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Hey folks, you’re about to have your breath taken away.  Karl Egloff is one of the pre-eminent mountain speedrunners in the world, holding FKTs, or Fastest Known Times – to not climb, but run – up and down many of the highest and most daunting peaks in the world, including Denali, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, and Aconcagua.  Where it would take most of us many days to trek these mountains, it takes Karl mere hours.  Where we would be using ropes, crampons, and ice axes, Karl is in running shoes.  His Denali FKT of 11 hours, and 44 minutes edged out that of mountain legend Kilian Jornet, and Kilian skied down, whereas Karl ran.  Karl is based in Ecuador, where I got to enjoy a very fun run with him in November.  His mother was Ecuadorian and his father, Charly, is Swiss, so Karl got the Alpine best of both countries, and with his mountain-guide father leading the way, Karl naturally became a guide himself.  His company, Cumbre Tours, leads expeditions for average humans to many of the bucket-list peaks of the world.  All the while, he is an amazing family man with a mountain runner wife herself and two young kids.  His current project is to capture the FKT on all of the Seven Summits – the highest peak on each of the seven continents.  And then another goal is a simple run across Antarctica.  We talk about taking on peak challenges (literally), chasing dreams, risk management, logistical tests, loving the mountains, and keeping the family in focus.  I think you’ll be blown away when you hear his story, and I definitely encourage you to view some of his incredible mountain adventure photos and videos that will surely leave you breathless.

Karl Egloff
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