South Tyrol Ultra Skyrace 2015: 100 days left until the starting signal

These numbers don't lie: If you want to cover the 121 kilometer long original route with 7554 meters of altitude in the South Tyrol Ultra Skyrace from July 24th, you have to be in top physical and mental shape. On the one hand, because within the maximum given limit of 40 hours, you have to complete three marathons in a row and climb almost an 8000-meter peak. On the other hand, because every athlete will also reach their mental limits due to the great physical exertion. On the selective mountain paths of the Sarntal Alps there are some tricky passages to master that are “not without their challenges”.

“Anyone who takes on the South Tyrol Ultra Skyrace must have a head for heights and be sure-footed. In addition, alpine experience is also an absolute prerequisite in order to embark on this mountain adventure along the legendary horseshoe tour,” explains OC boss Josef Günther Mair, who is running the extreme mountain run for the third time together with his 20-person team and partners, athletes and Dynafit Organized once.

The mountain running adventure starts on Friday, July 24th at 22 p.m. at Waltherplatz in Bolzano. Then it goes in a horseshoe shape over the Ritten, the Latzfonser Kreuz, the Penser Joch, the Hirzer, the Stoanernen Mandln over Jenesien to the destination on the Talferwiesen in Bolzano.

The 68 kilometer “short” version, in which the athletes have to climb 4260 meters in altitude, is also not without its advantages. A horseshoe-shaped route is also covered here, although the original route is considerably shortened. From the Totenkirchl it goes down to the main town of Sarnthein. Then you climb to the Auener Joch and, like the original route via Langfenn and Jenesien, you finally reach the finish line at the Talferwiesen in Bolzano.

Start of the South Tyrol Ultra Skyrace “short” on Saturday “pulls”

But that is not the only point that distinguishes the Südtirol Ultra Skyrace “short” from the original run. The starting signal for the short version does not take place on Friday evening, but on Saturday morning (July 25th) at 7 a.m. on the Talferwiesen.

However, the length of the two routes, the many meters in altitude and the technical difficulties do not deter the participants. On the contrary. To date, 150 extreme mountain runners from 16 countries have registered for the South Tyrol Ultra Skyrace 2015. That is almost twice as many as in the comparable period last year.

The perfect organization and the fantastic panorama of the surrounding mountains, whether it be the Dolomites, the Ötztal, Stubai or Zillertal Alps, the Ortler area or the Brenta mountains, have gotten around on the international scene.

You can download the informative South Tyrol Ultra Skyrace booklet as a PDF below!

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South Tyrol Ultra Skyrace 2015: 100 days left until the starting signal

Everything indicates that the third edition of the Südtirol Ultra Skyrace will be a record event. Starting with registrations. Three and a half months before the starting signal, 150 extreme athletes from 16 nations have already registered for the most demanding mountain run in Europe.

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