Vancouver Vertical KM Series

About the 2022 Everest Summits VK Marathon

The Everest Summits Marathon involves completing all 10 VK's from the Sea to Sky (4), Backcountry (3), and Mt Fromme (3) Course Groups. By completing this challenge you will have climbed more elevation than the height of Mt Everest from Sea Level (8849m).

The combined distance and elevation for this challenge is 41.94km* and 10000m ascent. (* not including descent distance after each VK).

The Winner will be the Male and Female who climb all 10 VK's in the fastest accumulated time. You can attempt a VK more than once if you want to improve your time, your fastest effort on each course will be used in the calculation.

You have the entire four months of the series to complete the marathon - one course at a time. All courses in this marathon are considered Moderate/Difficult in difficulty.

2022 Everest Summits VK Marathon Leaderboard

Place	Name	Time	VK1 Completely Necessary	VK3 The General	VK4 Lost Limb	VK5 The Glorious	VK6 Pins and Needles	VK7 Uncaged Lions	VK14 Gladiator	VK17 Slipstream	VK19 Speedweaver	VK20 Mosquito Bite

2022 Everest Summits VK Marathon Course Summary

FROMME GROUP

#	Name	Group	Distance	Ascent	Descent	Location	Status	Strava
17	Slipstream	Fromme	5.36km	1,000m	100m	Mackay Creek, Grouse Mountain Highway, Pipeline, Mount Fromme	Closed	Strava
19	Speedweaver	Fromme	5.71km	1,000m	Negligible	Dreamweaver, St Georges, Peer Gynt, Mountain Highway, Mt Fromme Trail	Closed	Strava
20	Mosquito Bite	Fromme	5.77km	1,000m	Negligible	Mosquito Creek, Cascades, Executioner, Peer Gynt, Mount Fromme	Closed	Strava

HEADWATERS GROUP

#	Name	Group	Distance	Ascent	Descent	Location	Status	Strava
3	The General	Headwaters	3.24km	1,000m	100m	Paton Route to Coliseum Mtn Trail T-Intersection, Seymour Valley	Closed	Strava
6	Pins and Needles	Headwaters	3.96km	1,000m	Negligible	Hydraulic Trail to South Needle Peak, Seymour Valley	Closed	Strava
14	Gladiator	Headwaters	5.01km	1,000m	Negligible	Coliseum Mountain trail from Norvan Falls, Lynn Valley	Closed	Strava

SEA TO SKY GROUP

#	Name	Group	Distance	Ascent	Descent	Location	Status	Strava
1	Completely Necessary	Sea to Sky	2.62km	1,000m	Negligible	Unnecessary Mountain trail to Plateau, Lions Bay	Closed	Strava
4	Lost Limb	Sea to Sky	2.98km	1,000m	Negligible	Mt Harvey Trail to Mt Harvey Summit, Lions Bay	Closed	Strava
5	The Glorious	Sea to Sky	3.08km	1,000m	Negligible	Brunswick Mountain Saddle from Tunnel Bluffs turn off, Lions Bay	Closed	Strava
7	Uncaged Lions	Sea to Sky	4.21km	1,000m	Negligible	Lions Binkert Trail to HSCT from River crossing, Lions Bay	Closed	Strava

2022 Everest Summits VK Marathon