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Watch Fernanda Maciel Set the Speed Record on Kilimanjaro

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Fernanda Maciel made history in October 2017 when she ran up and down Kilimanjaro faster than anyone before.

It took her 10 hours 6 minutes, beating the previous record by nearly 3 hours. The film “Taking Flight on Kilimanjaro” from The North Face captures Maciel’s lightning ascent. Read our full story of her feat below:

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