ActiveOutdoorsRab athlete summits every 4,000-metre plus peak in the Alps in a single seasonDutch mountain guide Roeland van Oss climbed 82 mountains in 78 days, cycling between each oneWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
ActiveOutdoorsRab athlete summits every 4,000-metre plus peak in the Alps in a single seasonDutch mountain guide Roeland van Oss climbed 82 mountains in 78 days, cycling between each oneWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Dutch mountain guide Roeland van Oss climbed 82 mountains in 78 days, cycling between each one
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(Image credit: Rab)
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There are 82 peaks in the Alps that stand more than 4,000 metres above sea level, and Dutch mountain guide andRabathleteRoeland van Osshas climbed to the summit of every single one in one season, cycling his bike between the mountains.
(Image credit: Rab)
(Image credit: Rab)
In Valais, unstable weather and unforeseen storms seriously jeapodised Roeland plans, but he still knocked off 33 peaks in the first 23 days.
(Image credit: Rab)
(Image credit: Rab)
Between day 37 and 51, in the mountains around Chamonix, Roeland climbed all the big 4,000 metre peaks around Mont Blanc, including Aiguille Verte, Diable Ridge, Grandes Jorasses, the 4,000 metre peaks on the Brouillard and Peuterey ridge, and Mont Blanc itself.
(Image credit: Rab)
(Image credit: Rab)
Roeland chose to make his adventure complete self-powered, using his bike to travel between the mountains, keeping CO2 emissions to a minimum. The aim of his mission was to raise awareness for climate change and inspire others to take individual action to achieve change for the better.
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(Image credit: Rab)
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“The summer of 2022 was not a brilliant one to have a project like this,” says Roeland. “But it was a summer that sadly demonstrated perfectly what the big issue is: extremely hot and dry, during which many routes were closed due to rock and ice fall, with several major incidents in the mountains that could be directly related to climate change.”
In total, Roeland cycled over 1,300km, hiked more than 600km, and ascended upwards of 100,000 vertical metres. He is the first Dutch person and the fourth climber ever to achieve this performance.
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