Kílian Jornet Burgada

The incredible sportsman Killian Jornet Burgada is a professional long-distance trail runner and ski mountaineer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest trail runners of all time, and he holds the speed record for the ascent and descent of major mountains, including Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn, and the 24-hour uphill skiing record. He is 7x World Champion, a 6x European Champion, and holds 10 Skyrunner World Series Gold medals in mountain running.

Born and raised in Catalonia, Spain, Jornet and has been climbing peaks and slopes since he was three-years-old. He started ski mountaineering in 1999 when he was 12-years-old, and competed for the first time the following year in the Spanish Cup. He became a junior member of the Spanish National Ski Mountaineering Team in 2003, and started racing at a senior level in 2007. He has since gone on to win countless events and competitions, including three World Championships Golds and four European Championships Golds for Skyrunning; four World Championships Golds, a Silver and two Bronzes, and two European Championships Golds and two Silvers for Ski mountaineering. He has also won an incredible ten Golds and a single Silver for mountain running in the Skyrunner World Series.

Jornet regularly connects with his millions of followers and fans through Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, posting pictures and comments about his life on the peaks of the world. He also has a dedicated YouTube channel, Kilian Jornet Burgada, and an official website, kilianjornet.cat.