REGULATIONS

ABOUT RED FOX ELBRUS RACE 2015
(DEVOTED TO THE 70 ANNIVERSARY OF THE VICTORY IN THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR)

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.
1.4. Mass ascent and a raising at the Elbrus Peak of copies of the Victory Banner, National Flags of member countries of the project, Flags of hero towns and cities of military glory; the appeal on behalf of a fighting brotherhood of the former Soviet people and people of the anti-Hitlerite coalition to mankind about the world, mutual aid and fight against manifestations of fascism.

2. Date and place
Race terms: from April 30 to May 8, 2015. 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 Red Fox Company and the Russian Mountaineering Federation.

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 Zaharov, tel.: +7 (905) 996-41-72
Chief ski-mountaineering competition judge – Alexander Ovchinnikov
Race director - Evgeniy Kolchanov, tel.: +7(962) 705-29-50, elbrus@redfox.ru

4. Participants and race rules
The competitions are carried out in 4 disciplines:
1. Vertical Kilometer:
- 2015 Russian Skyrunner Series®: Vertical Kilometer® - Mt Elbrus, 2450-3450 m.
- Russian Skyrunner Championship.
The route lies from Glade Azau to Mir station.
Entrance fee - 30 Euro.

2. High-speed run to the West Elbrus Peak in 2 classes:
- «Sport class» - 2015 Russian Skyrunner Series®: 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).
Entrance fee - 30 Euro.

- «Nonprofessional (classic) class»: - Kabardino-Balkaria Open Skyrunner Championship. The All-Russian alpiniada devoted to the 70 anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
- «Barrels» (3780 м) - Pastuhov Rocks (4800 m) - Saddle (5350 m) - West Elbrus Peak (5642 m).
Entrance fee - 30 Euro.

3. ISMF European series. Russian Ski-mountaineering Championship (final stage of the Russian Cup). Personal race: vertical, personal races. Team race: team, relay races. Men, women.
Entrance fee - 20 Euro.

4. Snow-shoes race RedFox TSL Challenge.
The route lies from Krugozor station to Mir station (3000-3450 m).
Entrance fee - 5 Euro. (Pledge for renting of snow-shoes - 100 Euro or any 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 Vertical SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus. - Participation in Vertical SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus 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.
- It's prohibited to use dope medications and oxygen. The sportsman can be disqualified for the breaking this rule!!!
- All participants should have medical admission, policy of compulsory health insurance and insurance of accident.
- Attention! The sportsmen without official medical admission and insurance will not be admitted to the competitions!!!

5. Festival's program
30th April
11:00-19:00 - Registration. Glade Azau (hotel Vershina).
19:00 - Briefing of the ski-mountaineering vertical race.

1st May
08:00 - Ski-mountaineering vertical race. ISMF European series. Russian Ski-mountaineering Championship.
14:00 - Inauguration of the Festival. Awarding ceremony of the winners of the ski-mountaineering vertical race.
19:00 - Briefing of the ski-mountaineering personal race.

2nd May
08:00 - Ski-mountaineering personal race. ISMF European series. Russian Ski-mountaineering Championship.
15:00 - Awarding ceremony of the winners of the ski-mountaineering personal race.
16:00-19:00 - Registration.
19:00 - Briefing of the ski-mountaineering relay race.

3d May
08:00 - Ski-mountaineering relay race. Russian Ski-mountaineering Championship.
11:00-19:00 - Registration. Glade Azau.
19:00 - Briefing of the Vertical Kilometer® - Mt Elbrus, 2450-3450 m (2015 Russian Skyrunner Series®).

4th May
08:00 - Vertical Kilometer® - Mt Elbrus, 2450-3450 m (2015 Russian Skyrunner Series®). Russian Skyrunner Championship. Glade Azau (2450 m) - Mir station (3450 m).
14:00 - Awarding ceremony of the winners of the Vertical Kilometer® - Mt Elbrus and ski-mountaineering relay race.
19:00 - Briefing of the ski-mountaineering team race. Russian Ski-mountaineering Championship.

5th May
08:00 - Ski-mountaineering team race. Russian Ski-mountaineering Championship.
16:00 - Awarding ceremony of the winners of the ski-mountaineering team race.
The participants of the high-speed run (Nonprofessional (classic) class) and the judges go up to the "Barrels" (Garabashi).
19:00 - Briefing of the SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus (2350-5642 m) and of the All-Russian alpiniada devoted to the 70 anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

6th May
6:30 - Start of the SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus, 2350-5642 m (2015 Russian Skyrunner Series®). 1st stage of the Russian Skyrunner Cup.
7:00 - Start of the high-speed run (Nonprofessional (classic) class), 3780м - 5642 м. Kabardino-Balkaria Open Skyrunner Championship. Start of the All-Russian alpiniada devoted to the 70 anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
20:00 - Briefing of the RedFox TSL Challenge (snow-shoes race).

7th May
10:00 - RedFox TSL Challenge (snow-shoes race).
16:00 - Awarding ceremony of the winners of the SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus and of the snow-shoes race.
Closing ceremony of the Festival.

8th May
Reserve day.
The decision about SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus will be reached at 06:00 a.m. on 6th 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 filled by link: http://www.elbrus.redfox.ru/applications/index_en.html.
- The preliminary applications are accepted until 20th April 2015 with mandatory payment using electronic contactless payment system on the Festival’s web site and obligatory confirmation.
Also the participant can make an application on the race place (without the handout packet and special services like food, accommodation, transfer, etc.). In this case the entrance fee could be increased - 10 Euros for each kind of competition excluding snow-shoes race.

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!