REGULATIONS
ABOUT RED FOX ELBRUS RACE 2016
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
1.1. 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 2 - 8, 2016. 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 2016 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.
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.
Race director - Evgeniy Kolchanov, tel.: +7(962) 7052950, E-mail: elbrus@redfox.ru
4. Participants and race rules
The competitions are carried out in 4 disciplines:
1. Vertical Kilometer:
- Vertical Kilometer® - Mt Elbrus, 2450-3450 m.
- Kabardino-Balkaria Skyrunner Cup.
The route lies from Glade Azau to Mir station.
Entrance fee – 1 500 roubles.
2. High-speed run to the West Elbrus Peak in 2 classes:
- «Sport class» - 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).
Entrance fee – 2 000 roubles.
«Nonprofessional (classic) class»: - Kabardino-Balkaria Open Skyrunner Championship.
«Barrels» (3780 м) - Pastuhov Rocks (4800 m) - Saddle (5350 m) - West Elbrus Peak (5642 m).
Entrance fee – 2 000 roubles.
3. Victory Сup among the military personnel: ski-mountaineering team race, skyrunning - Vertical Kilometer® - Mt Elbrus, 2450-3450 m, skyrunning - SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus, 2350-5642 m
- Victory Сup. Vertical Kilometer® - Mt Elbrus, 2450-3450 m; Vertical SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus, 2350-5642 m: entrance fee - 1 000 roubles for each race.
- Victory Сup. Ski-mountaineering team race: entrance fee - 500 roubles.
4. Elbrus Open Ski-mountaineering Cup: team race. Men, women.
Entrance fee - 1 500 roubles.
5. Snow-shoes race RedFox TSL Challenge.
The route lies from Krugozor station to Mir station (3000-3450 m). Entrance fee - 200 roubles. (Pledge for renting of snow-shoes - 5 000 roubles 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. 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
2nd May
11:00-19:00 - Registration of participants of the ski-mountaineering races. Glade Azau (hotel Vershina).
19:00 - Briefing of the ski-mountaineering team race. Victory Сup. Elbrus Open Ski-mountaineering Cup.
3d May
09:00 - Ski-mountaineering team race. Victory Сup. Elbrus Open Ski-mountaineering Cup.
15:00 - Inauguration of the Festival.
Awarding ceremony of the winners of the ski-mountaineering team race.
4th May
11:00-19:00 - Glade Azau (hotel Vershina).
19:00 - Briefing of the Vertical Kilometer® - Mt Elbrus, 2450-3450 m.
5th May
09:00 - Vertical Kilometer® - Mt Elbrus, 2450-3450 m.
Kabardino-Balkaria Skyrunner Cup. Victory Сup.
Glade Azau (2450 m) - Mir station (3450 m).
14:00 - Awarding ceremony of the winners of the Vertical Kilometer® - Mt Elbrus.
6th May
The participants of the high-speed run (Nonprofessional (classic) class) and the judges go up to the "Barrels" (Garabashi).
19:00 - Briefing of the Vertical SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus, 2350-5642 m).
7th May 06:30 - Start of the Vertical SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus, 2350-5642 m. 1st stage of the Russian Skyrunner Cup. Victory Сup.
07:00 - Start of the high-speed run (Nonprofessional (classic) class), 3780 m - 5642 m. Kabardino-Balkaria Open Skyrunner Championship.
20:00 - Briefing of the RedFox TSL Challenge (snow-shoes race).
8th May
11:00 RedFox TSL Challenge (snow-shoes race).
15:00 Awarding ceremony of the winners of the SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus, of the high-speed run (Nonprofessional (classic) class) to the West Elbrus Peak and of the snow-shoes race.
Closing ceremony of the Festival.
9th May
Reserve day.
The decision about SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus will be reached at 06:00 a.m. on 7th 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
On-line registration will be available at website www.elbrus.redfox.ru.
The official registration will be opened from 20th January up to 15th April 2016. The preliminary applications are accepted with obligatory electronic payment and 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 will be increased by 500 roubles for each race (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.
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