SKYRUNNING
SKYMARATHON® - MT. ELBRUS, 2350 - 5642 M
THE ROUTE
Route: Azau Glade (2350 m) – «Mir» Station (3450 m) - «Barrels» (3780 m) - Pastukhov Rocks (4800 m) - Elbrus Saddle (5350 m) - Mt. Elbrus West Summit (5642 m).
Route profile of the Speed Race to Mt. Elbrus West Summit 5642 m
(SkyMarathon® - Mt. Elbrus, 2350-5642 m)
Route of the SKYMARATHON® - MT. ELBRUS, 2350 - 5642 m
HISTORY
2009 - The Red Fox Elbrus Race Festival and its main event – the high-speed race to the top of Mt. Elbrus – were enlisted in the calendar of the ISF (Recognized International Races).
2012 – The high-speed race to the top of Mt. Elbrus was included into the calendar of the Skyrunner® World Series and SkyRace® Series under its new name Elbrus Vertical SkyRace®.
2018 - The course of the SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus (2350-5642 m) was certified by the International Trail-Running Association (ITRA) and, due to its difficulty, received 45 ITRA points, the maximum rating ever given!
Since 2018 the SkyMarathon® - Mt Elbrus (2350-5642 m) is certified by the ISF (International Skyrunning Federation) and included into their official race calendar.
2019 - The SkyMarathon® - Mt. Elbrus is included into the new series of competions Sky Summit Trophy. The main idea of the Sky Summit Trophy is to find out who are the leaders in sky races at an altitude above 4000 m.
FESTIVAL OF RECORDS
KARL EGLOFF (ECUADOR)
SPEED RECORD AT THE 2017 RED FOX ELBRUS RACE:
Best result of the SkyMarathon® - Mt. Elbrus, 2350-5642 m - 3 hours 24 min 14 sec!
Karl also set a new world record for the route to the summit and back (Glade Azau 2350 m-Elbrus West Summit 5642 m -Glade Azau 2350 m) - 4 hours 20 min 45 sec!
ANNA OGLOBLINA (RED FOX ASIA Team)
SPEED RECORD AT THE 2019 RED FOX ELBRUS RACE:
The record of the SkyMarathon® - Mt. Elbrus, 2350-5642 m amoung women is held by Anna Ogloblina (Red Fox Asia Team) from Kirgistan - 4 h 17 min 33 sec.
Anna Ogloblina also holds the record for the route to the summit and back (Glade Azau 2350 m-Elbrus West Summit 5642 m -Glade Azau 2350 m) - 5 hours 35 min 3 sec!
LIST OF MANDATORY EQUIPMENT:
1. Boots or running shoes (for restrictions, see below)
2. Crampons (The use of running shoes with spikes (not less than 1,5 cm) or the combination of running shoes with crampons is allowed. In the second case running shoes must be permanently equipped with spikes at the heel area.)
3. Harness with two self-belaying slings and carabiners
4. Sun glasses or goggles
5. 3 clothing layers (including one storm layer)
6. Trekking poles
7. Sunblock cream
8. Balaclava
9. Gloves with overmittens
RECORDS OF THE FESTIVAL
| Year / Discipline | High-speed Race "Classic" (from "Barrels") |
High-speed Race "Sport" (from Azau Glade) |
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| 2008 | 2.58,00 Semen Dvornichenko (Kyrgyzstan, Red Fox Asia Team) |
3.33,00 Ekaterina Andreeva (Kyrgyzstan, Red Fox Asia Team) |
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| 2009 | 2.43,20 Semen Dvornichenko (Kyrgyzstan, Red Fox Asia Team) |
4.10,00 (to Elbrus saddle) Ekaterina Shubina (Russia, Kirov) |
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| 2010 | 2.27,05 Mikhail Klimov (Russia, Moscow) |
3.22,16 Megan Kimmel (USA) |
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| 2011 | The Festival was no held. | |||||
| 2012 | 3.17,37 Denis Provalov (Russia) |
5.16,30 Zoya Spirina (Russia) |
3.41,00 Luis Alberto Hernando Alzaga (Spain) |
5.02,00 Zhanna Vokueva (Russia) |
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| 2013 | 2.52,42 Aggej Skopin (Kasakhstan) |
3.58,38 Varvara Prokhorova (Russia) |
3.30,46 Marco Facchinelli (Italy) |
4.45,01 Oksana Stefanishina (Russia) |
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| 2014 | 2.31,50 Vladimir Belyaj (Belarus) |
3.28:05 Svetlana Malova (Russia, Saratov) |
3.03,55 1 Marco De Gasperi (Italy) |
4.32,28 1 Oksana Stefanishina (Russia) |
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| 2015 | 2.49,30 Vladimir Belyaj (Belarus) |
3.45:42 Tatyana Ufimceva (Russia) |
3.29:04 Vitalij Shkel (Russia, Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria) |
4.42:00 Oksana Stefanishina (Russia, Inov-8 Team Russia) |
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| 2016 | 3:11:06 Vladimir Belyaj (Belarus) Vyacheslav Khoroshavin (Belarus) |
3:40:20 Marina Georgieva (Russia) |
3:44:43 Karl Egloff (Ecuador) |
4:43:17 Diana Zelenova (Russia) |
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| 2017 | 2:59:13 Dorjsurenkhor Otgonkhuu (Mongolia) |
2:49:40 Oksana Stefanishina (Russia, Inov-8 Team Russia) |
3:24:14 Karl Egloff (Ecuador) |
4:30:12 Diana Zelenova (Russia) |
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| 2018 | 2:53:44 2 Maxim Kotchergin (Russia) |
3:30:41 2 Nadezhda Korolyatina (Russia) |
3:29:36 2 Dominik Salcher (Austria) |
4:35:25 2 Oksana Stefanishina (Russia, Inov-8 Team Russia) |
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| 2019 | 2:50:33 Sergey Shimanovsky (Russia, Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria) |
3:05:45 Marina Georgieva (Russia) |
3:30:39 Shyngys Baikashev (Kazakhstan, Red Fox Kazakhstan Team) |
4:17:33 Anna Ogloblina (Kirghizia, Red Fox Asia Team) |
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| 2021 | 1:21:12 Nikolay Shorohov (Russia) |
1:40:11 Violeta Malyshonok (Russia) |
2:19:06 3 Evgeny Markov (Russia) |
2:56:07 3 Elena Kravchenko (Russia, Red Fox Team) |
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| 2022 | 3:13:16 B. Nyam-Ochir (Mongolia) |
3:41:56 Marina Georgieva (Russia) |
4:01:41 Evgeny Markov (Russia) |
4:30:28 Anastasia Rubtsova (Russia) |
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| 20234 | 1:18:33 Sergey Usoltcev (Russia) |
1:22:37 Irina Umnitcina (Russia) |
2:17:51 Evgeny Markov (Russia) |
2:32:10 Anastasia Rubtsova (Russia) |
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1 - Due to bad weather conditions the route was changed to the following: route up to Pastukhov Rocks (4 800 m); finish line at «Mir» station (3 450 m).
2 - Due to bad weather conditions the route of the high-speed race was changed to the following: Azau Glade (2350 m) - "Mir"-Station (3450 m) - "Barrels" (3780 m) - Pastukhov Rocks (4800 m) - Check Point at 5350 m - Pastukhov Rocks - "Barrels" (3780 m); finish line at "Barrels".
3 - Due to conditions of slopes and safety of the participants, the distance was changed. The race passes not as usual to the Western peak of Elbrus, but to the 4725 m, followed by descent and finish on the "Barrels" (3780 m).
4 - Due to conditions of slopes and safety of the participants, the distance was changed. The race passes not as usual to the Western peak of Elbrus, but to the 4550 m, followed by descent and finish on the "Barrels" (3780 m).
