One attempt to run the highest elevation ultra marathon in recorded human history.
The World’s Highest ELEVATION Ultra
Turning miles into meaning. Raising awareness for the global pandemic of men struggling in silence.
Mount Chacaltaya, Bolivia – Guiness World Record Attempt – Raising $20,000 for Men’s Mental Health
The World’s Highest Ultramarathon Attempt at 16,637ft
Highest average altitude completion of an ultra marathon distance ran on foot.
Location: Mount Chacaltaya, Bolivia
Elevation: Average of 16,637 ft
Environment: Thin oxygen, extreme exposure, brutal terrain
Trail: One Mile Loop
When: June 13th 2026
This isn’t just physically hard.
It’s neurologically, emotionally, and psychologically destabilizing.
Which is exactly the point.
This mountain doesn’t care about our confidence.
It doesn’t care about our past.
It only responds to presence, preparation, and humility.
We aren’t doing this for awareness alone.
In America, about 79% of all suicide deaths are men—nearly 100 men every day. That’s not normal. We’re screaming into the void until real conversation starts. Running has been one of the most powerful tools for both of us in fighting our own individual darkness and we want to support others on their journey no matter where they are.
Help us start the conversation.
WHO WE ARE
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Ryan Wilson
Ryan is a 28-year-old endurance athlete, adventurer, and entrepreneur whose passion for exploration has shaped both his athletic pursuits and personal life. With a background in Ironman triathlon, ultrarunning, and mountaineering, Ryan has spent the past five years traveling extensively across the United States and internationally—training, exploring, and continuously pushing the limits of human endurance.Professionally, Ryan is a serial remote salesperson and online business consultant, building location-independent work around a life driven by challenge and curiosity. His experiences in extreme environments and endurance sport have fueled a relentless desire to seek new limits and redefine what’s possible.
After facing significant mental health challenges in his youth, Ryan has transformed adversity into purpose. Through his athletic journey, he aims to demonstrate the power of resilience, discipline, and intentional discomfort. By attempting the world’s highest-elevation ultramarathon, Ryan hopes to inspire others to forge their own path, embrace growth, and pursue meaningful change by doing hard things—on purpose.
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Tony Beranek
Tony is a 33-year-old endurance athlete, youth sports coach and former collegiate lacrosse player whose relationship with running has evolved into a living experiment in resilience, identity, and human potential.
Through ultramarathons ranging from Florida’s summer swamps to the exposed ridgelines of Colorado’s high country, Tony has come to see the trail as a classroom. The lessons learned in motion—patience, humility, presence and the power of reframing—have translated directly into how he lives, works, and relates to others.
In 2019, after a complete personal and financial collapse unraveled much of his life, Tony turned to running and meditation as a stabilizing force. The simple wisdom of “one foot in front of the other” became both a survival strategy and a philosophy for rebuilding.
What began as a coping mechanism evolved into a deeper belief: that identity is shaped through consistent, intentional action over time. Tony’s pursuit of the world’s highest-elevation ultramarathon is not about spectacle, but proof—that extraordinary outcomes are accessible to ordinary people willing to stay with the work.
WHY WE’RE DOING THIS TOGETHER
Text about our personal relationship with our own personal darkness.
Challenges are our most powerful tool in fighting this,
But Tony and Ryan know what it’s like to struggle.
WE are pushing for the guys struggling in silence and encourage them to use challenges as a way to fight that.
Advocate with people who are struggling and not doing anything about it.
Because growth doesn’t happen in isolation.
We know first hand how powerful and transformative pursuing hard things can be for us. We are using this attempt as a way to
We’re not running this alone.
We’re not building this alone.
And neither should you.
This project is about brotherhood, accountability, and shared becoming.
Two men.
Two stories.
One commitment.
To not look away.
FUNDRAISING GOAL
We’re raising $20,000 for men’s mental health organizations.
Not because we think money fixes everything.
But because support matters.
Visibility matters.
And showing up matters.
We’ll announce the partner organization soon.