| Athletics Vertical kilometer | |
|---|---|
 Christel Dewalle at the 2019 Fully Vertical Kilometer | |
| World records | |
| Men |  Philip Götsch 28:53 (2017) |
| Women |  Christel Dewalle 34:44 (2014)
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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
The official vertical km record belongs to Rémi Bonnet, who in 2025 won the Kilomètre vertical de Fully with a time of 27:21.
The women's world record is 33:00, set in September 2025 at Nantau-Montriond, France by French runner Axelle Mollaret2
Races
The Vertical Kilometer World Circuit is an annual international circuit. It was started in 2017 as a spin-off of Skyrunner World Series.3 The circuit consists of 17 races that are held annually from May to October.456
The Kilomètre vertical de Fully (Fully Vertical Kilometer) is one of the best-known vertical kilometer competitions.
References
References
- "Vertical Kilometer World Circuit launches". Vertical Kilometer World Circuit. 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- "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.