REGULATIONS

ABOUT RED FOX ELBRUS RACE 2014

1. Goals and objectives
2. Date and place
3. Organization committee
4. Participants and race rules
5. Festival's program
6. Determination of the winners
7. Awards
8. Applications
9. Competitors agreement and safety

1. Goals and objectives
1.1. Further development and popularization of active and healthy life-style, mountain climbing, skyrunning and ski mountaineering in Russia.
1.2. Increase of sport skills.
1.3. Determination of the strongest sportsmen.

2. Date and place
Race terms: May 3 - 11, 2014. The competitions take place on the Elbrus peak, the highest top of Russia and Europe, which is 12 km from the Main Caucasian range. The cone-shaped volcanic mountain and mountainsides with ice shelves over 3000 m create an original mountain stadium.

3. Organization committee
3.1. The competitions are held according to the Unified calendar 2014 of the interregional Russian and international sport events of the Russian Ministry of Sports and Tourism.
3.2. The main control of Festival's organization is realized by the Festival's Organization committee. The immediate guidance is entrusted to the Festival's Director.
3.3. Festival's Organization committee is formed by the Russian Mountaineering Federation with the concurrence of the Red Fox Company.

On agreement the following persons enter in the Festival's Organization committee: authorized representatives of the Ministry of Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy of the Russian Federation; the Government of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria; the Committee for Matters Concerning Young Persons, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria; ISF; Russian Mountaineering Federation, Festival's Director and other interested parties and organizations.

3.4. The immediate carrying out of the competitions is entrusted to the main panel of judges. The main panel of judges is headed by the chief judge of the Festival. He forms the main panel of judges by agreement with the Organization committee.

Chief competition judge - Nikolay Zakharov, tel.: +79059964172

Race director- Evgeniy Kolchanov, tel.: +7(968) 732 14 90, +7(921) 961 63 07, elbrus@redfox.ru

4. Participants and race rules
The competitions are carried out in 4 disciplines:

1. Vertical Kilometer:
- 2014 Russian National Skyrunner Series®: Vertical Kilometer® - Mt Elbrus, 2450-3450 m.
- Russian Skyrunner Championship.
The route lies from Glade Azau to Mir station.
Fee for competition is 23 Euros.

2. High-speed run to the West Elbrus Peak in 2 classes:
- "Sport" - Vertical SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus, 2350-5642 m
- 1st stage of the Russian Skyrunner Cup.
Route: Glade Azau (2350 m) - Mir station (3450 m)- «Barrels» (3780 m) - Pastuhov Rocks (4800 m) - Saddle (5350 m) - West Elbrus Peak (5642 m).
Fee for competition is 23 Euros.

- "Classic" - Kabardino-Balkaria Open Skyrunner Championship
Classic route: «Barrels» (3780 m) - Pastuhov Rocks (4800 m) - Saddle (5350 m) - West Elbrus Peak (5642 m).
Fee for competition is 23 Euros.

3. Elbrus Open Ski-mountaineering Cup: Vertical race, Personal race, Team race.
Fee for each race is 5 Euros.

4. Final of the Russian Ski-mountaineering Cup: Vertical race, Personal race, Team race. Men, women.
Fee for competition is 11 Euros.

5. Snow-shoes race RedFox TSL Challenge. The route lies from Krugozor station to Mir station (3000-3450 m).
Fee for competition is 5 Euros. (Rent of snow-shoes in gage of 114 Euros or document)

- Participation in Vertical Kilometer® is allowed for all participants with mountaineering experience on ice and snow peaks.
- Participation in Vertical Kilometer® is obligatory for competitors in high-speed run to the West Elbrus Peak.
- Participation in high-speed run to the West Elbrus Peak is allowed for all participants with mountaineering experience on ice and snow peaks. The winner's time is determined from start to the gate on the peak.
- The participants have to reach the gate without assistance and to come down to the start place until 16:00. Otherwise, if a participant receives assistance or reaches the start place later than 16.00, the result is annulled. The control point on the saddle should be passed until 12:00. If the control time is exceeded, the participant will be dismissed. It's prohibited to use any transport, skis and assistance.
- All participants can take part in the snow-shoes race.
- Ski-mountaineering competitions are allowed for all sportsmen with mountaineering experience or experience in ski and mountain ascents. The competitions are put in 1 lap: M's, W's race.
- It's prohibited to use dope medications. The sportsman can be disqualified for the breaking this rule!!!
- All participants should have medical admission. Attention! The sportsmen without official medical admission will not be admitted to the competitions!!!

5. Festival's program

3th May
11:00-19:00 Registration (hotel "Vershina").
19:00 Briefing of the Vertical ski-mountaineering race.

4th May
09:00 Vertical ski-mountaineering race. Final of the Russian Ski-mountaineering Cup.
14:00 Inauguration of the Festival. Awarding ceremony of the winners of the Vertical ski-mountaineering race.
19:00 Briefing of the Individual ski-mountaineering race.

5th May
09:00 Individual ski-mountaineering race. Final of the Russian Ski-mountaineering Cup.
15:00 Awarding ceremony of the winners of the Individual ski-mountaineering race.
16:00-19:00 Registration.

6th May
11:00-19:00 Registration. Glade Azau.
19:00 Briefing of the Elbrus Vertical Kilometer® (2014 Russian National Skyrunner Series®: Vertical Kilometer® - Mt Elbrus, 2450-3450 m).

7th May
09:00 Start of the Elbrus Vertical Kilometer® (2014 Russian National Skyrunner Series®: Vertical Kilometer® - Mt Elbrus).
Russian Skyrunner Championship. Glade Azau (2450 m) - Mir station (3450 m).
19:00 Briefing of the Team ski-mountaineering race. Final of the Russian Ski-mountaineering Cup.

8th May
9:00 Team ski-mountaineering race. Final of the Russian Ski-mountaineering Cup.
15:00 Awarding ceremony of the winners of the Team ski-mountaineering race.
16:00 The participants of the high-speed run (Nonprofessional class) and the judges go up to the "Barrels" (Garabashi).
19:00 Briefing of the Vertical SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus, 2350-5642 m.

9th May
07:00 Start of the Vertical SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus (2014 Russian National Skyrunner Series®: Vertical SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus, 2350-5642 m). 1st stage of the Russian Skyrunner Cup. Kabardino-Balkaria Open Skyrunner Championship.
20:00 Briefing of the RedFox TSL Challenge (snow-shoes race).

10th May
11:00 RedFox TSL Challenge. Snow-shoes race.
16:00 Awarding ceremony of the winners of the Elbrus Vertical SkyMarathon® and of the snow-shoes race.
Closing ceremony of the Festival.

11th May
Reserve day.
The decision about Vertical SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus will be reached at 06:00 a.m. on 9th May according to the weather conditions.

6. Determination of the winners
The winners are determined by the best time on the routes.

7. Awards
The winners and prizemen receive diploma, prize money and valuable prizes from organizers and sponsors.

8. Applications
- The preliminary applications should be sent by e-mail: elbrus@redfox.ru. It's obligatory to indicate last name, age and discipline of the competitions and qualification.
- The preliminary applications are accepted until 25th April 2014 with obligatory confirmation.
- Also the participant can make an application on the race place (without the special services like food, accommodation, transfer, etc.)

9. Competitors agreement and safety
- All the competitions are held according to the approved regulations.
- Each participant has to be aware of certain risks related to participation in Elbrus ascent, Vertical kilometer and ski-mountaineering competitions.
- The participants are responsible for their own health and safety. The organizers provide the first aid in an emergency situation.
- The race organizers examine the route and provide the safety equipment (e.g. rail) if necessary.
- The participant's appearance at start implies sufficient physical health and mountaineering skills for taking part in the competitions.
- The participant should take into account the real weather conditions and route state.
- The participant's equipment has to meet the safety requirements and race rules.
- The organization committee reserves the right to cancel or change competitions schedule according to weather or another conditions.
- This regulation is a challenge for the competitions.