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Mount Aconcagua usually takes 10 to 14 days to summit. Tyler Andrews did it in less than 12 hours

In 2019, Tyler Andrews clocked the fastest-known running time on the 40-mile Salkanty rail through the Andes. He's also set speed records on Japan's Mount Fuiji and Ohos Del Salado, the world's tallest volcano, in Chile.
Tyler Andrews climbing Mount Aconcagua. (Courtesy of Tyler Andrews)

Every couple of years we take a moment to ask, “What’s Tyler Andrews up to?” He’s an accomplished runner who’s competed in two U.S. Olympic Marathon trials, won a silver medal at the World 50k Championships and set a treadmill half marathon world record.

But what he’s doing in the mountains is leaving everyone — except perhaps Andrews — breathless. In 2019, he clocked the fastest-known running time on the 40-mile Salkanty rail through the Andes. He’s also set speed records on Japan’s Mount Fuiji and Chile’s Ohos Del Salado, the world’s

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