Climbing the 7 highest peaks in the 7 Alpine countries all by himself (1) - only on foot and on the PAVO IV: this has been the goal of top athlete Michael Strasser with his Project 771. And he has actually made it: Starting on 2 July at 04:22 at the foot of Mont Blanc, he arrived 7 days, 10 hours and 56 minutes later at the foot of Triglav in Slovenia (after climbing it, of course).
The previously known world record time from 2012 by long-distance icon Wolfgang Fasching had been 9.5 days. However, Wolfgang Fasching had been travelling with a support team and was therefore able to shorten the bike distance by 10%.
Michael Strassers route speaks for itself:
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In order to set the record in the "solo unsupported" category, he did not take any motorised help or external support of any kind. This means, for example, no support car, no mountain partners and no support from the roadside. Not even cheering was allowed - that would have already been considered mental support.
Of course, Michael Strasser also transported his entire mountain equipment (including ice axe, crampons, shoes, etc.) on the PAVO IV all by himself. With a loaded total weight of over 20 kg, he rode our all-round racer over mountain passes with thousands of metres of altitude.
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