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| Athletics Vertical kilometer | |
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 Christel Dewalle at the 2019 Fully Vertical Kilometer | |
| World records | |
| Men |  Rémi Bonnet 27:21 (2025) |
| Women |  Axelle Gachet Mollaret 32:52 (2025)
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In skyrunning, a vertical kilometer is an uphill mountain running race with an elevation gain of 1,000 metres. The Vertical Kilometer World Circuit also defines it as covering less than 5 km.[1] Trekking poles, which are allowed as optional accessories, are often used in vertical kilometer races.
Related events include the Double Vertical Kilometer and Triple Vertical Kilometer.
Records
[edit source]The official vertical km record belongs to Rémi Bonnet, who in 2025 won the Kilomètre vertical de Fully with a time of 27:21.[2]
The previous world record was 28:53, set by Philip Götsch in 2017 in Fully.[3]
The women's record belongs to Axelle Mollaret, who in 2025 won the Kilomètre vertical de Fully with a time of 32:52.[2]
The previous women's world record was 33:00, set in September 2025 at Nantau-Montriond, France by French runner Axelle Mollaret[4].
Races
[edit source]The Vertical Kilometer World Circuit is an annual international circuit. It was started in 2017 as a spin-off of Skyrunner World Series.[5] The circuit consists of 17 races that are held annually from May to October.[6][7][8]
The Kilomètre vertical de Fully (Fully Vertical Kilometer) is one of the best-known vertical kilometer competitions.
Other popular races are the KV Lagunc[9] in Chiavenna and the MelaVertical[10] in Villa di Tirano (SO), Italy.
See also
[edit source]References
[edit source]- ↑ "Vertical Kilometer World Circuit launches". Vertical Kilometer World Circuit. 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- 1 2 "Results - Kilomètre Vertical de Fully - MSO". www.mso.swiss. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
- ↑ VKWCADMIN (2017-10-21). "VK world record smashed at Fully Finals". Vertical Kilometer World Circuit. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
- ↑ "la-haut-savoyarde-axelle-gachet-mollaret-pulverise-le-record-du-monde-du-kilometre-vertical-a-nantaux-montriond". ledauphine.com (in French). 2025-09-14. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
- ↑ "VERTICAL KILOMETER WORLD CIRCUIT LAUNCHES". vkworldcircuit.com. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ↑ "VERTICAL KILOMETER WORLD CIRCUIT 2017 - Presentato il primo circuito internazionale dedicato ai verticalisti". sportdimontagna.com. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ↑ "2017 RANKING – MEN". vkworldcircuit.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ↑ "2017 RANKING – WOMEN". vkworldcircuit.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ↑ "KV Lagunc – Val Bregaglia Trail" (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-06-16.
- ↑ "Melavertical". Melavertical (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-06-16.
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