On Wednesday, September 3, ultra-distance legend Kilian Jornet kicked off his boldest U.S. project yet. Titled States of Elevation, the Spaniard aims to climb every 14,000-foot peak in the contiguous states, travelling between and up them only by bike and on foot.
The route takes in Colorado’s 58 fourteeners before stretching west across Utah and Nevada to California’s Sierra Nevada range, ultimately finishing on Washington’s Mount Rainier. In practice, it’s the equivalent of riding a Tour de France stage and running a marathon every single day for roughly a month.
