King of the Hill Roel Goerts Eyes a Comeback (Full Transcript)

Roel Goerts, famed for conquering a brutal dirt hill climb, returns after a 2025 house fire derailed his annual attempt.

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[00:00:00] Speaker 1: See this hill? It's a dirt climb so steep that most riders don't even make it halfway. They slide straight back down. Roel Goerts is one of the only riders to ever reach the top. Last year, he did it four times in one day, earning him the title King of the Hill.

[00:00:16] Speaker 2: Yeah, they know it because every year they put it on the paper news and with picture and everything. So I'm a little bit famous about that. The feeling if you made the top is pretty unbelievable.

[00:00:32] Speaker 1: The challenge is not part of a professional competition. There are no prizes and no officials. For Roel, it began as a bet.

[00:00:40] Speaker 2: So it's a bet for a can of beer and it's exploded complete. And I made the top, yeah, and then it all started.

[00:00:49] Speaker 1: He first attempted the climb in 2019 and has returned to this hill every year since. But last year, tragedy stopped him from competing.

[00:00:58] Speaker 2: February 2025, we were on ski holiday in Ossia and we get a call in the night from the neighbors that the house is burning. Everything was burned down. Then we coming back from the holiday and everything was gone to the last pieces.

[00:01:19] Speaker 1: Now he's preparing to return to the hill again.

[00:01:22] Speaker 2: My mom is saying she hate it. If I say I do next year again, she almost kill me.

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A narrator describes an extremely steep dirt hill climb that most riders fail. Roel Goerts is famed for reaching the top, even doing it four times in one day, earning “King of the Hill.” The challenge is informal—no prizes or officials—and began as a bet for a beer. Roel has attempted it annually since 2019, but in February 2025 a house fire destroyed his home while he was on a ski holiday, preventing him from competing last year. He is now preparing to return, though his mother strongly disapproves due to the danger.

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Roel Goerts Returns to the Legendary Dirt Hill Climb

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Key Takeaways

The hill climb is notoriously steep and many riders fail to reach halfway.
Roel Goerts has a reputation for conquering the hill, including four successful climbs in one day.
The event is informal and started as a simple bet for a beer, not a professional competition.
Roel has returned annually since 2019, showing persistence and passion.
A February 2025 house fire destroyed his home, interrupting his participation last year.
Despite personal tragedy and family concern, he is preparing to attempt the hill again.

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Neutral: The tone mixes admiration and determination with a somber account of a tragic house fire. Overall it is balanced—highlighting both excitement about the challenge and the seriousness of recent loss and risk.

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