Photo: Aigul Lotfullina

Today one of the most popular competitions of the Red Fox Elbrus Race, took place - the Vertical Kilometer® - Mt Elbrus (2450-3450 m). It was an exciting and hard battle!





Bright sun changed yesterday’s rain and clouds. It was hot at the starting line. Probably this weather became the reason that athletes didn’t set any new records. Even last year’s record holder Vitaly Chernov (Red Fox Russia team), winner of the Vertical Kilometer 2015, crossed the finish line in third place.


Vitaly Chernov (Red Fox Russia team)
The Catalonian team took first and third places in the ski-mountaineering race, and today Cardona Oriol (Catalonia) became the fastest in the Vertical Kilometer® - Mt Elbrus, 2450-3450 m. Apparently the Catalonian's have something to prove. Swiss athlete Pascal Egli came in second.


Cardona Oriol (Catalonia)

Pascal Egli (Switzerland)
In the women's division, Elena Kravchenko (Red Fox Russia team) came in first, Nadezhda Korolyatina (Russia) second, and Oksana Stefanishina (Inov-8 Team Russia) third.


Elena Kravchenko (Red Fox Russia team)

Nadezhda Korolyatina (Russia)

Oksana Stefanishina (Inov-8 Team Russia)
On May 7th, another grand competition will take place - the SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus, 2350-5642 m. Stay tuned!

Results:

2016 Vertical Kilometer® - Mt Elbrus
Men
1. Cardona Oriol (Catalonia) - 0:45:43
2. Pascal Egli (Switzerland) - 0:46:08
3. Chernov Vitaly (Russia, Red Fox Team) - 0:46:45

Women
1. Kravchenko Elena (Russia, Red Fox Team) - 0:54:37
2. Korolyatina Nadejda (Russia) - 0:56:16
3. Stefanishina Oksana (Russia, inov-8 Team Russia) - 0:56:36

Mens
Womens