Ultra Running
One week ago I had never heard of this sport, tonight I saw Killian Jornet talk at the Chamonix Adventure Film Festival. He is a professional Ultra Runner sponsored by Salomon. This morning he took an “easy” run from Les Houches to Mont Blanc in 4 hours 15 minutes together with his sister. That's over 3800 meters of vertical, topping out at 4808 meters above sea level. On the way down they stopped for some breakfast at one of the refuges, making their leisurely return a full 2 hours long.
And he didn't mention this himself, it came out during a questionnaire with the audience after showing the film Kilian’s Quest by Sébastien Montaz. Makes me wonder how many other humble super-humans I have walked past in the street in the last week.
We also saw Panik in Baffin (ski & snowboard), Feel the Hill (longboarding), Wild Water (whitewater rafting and kayaking), and The Climate of Change (environmentalist).
I feel very inspired now.