The 10th anniversary edition of the Everest Run, a 24-hour charity stair climb organised by the RK Rescue Support Foundation, is now behind us. On 21 and 22 February, participants climbed the height of Mount Everest for the fourth time in Warsaw's Skyliner office building at Rondo Daszyńskiego. A total of 377 participants took part, including 297 individual competitors and 20 four-person relay teams. For the first time in the history of the event, the fastest climber of the symbolic Everest was a woman – Klaudia Krajewska. She covered the distance of 8,848 metres in 11 hours and 20 minutes. She was also the leader in terms of the number of ascents, climbing to the 42nd floor of the Warsaw building 109 times.

Skyliner Everest Run is a unique challenge. To symbolically reach the height of the world's highest peak, participants must climb the 42 floors of the skyscraper 55 times. In the individual and relay formats, competitors face not only the distance, but above all their own limitations for 24 hours.

Results and figures from the anniversary edition

 In the 10th edition of the race, 297 individual competitors and 20 four-person relays took part, with a total of 377 participants. Among them were 11 runners from abroad – from Estonia, England, Italy and Belarus. Klaudia Krajewska was the fastest to climb the symbolic Everest, reaching an altitude of 8,848 m in 11 hours and 20 minutes (a women's record). Among the men, Wojciech Pogorzelec achieved the best time – 12 hours and 24 minutes.

In terms of the number of ascents, Klaudia Krajewska was once again unrivalled, setting this year's event record – 109 ascents to the 42nd floor, which translated into 4,578 floors climbed and 17,685.25 metres vertically. It is worth noting that she only had one longer break during the 24 hours – lasting about 12 minutes. The second result also belonged to a woman – Aleksandra Grabias climbed to the top 92 times. The best man in this classification was Tomasz Lisiecki with 85 ascents (13,791.25 metres). Another record was set in the team competition – Team Estonia achieved150 ascents, or 6,300 floors and an impressive 24,337.5 metres vertically (275% of the height of Mount Everest).

The symbolic height of Everest (55 ascents) was achieved by 112 individual participants, 57 of whom climbed even higher. In the team classification, 18 relay teams completed the full distance. The oldest participant in the race was 82-year-old Giovanni from Italy, the oldest female competitor was 72, and the youngest participant was 19. Almost 60 volunteers, 28 medical personnel and 11 members of the organising team were involved in the organisation of the event, ensuring that the run ran smoothly around the clock.

The Everest Run shows that an office building can serve as more than just a workplace. For 24 hours, Skyliner becomes a space for integration, sporting challenges and real help. Its rhythm, energy and use change. The staircase becomes a route for sporting competition, the lobby turns into a zone for supporting loved ones and regenerating between runs, and the lift hall becomes a symbolic camp for participants. The most important thing then is openness to people and initiatives that build community. We are proud to once again be part of an event that combines extreme challenge with social responsibility," says Szymon Zduńczyk, member of the management board of Karimpol Polska, owner of the Skyliner building.

The funds raised during the run will traditionally be used to purchase medical equipment to support the activities of the RK Foundation and paramedics.

"Each edition of the Everest Run is not only about sporting results, but above all about concrete support for our activities. Thanks to the participants and partners, we can systematically equip our teams with equipment that has a real impact on the safety and effectiveness of paramedics in the field," emphasises Jacek Jakubowski, director of the RK Rescue Support Foundation.

Special anniversary award

 On the occasion of the 10th edition of the event, Make Life Camper, a partner of the event, funded a unique special prize – a week's use of a camper van. The winner will decide where to go and how to plan their trip. The lucky winner was Marcin Dąbrowski, who, in addition to sporting excitement, now has the opportunity to organise his own slow travel trip.

The anniversary edition of the Everest Run confirmed that the event has become a permanent fixture in the calendar of sporting initiatives in Warsaw, combining an extreme challenge with real help for medical rescue services.

The event is organised by the RK Rescue Support Foundation, and the partners of this year's edition were: Karimpol Polska, KONE, the LookUp conference and event centre, Intelligent Technologies and Make Life Camper. The media patron of the event was NowaWarszawa.pl.