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Mont Blanc FKT: Skier Breaks New Record 7 Days After It Was Set

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The original version of this story was published on ExplorersWeb. On May 24, Benjamin Vedrines set a new speed record for skiing up and down Mont Blanc — 4 hours, 54 minutes, and 41 seconds. Then, just days later on May 31, mountain athlete William Boffelli of Bergamo, Italy, skied the route 11 minutes faster. (Photo/William Boffelli) Like Vedrines, the Italian started from the church in Chamonix, summited Mont Blanc, and then skied back to the …

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The mountaineer William Boffelli has signed a new speed record for the Mont-Blanc climb. The Italian has completed the round trip between the church of Chamonix and the summit in 4 hours and 43 minutes. He thus erases the time of the Frenchman Benjamin Védrines who has held a week. - Ascension of Mont-Blanc: the Italian Boffelli signs a new speed record, a week after the French Védrines (Sports).

Italian mountaineer William Boffelli claimed to have climbed the summit this weekend from Chamonix in ten minutes less than Benjamin Védrines last week.

Italian mountaineer William Boffelli travelled 32.43 km and about 3,800 meters of positive elevation in just under five hours on Saturday, May 31.

Starting on Saturday morning, William Bofelli ran the 32,43 km and 3,800 metres up in less than four hours and 45 minutes, according to his smartphone Using GPS data, Italian mounter William Boffelli claimed to have broken the speed record at the top of Mont Blanc, just a week after French Benjamin Védrines reached a new record.

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Index broke the news in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday, June 1, 2025.
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