"This was, without any doubt, the most challenging thing I've ever done in my life, mentally, physically, and technically, but also maybe the most beautiful."
"Getting up the high peaks of the Alps involves not only trail running and scrambling, but also mountaineering, and Jornet's goal was to link up as many of the peaks via ridges and classic lines as possible."
"The route, which he called Alpine Connections, was 1,207 kilometers long and had 75,344 meters of elevation gain. It took him 19 days, and nearly 268 hours of moving time."
"For this 16-stage traverse of the Alps, he started at Piz Bernina and finished on Dôme and Barre des Écrins. He traveled roughly east to west..."
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