A vertical race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks. Vertical races for women and men are part of all international ski mountaineering competitions of the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions as well as at many national competitions. The Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA)is working toward the goal of having vertical race become an Olympic discipline at the 2018 Winter Olympics, .Die Sportart Skibergsteigen (German) in Dachstein Xtreme 2008: Streckenänderungen beschlossen, mountains2b.com, March 2008.
Championships At World Championships of Skimountaineering a vertical race was firstly rated in 2004 an at the European Championships in 2005.
World championships year men women1st rank2nd rank3rd rank1st rank2nd rank3rd rank20116. ISMF World Championships - men's vertical race , ISMF.6. ISMF World Championships - women's vertical race , ISMF. Kílian Jornet Burgada Yannick Buffet William Bon Mardion Mireia Miró Varela Laëtitia Roux Gemma Arró Ribot20105. ISMF World Championships - vertical race (AD) , skimountaineering.org Kílian Jornet Burgada Dennis Brunod Florent Perrier Roberta Pedranzini Laëtitia Roux Francesca Martinelli2008 Florent Perrier Dennis Brunod Grégory Gachet Roberta Pedranzini Francesca Martinelli Nathalie Etzensperger2006 Patrick Blanc Tony Sbalbi Florent Perrier Natascia Leonardi Cortesi Roberta Pedranzini Catherine Mabillard2004II UIAA World Ski Mountaineering Championships Val d'Aran 2004 , UIAA. Patrick Blanc Florent Perrier Sébastien Epiney Cristina Favre-Moretti Isabella Crettenand-Moretti Gloriana Pellissier
European championships year men women1st rank2nd rank3rd rank1st rank2nd rank3rd rank2012 Kílian Jornet Burgada Yannick Buffet Martin Anthamatten Laëtitia Roux Mireia Miró Varela Gemma Arró Ribot2009 Kílian Jornet Burgada Tony Sbalbi Yannick Buffet Roberta Pedranzini Mireia Miró Varela Francesca Martinelli2007 Florent Perrier Agustí Roc Amador Manuel Pérez Brunicardi Laëtitia Roux Roberta Pedranzini Gloriana Pellissier2005 Agustí Roc Amador Florent Perrier Mirco Mezzanotte Cristina Favre-Moretti Gloriana Pellissier Barbara Gruber
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