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Highest altitude reached by marathon distance run (male)

Highest altitude reached by marathon distance run (male)
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Who
Josh Patterson
What
6,008 metre(s)
Where
Bolivia (Cerro Uturuncu)
When
16 September 2025
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The highest altitude reached by marathon distance run (male) is 6,008 m (19,711 ft) and was achieved by Josh Patterson (UK) in Cerro Uturuncu, Bolivia, on 16 September 2025.

Josh started his run near the village of Quetena Chico in the southwestern Bolivian Andes at an altitude of 4,561 metres, and finished at the summit of Cerro Uturuncu just over 11 hours later.