Route

GR20

Long-distance trail route

The GR20 is a mountain walking route in Corsica, marked in white and red and organized around a network of refuges. The regional park’s stage guide describes steep, rocky terrain beginning at Calenzana.

Setting: Corsican mountain routeRegional park route guide.Source
Waymarking: White and redSource

4 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

4 editorial issues

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Jul 2024Peak 3Nov 2026

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In The Ultra Minute

Newest first

September 25, 2026Published in TUM

A GR20 crossing

TUM reported Aurélien Dunand-Pallaz’s 27:29 crossing and the comparison with D’Haene’s previous mark.

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September 22, 2026Published in TUM

Gerardi’s GR20 tribute

TUM followed the earlier plan with Gerardi’s completed 38:42:11 effort and her account of honoring McCrystal.

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September 16, 2026Published in TUM

A family statement and a tribute plan

TUM relayed McCrystal’s family statement and Hillary Gerardi’s plan for a GR20 effort in her honor. It did not report a recovered body.

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July 13, 2026Published in TUM

D’Haene takes the GR20 below 30 hours

François D’Haene finished GR20 in 29:46:20, the first reported sub-30-hour run. TUM compared it with Lambert Santelli’s supported 2021 30:26:15 and D’Haene’s own decade-old 31:06:00. The word supported explicitly describes Santelli’s comparator; this body does not specify D’Haene’s current support category.

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Dated crossing comparisons

Each time retains its own reporting date and stated category.

Reported 2026-09-25

Later crossing

Aurélien Dunand-Pallaz’s later crossing was reported as 27 hours, 29 minutes, below D’Haene’s July mark.

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TUM · Sep 25, 2026

Reported 2026-07-13

July crossing

François D’Haene’s reported 29:46:20 crossed below 30 hours. This source does not establish his current support category.

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TUM · Jul 13, 2026

Reported 2026-07-13

Historical 2021 comparator

Lambert Santelli’s 2021 comparison was explicitly supported: 30:26:15. That label is not transferred to D’Haene’s new run.

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TUM · Jul 13, 2026

Connections

Person in this dated reported 27:29 crossing

Aurélien Dunand-Pallaz

TUM reported Aurélien Dunand-Pallaz’s 27:29 crossing and the comparison with D’Haene’s previous mark.

Source

Person in this dated completed 38:42:11 tribute effort

Hillary Gerardi

TUM followed the earlier plan with Gerardi’s completed 38:42:11 effort and her account of honoring McCrystal.

Source

Reported first sub-30-hour mark, 29:46:20; current support style not stated

François D’Haene

François D’Haene — Reported first sub-30-hour mark, 29:46:20; current support style not stated. Reported 2026-07-13.

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Supported 30:26:15 mark from 2021

Lambert Santelli

Lambert Santelli — Supported 30:26:15 mark from 2021. Reported 2026-07-13.

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Sources & notes

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Parc naturel régional de Corse Undated original public page · Checked Oct 20, 2026

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