Man Skis 378,024 Feet Uphill, Breaking Record Vert in a Month

In his quest to ski 3 million vertical feet in a single year, Noah Dines skied more than 378,000 feet in January alone — the uphill equivalent of 13 Mount Everests.

At the risk of being presumptuous, Noah Dines’ 2024 resolution is probably harder than yours. The outdoor athlete set himself a lofty goal for this year: breaking the world record for vertical feet skied in 12 months. While the previous world record-holder for uphill skiing managed 2.5 million feet in a year, Dines aims for 3 million.

And after just a few weeks, he’s already broken the monthly record.

Dines climbed 378,024 vertical feet in January, breaking the previous record from Greg Hill, who managed 328,614 feet. In practical terms, this means Dines is spending many hours a day slogging up snow slopes on skins, as only vertical feet count for the record — not any of the time spent skiing downhill.

For someone who just uphill skied the equivalent of 13 Mount Everests, Dines sounds stoked to carry on toward the world record for uphill skiing.

“January was a pretty wild month of skiing for me,” Dines said in a press release. “I knew I was going to ski a lot, but had no idea I was capable of this much. It really is all-encompassing. I ski, I eat and I rest. That’s it. Physically, I feel great and I still go to sleep excited to ski!”