Vertical race

A vertical race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks. Vertical races for women and men are part of all international ski mountaineering competitions of the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions as well as at many national competitions. The Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA)is working toward the goal of having vertical race become an Olympic discipline at the 2018 Winter Olympics, .[1]

For the 1983 Soviet film, see Vertical Race (film).

Championships

At World Championships of Skimountaineering a vertical race was firstly rated in 2004 an at the European Championships in 2005.

World championships

year men women
1st rank 2nd rank 3rd rank 1st rank 2nd rank 3rd rank
2011[2][3] Kílian Jornet Burgada Yannick Buffet William Bon Mardion Mireia Miró Varela Laëtitia Roux Gemma Arró Ribot
2010[4] Kílian Jornet Burgada Dennis Brunod Florent Perrier Roberta Pedranzini Laëtitia Roux Francesca Martinelli
2008 Florent Perrier Dennis Brunod Grégory Gachet Roberta Pedranzini Francesca Martinelli Nathalie Etzensperger
2006 Patrick Blanc Tony Sbalbi Florent Perrier Natascia Leonardi Cortesi Roberta Pedranzini Catherine Mabillard
2004[5] Patrick Blanc Florent Perrier Sébastien Epiney Cristina Favre-Moretti Isabella Crettenand-Moretti Gloriana Pellissier

European championships

year men women
1st rank 2nd rank 3rd rank 1st rank 2nd rank 3rd rank
2012 Kílian Jornet Burgada Yannick Buffet Martin Anthamatten Laëtitia Roux Mireia Miró Varela Gemma Arró Ribot
2009 Kílian Jornet Burgada Tony Sbalbi Yannick Buffet Roberta Pedranzini Mireia Miró Varela Francesca Martinelli
2007 Florent Perrier Agustí Roc Amador Manuel Pérez Brunicardi Laëtitia Roux Roberta Pedranzini Gloriana Pellissier
2005 Agustí Roc Amador Florent Perrier Mirco Mezzanotte Cristina Favre-Moretti Gloriana Pellissier Barbara Gruber

References
  1. Die Sportart Skibergsteigen Archived August 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (German) in Dachstein Xtreme 2008: Streckenänderungen beschlossen, mountains2b.com, March 2008.
  2. 6. ISMF World Championships - men's vertical race, ISMF.
  3. 6. ISMF World Championships - women's vertical race, ISMF.
  4. 5. ISMF World Championships - vertical race (AD) Archived 2010-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, skimountaineering.org
  5. II UIAA World Ski Mountaineering Championships Val d'Aran 2004 Archived July 7, 2004, at the Wayback Machine, UIAA.
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