Incredible footage shows man climbing equivalent of more than two Mount Everests in single day

Incredible footage shows a man climbing the equivalent of more than two Mount Everests in a single day.

During a 24-hour period, Aaron Durogati from Merano, Italy, climbed up Slogen Mountain (1,564m) in Norway 18 times - paragliding down each time.

Durogati earned an Official Guinness World Record for the greatest ascent in 24 hours (hike-and-fly), having achieved 19,424m of total positive elevation gain.

Durogati is a Red Bull X-Alps champion and World Cup winner - meaning he has already competed at the highest level of Hike and Fly and paragliding.

Watch footage of Aaron Durogati hiking up Slogen Mountain and paragliding down.

Durogati said: "There were a couple of hard moments. After 4,000-5,000 vertical meters I got really tired, especially thinking about the 20 hours I had left, but I tried to stay really focused on every lap, every step.

"I tried to divide the ascent in little pieces and be really precise, efficient and fast during flying - in a way just ‘run’. But of course at night, when it gets darker, also with some rain showers, it was tough, but I had really good support which kept me motivated throughout.

"I worked really hard on my strength, my physical preparation, I built a few special paragliders for this project, special backpacks and harnesses.

"It feels really amazing as it was a long-term project. I’m racing a lot and to pull off this whole project I needed about three-quarters of a year, and the right location and a good team. It was something that was missing in my career, and this year I found the motivation, the place and the time, and in the last 24 hours everything came together and I made it.”