Kilian Jornet had quite an American vacation this fall. The Spaniard cemented his legacy as the world’s best mountain athlete by scaling 72 14ers in Colorado, California and Washington in 31 days.

Jornet on Sunday completed his audacious States of Elevation project on Washington’s Mount Rainier, after starting on Longs Peak on Sept. 3.

The 37-year-old climbed 403,740 feet, covering 629 miles on foot and cycling 2,568 miles between the peaks. He spent 489 hours in motion in those 31 days, linking all the publicly accessible 14ers in the lower U.S. On each stage of his project, the once-in-a-generation mountaineering legend was joined by high-profile local athletes who pedaled, climbed and ran alongside him.

Jornet climbed 56 14ers in Colorado in 16 days, covering 1,247 miles on foot an

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