The Himalayan adventure of Kilian Jornet has not stopped yet: Saturday 27 May, he climbed the north face of Mount Everest (8,848 m) for the second time, without the use of supplemental oxygen or fixed ropes, in an alpine style.
The Catalan athlete, who reached for the first time the summit of Everest at the midnight of 21st to 22nd May, without oxygen in 26 hours, as part of his "Summits of My Life” project, did it once again.
According to the Summits of my life blog, Kilian reached the summit via the North Face of Everest on 27th May, at 9pm (+5.45GMT). He left Advanced Base Camp at 6,500 meters, at 2am. He climbed to the summit on the "normal" route, passing the three high altitude camps used by climbers attempting the world’s highest mountain, a climb which takes on average four days.
The climb to the summit was slow but continuous. The wind was the main obstacle Kilian had to overcome, on an extremely windy Himalayan day. Weather conditions improved throughout the night, in the latter part of the route and he returned to Advanced Base Camp.
According to the blog on Alanarnette.com, Kilian went from ABC (Advanced Base Camp) to the summit in 17 hours.
A physical and mental performance out of the ordinary
When he returned at the ABC, he said “I’m so happy to have made the summit again! Today I felt good, although it was very windy up in the mountain. I couldn't go that fast but I summited at 9pm. It took me 17 hours. I think summiting Everest twice in a season without oxygen opens new possibilities in alpinism and I’m really happy to have done it”.
In his second Everest expedition, Kilian has been accompanied by Sébastien Montaz-Rosset, mountain guide and cameraman. At the moment, they are resting in Everest Base Camp before returning to Europe.
More info about the expedition on Kilian Jornet's blog Summits of my life and Facebook page
