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Rémi Bonnet

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Charmey, SwitzerlandBorn 1995-03-03Sponsor Salomon / Red Bull
UTMB 950ITRA 949Wins 32Podiums 43

Rémi Bonnet is a Swiss mountain athlete from Charmey, in the Gruyère region, who is a dual force in ski mountaineering and uphill mountain running. A Salomon and Red Bull athlete, he won the Golden Trail World Series overall title in 2022 and 2023, took the 2025 World Mountain Running Championships uphill world title in Canfranc, and set the Vertical Kilometer world record of 27:21 at Fully in 2025. On snow he is a six-time ski mountaineering world champion who claimed his first overall ISMF World Cup crystal globe in 2026, becoming the first Swiss to do so since 2010. He is widely regarded as the world's premier vertical and uphill specialist.

Upcoming Races

2026
1 race
Marathon du Mont-Blanc/42km du Mont Blanc
Jun 28
42km
2,540m+
Chamonix, France

Race Results

2026
2 races
6th
Zegama-Aizkorri/Mendi Maratoia
May 17
43.1km
2,730m+
3:53:57
16th
Grand Raid Ventoux/Mistral Marathon Trail (MMT)
Apr 25
51km
2,100m+
4:31:21
2025
5 races4 wins
1st
Tsaigu Trail/25K
Nov 2
26km
990m+
1:47:24
1st
Kilomètre Vertical de Fully/Vertical Kilometer
Oct 18
1.92km
1,000m+
0:27:21
Vertical Kilometer world record
1st
World Mountain and Trail Running Championships/Vertical Uphill
Sep 25
6.4km
990m+
0:37:50
Uphill World Champion
1st
Neirivue-Moléson
Jun 15
10.6km
1,290m+
0:56:05
31st
Il Golfo dell'Isola Trail/Main Event
May 17
26km
1,430m+
2:19:13
2024
8 races1 win
2nd
Salomon Golden Trail Finals/Finals
Oct 20
23.5km
1,400m+
1:50:58
Golden Trail World Series final
2nd
Salomon Golden Trail Finals/Prologue
Oct 18
6km
427m+
0:26:13
4th
Mammoth Trailfest/26K
Sep 22
26km
1,400m+
1:52:59
4th
Headlands Race/Headlands 27K
Sep 15
27km
1,280m+
1:57:48
DNF
Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc/OCC
Aug 29
57km
3,500m+
9th
Sierre-Zinal
Aug 10
31km
2,190m+
2:33:57
1st
Restonica Trail by UTMB/Tavignanu Trail
Jul 6
33km
2,270m+
3:06:01
2nd
Marathon du Mont-Blanc/42km du Mont Blanc
Jun 30
43km
2,550m+
3:30:56
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Career Highlights

2015: Ski Mountaineering Junior World Champion (Vertical and Individual)
2017: Pikes Peak Marathon - Winner
2018: Vertical Kilometer World Circuit - Overall Champion, winning every stage entered
2018: Zegama-Aizkorri - Won both the marathon and the Vertical Kilometer
2019: Swiss Mountain Running Champion
2022: Golden Trail World Series - Overall Champion; won the Pikes Peak Ascent
2023: Golden Trail World Series - Overall Champion; Pikes Peak Ascent course record (2:00:20)
2023: Ski Mountaineering World Champion - Vertical and Individual double
2025: World Mountain Running Championships Uphill - World Champion (Canfranc)
2025: Vertical Kilometer world record - 27:21 at the KV de Fully
2026: Ski Mountaineering World Cup - first overall title (crystal globe)

Key Achievements

Golden Trail World Series - Overall Champion (2022, 2023)
World Mountain Running Championships - Uphill World Champion (2025)
Vertical Kilometer World Record holder - 27:21 at Fully (2025)
Vertical Kilometer World Circuit - Overall Champion (2018)
Pikes Peak Ascent - Champion (2022, 2023) & Course Record (2:00:20 in 2023)
Pikes Peak Marathon - Winner (2017)
Zegama-Aizkorri - Winner (2018, marathon and Vertical Kilometer)
Marathon du Mont-Blanc 42km - Winner & Course Record (2023)
Ski Mountaineering World Champion - six world titles, including Vertical and Individual doubles (2023, 2025)
Ski Mountaineering World Cup - Overall Champion (2026)

Notable Traits

Swiss mountain athlete from Charmey in the Gruyère region
Dominant uphill and Vertical Kilometer specialist; holds the VK world record (27:21, Fully 2025)
Doubles as an elite ski mountaineer — six-time ISMF world champion and 2026 World Cup overall winner
Salomon and Red Bull athlete; two-time Golden Trail World Series overall champion (2022, 2023)
Owns the Pikes Peak Ascent course record (2:00:20), breaking Matt Carpenter's 30-year mark
Multiple-time winner and course-record holder of his home race, Neirivue-Moléson