В 11.00 на традиционном месте открытия соревнований – станции Азау старой канатной дороги, собрались участники IX Международного забега Elbrus Race. Участники из Санкт-Петербурга и Владивостока, Белоруссии и США, Казахстана и Италии, а так же далекой солнечной Индии приняли приветствие организаторов Николая Шустрова и Владимира Шопина, президента ФАКБ Абдул-Халим Ольмезова и неожиданного, и очень приятного гостя космонавта Федора Юрчихина!
Aug, 24, 2014 Russian athlete Vitaly Shkel run from Azau (~2400m) to Elbrus West top (5642m) and back in 4 hrs 39 min 17 sec!!
As far as we know it is the best result on Elbrus, when the time was fixed for round running up and down, so it is a real new record set at Elbrus slope for running up and down the Elbrus! Congratulation Vitaliy!!!
Vitaly's timing for ascent from Azau to the top was 3 hrs 28 min 41 sec. It's great result indeed!!!! It is quite close to incredible result of Andrzej Bargiel for the same route in 2010 - 3 hrs 23 min 37 sec.. So, 4 years Andrzej keeps absolute record in speed ascent of Elbrus. Who and when will be able to break Andrzey’s record? Will Kilian Jornet come to the Caucasus to fight with Andrzey and new Vitaliy's round run records??
Vitaly Skel was the competitor of International Elbrus Race on 2009, 2010, and 2013.
Международные соревнования International Elbrus Race проводятся c 2005 года. За это время установлено немало мировых рекордов по скорости восхождения на Эльбрус, в том числе и те, которые до сих пор остаются непревзойденными.
Лучшее время трассы Экстрим, Азау (2400м) - Западная вершина (5642м), показал в 2010 г. польский спортсмен Анджей Баргель - 3:23:37. Пока никто не превзошел этот абсолютный мировой рекорд.
Лучшее время трассы Классика, Бочки (3710) - Зап. вершина (5642 м) показал в 2012 г. российский спортсмен Антон Прощенко - 2:28:02. И этот рекорд держится до сих пор!.
Лучшее время трассы Классика среди женщин показала в 2006 г. казахстанская спортсменка Светлана Шарипова - 3:21:29. Пока лучше Светы никто из девушек трассу не прошел!
Напомним имена и результаты всех победителей и рекордсменов наших соревнований:
Mountain lovers: the second episode of Summits of My Life is here! Déjame Vivir is available starting on March 27th!
Throughout history, there have always been people who have chosen to live differently. Discover the Kilian way in Déjame Vivir, an epic adventure lived on Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn and Mount Elbrus, three emblematic peaks in Europe. Will Kilian manage to conquer the three summits that have fascinated him since childhood?
Share the pain, frustrations and joy of Kilian and his friends who elected to experience mountains in a different way, like other mountaineers had done before. They, just like all those who are drawn passionately to the mountains, like you, are not afraid of living.
You can now get the dvd or download the film or contribute to the project by becoming a Friend on store.summitsofmylife.com . Read about the full project on summitsofmylife.com
Last year we followed with media Kilian Jornet's hearbreaking runs to Mont Blanc and Matterhorn. We shared with him severe Elbrus weather during VIII International Elbrus Race, and we are able now to see al of that in new movy!!
See Déjame Vivir Official Trailer - Summits of My Life below
The votes are in—more than 75,000 of them, more than ever before—and we have a winner. Kilian Jornet is our 2014 People's Choice Adventurer of the Year.
"I'm very proud of this award," said Jornet. "While I don't run to be admired or to have more followers, it’s truly an honor to be recognized by National Geographic and to know that people voted for me."
National Geographic:
The votes are in—more than 75,000 of them, more than ever before—and we have a winner. Kilian Jornet is our 2014 People's Choice Adventurer of the Year. Discover what motivates Jornet in this video, then see his love for the mountains in an Instagram photo gallery.