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Record breaking: 'Racer Tom' aims for 10 million vertical feet mark in latest skiing world record quest
Thomas "Racer Tom" Hart of North Ogden has spent the better part of his retirement on the ski slopes — and setting world records in the process. Last year, Hart broke the Guinness world record for "Greatest vertical distance skiing downhill in one year (male)." The record of 2,133,742 meters, or 7,000,468 feet, however, was not long for this world as Hart himself would officially reset it — recording 2,594,866 meters, or 8,513,340 feet and 10.72 inches, between Nov. 30, 2023, and Nov. 30, 2024. And as the 2024-2025 ski season comes to a close, Hart's set his sights on a higher ...