Vall de Boí, Lleida, Spain – July 22-24, 2016
The 2016 Skyrunning World Championships were held from 22 -24 July in the Vall de Boí in the Spanish Pyrenees, a spectacular natural arena surrounded by 3,000m peaks and 200 mountain lakes. Rich in cultural history, it is also a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Three classic skyrunning disciplines were disputed:
ULTRA, SKY and VERTICAL which drew athletes from no less than 40 countries.
Twenty-seven medals and a € 20,000 prize purse were awarded.
ULTRA
The BUFF® EPIC TRAIL 105KM, with a gruelling 8,000m elevation gain and a maximum gradient of 56%, is as tough as they come. Strict qualification standards were enforced for participants, which are capped at 250.
SKY
The rugged BUFF® EPIC TRAIL 42KM is a point to point with 3,200m positive vertical climb. Again, a highly challenging extremely technical race with a nine-hour time limit capped at 500.
VERTICAL
For the short and steep specialists, the BUFF® EPIC TRAIL VK is 2.8 km long with 1,030m positive climb. The average incline is 30.7% and reaches a mean 50.4% at the steepest point. It is capped at 250.
WADA anti-doping tests were carried out at the Championships managed by FEDME, the Spanish Mountain Sports Federation and ISF member for Spain.
2016 World Championships rules
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