Elbrus Race
Appearance
Elbrus Race | |
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Date | May |
Location | Mount Elbrus |
Event type | SkyRace SkyMarathon Vertical Kilometer |
Distance | 7.36 km / 1,862 m D+ 12.2 km / 3,342 m D+ 1,000 m D+[1] |
Established | 2008 |
Official site | Elbrus Race |
The Elbrus Race (or RedFox Elbrus Race), is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 2008. It runs each May at Mount Elbrus, Russia. which at 5,642 m is the highest mountain in Europe. The race has formed part of the Skyrunner World Series circuit four times.[2]
Races
- Elbrus SkyRace, a SkyRace (7.36 km / 1,862 m), from 3,780 m up to 5,642 m MSL[3]
- Elbrus SkyMarathon, a SkyMarathon (12 km / 3,342 m), from 2,350 m up to 5,642 m MSL[3]
- Elbrus Vertical, a Vertical Kilometer (1,000 m), from 2,450 m up to 3,450 m MSL[4]
Elbrus Race
Race of Skyrunner World Series
*record of the race
Elbrus Race routes
Part 1 starts from about 2400 m near new cable car station — finish near refuge Barrels on ~3708 m.
- Terrain at September easy to walk caterpillar made routes + a bit of grass + morene + a bit snow sometimes
- Part 2 starts from refuge Barrels (3708m) till the West Top of Elbrus 5642 m)
- Terrain at september — easy to walk snow + ice destroyed with sun .
- The whole length of the route is around 12200 meters
- Vertical drop of the route 3240 m
Goes from refuge Barrels (3750m) till the West Top of Elbrus 5642 m).
- Start point is on small flat snow square just behind the hangar.
- Terrain at September — easy to walk snow + ice destroyed with sun.
- Length of the route 7360 meter
- Vertical drop of the route 1934 m
Start at 4100 m, (a bit above of place were used to be Refuge 11) - finish at East Elbrus 5621 m
Qualification route goes from refuge Barrels (3708m) till the Pastuhkov Rock top ~4800 m)
- Start point is on small square between 2 row of Barrales.
- Terrain at September — snow + ice destroyed by sun — safe to walk as the ice surface keep strong grip if one would fell down.
- Length of the route ~3980 meter.
- Vertical drop of the route ~1090 m
See also
References
- ^ "The Elbrus Race extream and Classic routes presentation". elbrusrace.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "FESTIVAL RED FOX ELBRUS RACE". elbrus.redfox.ru. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Neuer Speedrekord am Mount Elbrus, 5642 m". bergsteigen.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "VERTICAL KILOMETER® - MT. ELBRUS (2450-3450 M)". elbrus.redfox.ru. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
External links
- Official web site
- Elbrusrace.com
- RedFox Elbrus Race at Laufcoaches.com