Karl Egloff (born March 16, 1981, Ecuador[1]) 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 record speed ascent of the volcano Cotopaxi in December 2012, climbing up and down in 1 hour 37 minutes. He came to international attention in August 2014 when he broke the athlete Kilian Jornet's record for a speed ascent of Kilimanjaro, climbing up and down in 6 hours 42 minutes. In February 2015 he also broke Jornet's record on Aconcagua, climbing up and down in 11 hours 52 minutes.
In June 2019 he broke Kilian Jornet's speed record on Denali by a single minute, climbing up and down in 11 hours 44 minutes. A notable feature of this ascent is that while Jornet used skis for his descent, therefore descending much more quickly, Egloff ran and climbed back down again.[2]
Born and raised in Ecuador to a Swiss father and Ecuadorian mother, he climbed mountains from an early age, assisting his father with his mountain guiding business from the age of 15. When he was 17 he moved to Zurich, Switzerland to study for a degree in business administration. While in Switzerland he served in the Swiss Army and tried unsuccessfully to train as a professional footballer.[3]
At the age of 25 he returned to Ecuador and established his own mountain guiding business. He took up mountain biking and raced with the Ecuador national team for two years.[3][4]
MountaineeringEdit
In 2012 he began focusing on guiding and climbing, and began doing speed ascents of mountains.[3]
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October 17, 2023
karl, egloff, born, march, 1981, ecuador, swiss, ecuadorian, athlete, mountaineer, cyclist, mountain, guide, best, known, speed, ascents, high, mountains, including, seven, summits, born, 1981, march, 1981, ecuadornationalityswiss, ecuadorianoccupation, speed,. Karl Egloff born March 16 1981 Ecuador 1 is a Swiss Ecuadorian athlete mountaineer cyclist and mountain guide best known for his speed ascents of high mountains including the Seven Summits Karl EgloffBorn 1981 03 16 March 16 1981 1 EcuadorNationalitySwiss EcuadorianOccupation s Speed climber mountain guide cyclistWebsitehttp www karlegloff com He was well known in his native Ecuador for a record speed ascent of the volcano Cotopaxi in December 2012 climbing up and down in 1 hour 37 minutes He came to international attention in August 2014 when he broke the athlete Kilian Jornet s record for a speed ascent of Kilimanjaro climbing up and down in 6 hours 42 minutes In February 2015 he also broke Jornet s record on Aconcagua climbing up and down in 11 hours 52 minutes In June 2019 he broke Kilian Jornet s speed record on Denali by a single minute climbing up and down in 11 hours 44 minutes A notable feature of this ascent is that while Jornet used skis for his descent therefore descending much more quickly Egloff ran and climbed back down again 2 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Mountaineering 2 1 Speed ascent records 3 ReferencesEarly life and education EditBorn and raised in Ecuador to a Swiss father and Ecuadorian mother he climbed mountains from an early age assisting his father with his mountain guiding business from the age of 15 When he was 17 he moved to Zurich Switzerland to study for a degree in business administration While in Switzerland he served in the Swiss Army and tried unsuccessfully to train as a professional footballer 3 At the age of 25 he returned to Ecuador and established his own mountain guiding business He took up mountain biking and raced with the Ecuador national team for two years 3 4 Mountaineering EditIn 2012 he began focusing on guiding and climbing and began doing speed ascents of mountains 3 Speed ascent records Edit 2022 Makalu Nepal 8 463m 17 hours 18 minutes 8 May 2022 2021 Cotopaxi Ecuador 5 897m 1 hour 36 minutes 19 October 2021 2019 Denali United States of America 6 194m 11 hours 44 minutes 20 June 2019 2 2017 Elbrus Russia 5 642m 4 hours 20 minutes 7 May 2017 5 6 2015 Aconcagua Argentina 6 962m 11 hours 52 minutes 19 February 2015 3 2016 Cerro Plomo Chile 5 424m 5 hours 55 minutes 6 January 2016 2016 Huascaran Peru 6 655m 11 hours 0 minutes 30 June 2016 2014 Kilimanjaro Tanzania 5 895m 6 hours 42 minutes 13 August 2014 References Edit a b Karl Egloff Mammut Retrieved 10 June 2018 a b Karl Egloff Just Beat Kilian Jornet s Denali Record Outside Magazine Retrieved 22 June 2019 a b c d Where in the World Did Karl Egloff Come From Outside Online Retrieved 9 May 2018 Who is Karl Egloff Part one iancorless com Photography Writing Talk Ultra Podcast Retrieved 9 May 2018 Karl Egloff achieves third world record in speed climbing on the Elbrus mountain El Universo Retrieved 10 June 2018 Achievements Karl Egloff KarlEgloff com Retrieved 9 May 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karl Egloff amp oldid 1177252665, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
