The Fast Line

Swiss climber Nicolas Hojac and Austrian partner Philipp Brugger have set a new speed record in the Swiss Alps, completing one of mountaineering’s most legendary endurance feats: climbing the north faces of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau – three of the most iconic and challenging peaks in the Bernese Alps – in just 15 hours and 30 minutes. The feat, completed on 5 April 2025 with the aim of summiting all three peaks in under 24 hours, breaks the long-standing record of 25 hours set by Swiss alpinists Ueli Steck and Stephan Siegrist in 2004 – both widely regarded as pioneers in the field