Briefing of SkyMarathon® and Skyrace®

A briefing took place with the athletes who will start the SkyMarathon® - Mt. Elbrus, 2350-5642 m from Azau Glade and the Skyrace® - Mt. Elbrus, 3780-5642 m from Barrels tomorrow.

Photo by Andrey Chepakin

Sportsmen, high-altitude judges, support staff of competition are looking forward to the start оf the main event of the festival – SkyMarathon® and Skyrace® - Mt. Elbrus!

80 athletes will start from the Azau glade tomorrow. 144 athletes will start from Barrels.

Photo by Nikita Klyukvin

Photo by Andrey Chepakin

Photo by Nikita Klyukvin

- Shyngys Baikashev (Red Fox Kazakhstan Team) - twice silver medalist and winner of the SkyMarathon® - Mt. Elbrus, 2350-5642 m in 2019;
- Anna Ogloblina - the world record holder who set two records at Red Fox Elbrus Race 2019: the record for the SkyMarathon® - Mt. Elbrus, and the new world record among women in distance Azau Glade (2350 m) - Elbrus (5642 m) - Azau (2350 m);
- Evgeny Markov - silver medalist of SkyMarathon® - Mt. Elbrus, 2350-5642 m in 2019, who set a record of Russia in distance Azau Glade (2350 m) - Elbrus (5642 m) - Azau (2350 m) during Victory Cup and the 2019 Red Fox Elbrus Race,as well he is current holder of the world record for high-speed ascent to the Western summit of Mt. Elbrus (5642m) from Azau glade;
- Vitaly Shkel - the world record holder of ascent and descent to both peaks of Elbrus as part of the SkyMarathon® - Mt. Elbrus, at the Red Fox Elbrus Race 2019 who updated his own record in 2020.

Photo by Nikita Klyukvin

06:30 a.m. - start from. Azau Glade.

07:00 a.m. - start from "Barrels".

Photo by Nikita Klyukvin

Follow online tracker:
https://live.myrace.info/?f=bases/2021/RFER/Sky.clax

Online trackers of leaders:
https://myrace.info/events/139/
https://web.navitest.ru/Strict/Token/1ded6b2c-2041-472e-a162-39013c96 661b

Photo by Pavel Sukhorukov

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06.05.2021

Briefing of SkyMarathon® and Skyrace® - Mt. Elbrus