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BBC News
16-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Speed climbers set record for Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountains
Swiss climber Nicolas Hojac and his Austrian partner Philipp Brugger have set a new record after climbing three famous Swiss mountains in 15 and a half hours. That's almost 10 hours faster than the previous record set more than two decades ago. The pair took on the north faces of Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, a well-known trio in Swiss alpinists Ueli Steck and Stephan Siegrist managed to climb them in 25 hours back in 2004. Brugger said it was a challenge they had been looking forward to for a while, after it had previously been delayed due to illness. He said: "We've been wanting to take on this project together for a year now...I never would have thought that I would be standing on the Jungfrau with Nico one year later."The duo began their ascent in the darkness at 1am local time, but it didn't hold them back, and they made a strong start. They reached Eiger in just under six hours - a distance that often takes many amateur climbers one or two days to do!They didn't let their pace slow down and carried on powering through, with amazing results!"This record feels completely surreal to me," Hojac said."We would have been very satisfied with 19 to 21 hours. The fact that we managed it in even less time shows that we're all often capable of more than we think."
Reuters
15-04-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Hojac and Brugger shatter speed record by almost 10 hours in Swiss Alps
April 15 (Reuters) - Swiss climber Nicolas Hojac and his Austrian partner Philipp Brugger shattered a 21-year record by completing the North Faces of the Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau in only 15 hours and 30 minutes - shattering the previous record by almost 10 hours, it was announced on Tuesday. The climb in the Bernese Alps, completed on April 5, saw the pair broke the previous record of 25 hours by Swiss alpinists Ueli Steck and Stephan Siegrist in 2004. "This record feels completely surreal to me," Hojac said. "We would have been very satisfied with 19 to 21 hours. The fact that we managed it in even less time shows that we're all often capable of more than we think." The duo began their ascent in the darkness at 01:00 local time and reached the Eiger in just under six hours — a distance that takes many amateur climbers one or two days. Seizing the time advantage, they never let it slip. "We've been wanting to take on this project together for a year now, but then I experienced a perforated bowel. I never would have thought that I would be standing on the Jungfrau with Nico one year later," Brugger added.
