Vertical Race
The English term vertical race means " vertical race " and is the official name for a competition discipline in ski touring.
General
In contrast to the typical ski mountaineering competitions is the vertical race to climb a pure race without ski runs, here too, the skis are carried in luggage at the mountain running and climbing sections. As with the international competitions of the ISMC is one male and female German champion in vertical race is since 2007 in the framework of the implementation of a German championship determined ..
Since the Union Internationale des Associations d' Alpinisme ( UIAA ) seeks the inclusion of the sport of ski mountaineering at the Olympic Games in 2018, it can be assumed that, consequently, also the vertical race could be an Olympic sport in the future.
Championships
The vertical race was first evaluated at the world championships in ski mountaineering first time in 2004 and at the European Championships in ski mountaineering in 2005 as a discipline.