Elbrus Race Barrels (3750m) till the West Top of Elbrus 5642 m). Start at 4100 m, (a bit above of place were used to be Refuge 11) - finish at East Elbrus 5621 m Qualification route goes from refuge Barrels (3708m) till the Pastuhkov Rock top ~4800 m) Elbrus Race The Elbrus Race (or RedFox Elbrus Race), is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 2008. It runs every year in Mount Elbrus, (Russia). which with its 5.642 m is the highest mountain in Europe, in May. The race was four times valid for the Skyrunner World Series circuit.
Elbrus Race Khrichtchatyi and Alexandr Sheynov) the first Elbrus Race — from Priut 11 till the col. September was chosen with a special reason – it is the best season here. There is no ice on the route usually in September, and the whole way to the tops is often safer than in other seasons. Next Elbrus Race was in 1990. Anatoly Boukreev was a legend of that races — he won in 1990 — and his result was 1 hour 47 min (Priut 11 — East top). Unfortunately Vladimir Balyberdin was killed in car accident at 1994, then one by one