5 weeks ago I Ieft for South America. I had a lot of questions in my head about life and motivation. I had no idea what to expect from Aconcagua.

Now I am back in Europe. I had one of the strongest life experiences ever. My main goal was to try higher altitude and to see how I manage the ‘expedition life’. It was a great opportunity to measure myself against the best endurance athletes who tried to speed climb this beast before.

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About the record.

There are several records on this mountain. Those from the park entrance mean you trail run for about 25km and then you start climbing up the mountain…I was not interested much in that one. For me, the Holy grail was the climbing up part..starting from Plaza de Mulas to the summit!

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On my record day (27th December) I took 1,5l of water, one down jacket, extra headband, fat socks which I never used and some snacks. My friend Emma was supposed to wait for me with more water in camp 3 but she had to turn around because of the cold. I decided to give it a shot anyway and go as light as possible.

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