During a long day on the slopes of Speikboden resort in Italy, skiing world renowned record addict Oliver Kern set two new world records.

He managed to total 60,874 vertical metres (200,000 feet) skied in one day, and in the process 5,550 (18.210 ft) vertical meters during one hour.

Along with the two world records, by the end of the record day, the 36-year-old German had skied a 5.5 km long run 58 times as well as additional slopes adding up to a total of 361 kilometres (226 miles) skied. Kern also took the 2,887 metre long gondola with a difference in height of 1,022m 58 times as well four additional chair lifts making a total of 520km (325 miles) in the gondola and on the slopes.

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