Karl Egloff

Karl Egloff (born March 16, 1981, Ecuador

At the age of 25 he returned to Ecuador and established his own mountain guiding business. He took up mountain biking and raced with the Ecuador national team for two years.

Mountaineering In 2012, he began focusing on guiding and climbing, and began doing speed ascents of mountains.

Karl Egloff trains intensively in his basement for new high-altitude speed records. In May 2025, he attempted to go from Base Camp to the summit of Mount Everest and back to Base Camp in under 24 hours, without supplemental oxygen. Shortly before reaching Camp 3 at 7,000 meters, he decided to abandon the project due to the wind and humidity.

Speed ascent records 2022. Makalu, Nepal, (8,463 m). 17 hours 18 minutes, 8 May 2022. 2021. Cotopaxi, Ecuador, (5,897 m). 1 hour 36 minutes, 19 October 2021. 2019. Denali, United States of America, (6,194 m). 11 hours 44 minutes, 20 June 2019. 2015. Aconcagua, Argentina, (6,962 m). 11 hours 52 minutes, 19 February 2015. 2016. Cerro Plomo, Chile, (5,424 m). 5 hours 55 minutes, 6 January 2016. 2016. Huascarán, Peru, (6,655 m). 11 hours 0 minutes, 30 June 2016. 2014. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, (5,895 m). 6 hours 42 minutes, 13 August 2014.