One climb. Repeated for more than 37 hours. In August 2025, Austrian ultra-cyclist Max Riese rode Gaisberg until his altimeter read 26,553 m—a Triple Everesting world record. Here’s what Triple Everesting actually is, why Gaisberg worked, and what this ride teaches about pacing, logistics, and the people who carry you through hour 30.

Triple Everesting World Record: Max Riese’s 26,553 m Day on Gaisberg

Triple Everesting is one of those ideas that sounds like a joke—until you look at the numbers. The concept is simple: pick one climb and repeat it until your total elevation gain matches a defined “Everesting” height. For Triple Everesting, that target is 26,544 m (three times the height of Mount Everest).

In August 2025, Austrian ultra-cyclist Max Riese did exactly that on his home climb Gaisberg, near Salzburg—finishing with 26,553 m of climbing in roughly 37 hours and 37 minutes, setting a new world record.

Watch the short film

If you want the full experience—the repetition, the night shift, the quiet moments where it gets real—watch the short film on YouTube.

What is Triple Everesting?

Everesting started with a beautifully brutal constraint:

• One hill
• One activity
• Repeat until you hit the target elevation

For cycling, the rules emphasize that the ride must focus on one climb, repeated up-and-down on the same route, recorded as a single continuous activity. Breaks for food are allowed, but they count toward your total elapsed time.

Multiple Everesting scales the target:

• Single: 8,848 m
• Double: 17,696 m
• Triple: 26,544 m

That number is what makes Triple Everesting special: it’s not just “a bigger Everesting.” It’s a full day-and-a-half of repeating the same effort—physically demanding, mentally strange, and logistically unforgiving.

Why Gaisberg works for a record attempt

A record-grade Everesting climb usually isn’t the most famous climb—it’s the most repeatable climb.

Gaisberg is the opposite of a romantic alpine point-to-point. It’s a home climb you can memorize. And that’s a feature, not a bug.

Here’s what matters when the goal is speed and survival:

1. Consistency beats beauty
   When you’re doing ~90+ repeats, removing surprises is performance.
2. Safe descents save the day
   Every descent is time, risk, and fatigue. A predictable descent reduces mistakes.
3. Support access is everything
   If people can reach you easily, they can feed you, film you, ride a lap, and keep the lights on mentally.

That last point came through in reports about Max’s ride: he was rarely truly alone, with friends and supporters joining at different hours—especially during the hardest nighttime stretch.

The numbers (and what they actually mean)

Here are the headline stats reported for Max Riese’s record ride:

• 26,553 m of elevation gain
• ~37h 37m elapsed time
• ~480 km total distance
• ~93 climbs/repeats

The one number that matters most—and stays consistent—is total elevation gained.

Comfort is performance: the Joyseat Ultra detail that matters

On paper, Triple Everesting is all about watts, gradients, and time. In real life, it’s also about the contact points that decide whether you can keep riding when your body is negotiating for an exit.

For this attempt, Max rode a custom Posedla Joyseat Ultra—built from his fit data, printed specifically for his anatomy and riding position. Over 37+ hours, that customization isn’t a luxury detail. It’s a practical tool: fewer distractions, fewer “micro-shifts,” and more time spent doing the only job that matters—turning pedals.

This isn’t a medical claim and it’s not magic. It’s simply the logic of endurance: when you remove one avoidable problem, you preserve energy for the unavoidable ones.

The partners behind the effort

Big endurance projects don’t happen in a vacuum. This record attempt was supported by a group of partners who helped make the setup, tracking, and apparel side of a 37-hour effort possible:

• BBB Cycling
• Cervélo
• COROS
• Posedla
• QUOC
• 7mesh

What this ride teaches (even if you’ll never do it)

Most riders won’t attempt Triple Everesting. But the principles scale—from your first Everesting to your next all-day ride.

1. Pacing is a personality test
   Early speed feels “free.” It isn’t. The strongest strategy is the one you can still execute at 3am.
2. Food is a system, not a vibe
   You can’t wing it for 30+ hours. You need repeatable inputs and simple decisions.
3. Comfort is endurance insurance
   At 37 hours, small issues stop being small. Hands, feet, neck—and saddle interface—compound.
4. Logistics create speed
   Your fastest minute is often the one you don’t lose: smooth handoffs, predictable stops, minimal faff.
5. Community turns suffering into story
   The record is a number. The memory is who showed up. Reports repeatedly note the support Max received through the night.