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.

Cap de Rec mountain hut where Jornet grew up.
Jornet climbed Everest twice in 2017 without the use of supplemental oxygen. Controversy: [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ]
The Matterhorn