Hillary Gerardi
American athlete
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Hillary Gerardi is a French athlete following her naturalization in 2024, born in the United States 13 October 1986.[1] A skyrunning specialist, she notably won the Tromsø Skyrace and the Kima Trophy in 2018. She holds the women's record for the round trip ascent of Mont Blanc from Chamonix in Haute-Savoie.
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | United States |
| Born | 13 October 1986 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Skyrunning, trail running |
Biography
At the beginning of April 2021, she achieved a first with Valentine Fabre, becoming the first female duo to ski mountaineer from Chamonix to Zermatt in one go via the Haute Route (108 km) in 26h 21mins.[2]
On June 17, 2023, she set off at two o'clock in the morning from the church in Chamonix and began the ascent of Mont Blanc via the north ridge. She roped up with Valentine Fabre in the dangerous passages and reached the summit in 5 hours 16 minutes. She was then joined by the South African trail runner Meg Mackenzie who accompanied her during the descent to Chamonix. She reached her starting point after 7 hours 25 minutes of effort. She thus set a new round-trip record, beating by almost half an hour the previous women's record set by Emelie Forsberg in 2018.[3]
Medals
During the 2019 season she participated in the Skyrunner World Series circuit, she finished in 5th place in the first race, the Mt Awa Skyrace.
| Position (overall) | Position (women) | Race | Distance | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 |  |
 France Tour des Cirques |
120 km | 21 August 2015 | 26 h 14 min 31 s |
| 52 |  |
Skyrhune | 21 km | 24 September 2016 | 2 h 32 min 46 s |
| 31 |  |
Skyrace des Matheysins | 27 km | 8 May 2017 | 3 h 32 min 6 s |
| 75 | |
Dolomites SkyRace | 22 km | 22 July 2017 | 2 h 37 min 55 s |
|
Trentapassi Vertical Race | 3,4 km | 6 May 2018 | ||
| 12 | |
Monte Rosa SkyMarathon | 35 km | 23 June 2018 | 5 h 51 min 32 s |
| 52 | |
DoloMyths Run | 22 km | 22 July 2018 | 2 h 32 min 9 s |
| 9 | |
Tromsø Skyrace | 57 km | 4 August 2018 | 8 h 14 min 9 s |
| 26 | |
Trophée Kima | 52 km | 26 August 2018 | 7 h 37 min 29 s |
| 5th | Mt Awa SkyRace | 33 km | 21 avril 2019 | 2 h 30 min 31 s | |
| 67 | |
SkyRace des Matheysins | 27 km | 19 mai 2019 | 3 h 03 min 23 s |
| 14 | |
Tromsø Skyrace | 55 km | 3 août 2019 | 8 h 25 min 57 s |
| 26 | |
Matterhorn Ultraks Extreme | 25 km | 23 août 2019 | 4 h 14 min 48 s |
| 16 | |
Matterhorn Ultraks Vertical | 2,3 km | 23 août 2019 | 26 min 23 s |
| 13 | |
Matterhorn Ultraks Extreme | 25 km | 21 août 2020 | 4 h 25 min 23 s |
| 9 | |
AMA VK2 | 11 km | 19 juin 2021 | 1 h 58 min 57 s |
| 20 | |
90 km du Mont-Blanc | 85 km | 2 juillet 2021 | 11 h 54 min 11 s |
| 16 | |
Matterhorn Ultraks Extreme | 25 km | 20 août 2021 | 4 h 10 min 54 s |
| 26 | |
Grigne SkyMarathon | 23 km | 19 septembre 2021 | 2 h 24 min 28 s |
| 21 | |
Monte Rosa SkyMarathon | 35 km | 25 juin 2022 | 6 h 52 min 42 s |
| 37 | |
Giir di Mont | 32 km | 31 juillet 2022 | 4 h 6 min 6 s |
| 19 | |
Trophée Kima | 52 km | 28 août 2022 | 7 h 30 min 38 s |
| 58 | |
Skyrace des Matheysins | 25,3 km | 14 mai 2023 | 3 h 2 min 15 s |
| 26 | |
Grigne SkyMarathon | 43 km | 17 septembre 2023 | 6 h 12 min 5 s |
| 19 | |
Monte Zerbion Vertical | 9,5 km | 18 mai 2024 | 1 h 40 min 19 s |
| 20 | |
Hochkönig SkyRace | 31,6 km | 1er juin 2024 | 4 h 7 min 20 s |
| 16 | |
Monte Rosa SkyMarathon | 35 km | 16 juin 2024 | 6 h 37 min 9 s |
| 26 | |
Cordillera Blanca Skyrace | 23 km | 7 juillet 2024 | 2 h 43 min 11 s |
| 30 | |
Trophée Kima | 52 km | 24 août 2024 | 7 h 32 min 58 s |
| 21 | |
Maga SkyMarathon | 39 km | 22 septembre 2024 | 5 h 31 min 56 s |
| 23 | |
Kilomètre vertical du Mont-Blanc | 3,8 km | 27 juin 2025 | 44 min 41 s |
| 25 | |
Championnats de France de trail long | 72,45 km | 12 juillet 2025 | 9 h 25 min 27 s |
