Vertical kilometer
| Athletics Vertical kilometer | |
|---|---|
| File:KM Vertical Fully 2019 Christel Dewalle.jpg Christel Dewalle at the 2019 Fully Vertical Kilometer | |
| World records | |
| Men | Italy Philip Götsch 28:53 (2017) |
| Women | France Christel Dewalle 34:44 (2014) |
In skyrunning, a vertical kilometer is an uphill mountain running race with an elevation gain of 1,000 metres. The Vertical Kilometer World Circuit also defines it as covering less than 5 km.[1] Trekking poles, which are allowed as optional accessories, are often used in vertical kilometer races.
Related events include the Double Vertical Kilometer and Triple Vertical Kilometer.
Records
[edit | edit source]The official vertical km record belongs to Italian Philip Götsch, who in 2017 won the Kilomètre vertical de Fully with a time of 28:53.
In 2021, the men's FKT (Fastest Known Time) was set by Kilian Jornet at Vengetind, Norway with a time of 28:48.[2]
Up to 2017, the men's world record was 29:42, set in 2014 in Fully, Switzerland by Italian skyrunner Urban Zemmer (see Kilomètre vertical de Fully).[1]
The women's world record is 33:00, set in September 2025 at Nantau-Montriond, France by French runner Axelle Mollaret[3]
Races
[edit | edit source]The Vertical Kilometer World Circuit is an annual international circuit. It was started in 2017 as a spin-off of Skyrunner World Series.[4] The circuit consists of 17 races that are held annually from May to October.[5][6][7]
The Kilomètre vertical de Fully (Fully Vertical Kilometer) is one of the best-known vertical kilometer competitions.
See also
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