Golden Trail Championships 2020, Azores
Golden Trail Championships 2020, Azores
by Philipp Reiter
Mount Awa VK, Japan, by Seana Forbes
Mount Awa VK, Japan, by Seana Forbes
Skyrunner World Series Champion 2018
Skyrunner World Series Champion 2018
Skyrunner World Series Champion 2018 (Sky Classic), by Albert Jorquera
Mount Elbrus Race
Mount Elbrus Race
Mount Elbrus Race, Russia (5640 m), 3rd place, by Oleg Chegodaev
Zegama-Aizkorri
Zegama-Aizkorri
Zegama-Aizkorri Marathon 2017, Basque Country, Spain

Results


TOP RESULTS

  • 3rd at La Skyrhune, Golden Trail Series 2021 
  • Skyrunner World Series Champion 2018 (Sky Classic Ranking)
  • 1st at The Rut Skyrace, Montana 2018 (USA, World Series)
  • Vice World Champion Long Distance Mountain Running 2017
  • 1st at Transvulcania Vertical KM 2018 (Vertical KM World Circuit)
  • 2nd overall of the Vertical Kilometer World Circuit 2018
  • Course Record at Resegup Skyrace 2016 (Italy)
  • Course Record at Lodrino-Lavertezzo Skyrace 2015 (Switzerland)
  • Course Record at Rosetta Skyrace 2015 (Italy)
  • Junior Swiss Champion of Mountain Running 2007


2021

1st rank & course record, Trail Acantilados del Norte, Barlovento (Las Palmas/Spain, 1900 m d+ / 28 km)

• 3rd at 'La Skyrhune', Golden Trail World Series (France, 1700 m d+/21 km)

1st and PB at Double VK de Chandolin (Switzerland, 1970 m d+/7.7 km)

• 1st at Mezzalama Skyclimb in a team with Jakob Herrmann (Italy, 2560 m d+/24 km)

• 1st at 'La Calabri', Les Courses du Mont Terrible (Switzerland, 3450 m d+/69 km)

• Haute Route Chamonix-Zermatt on skis in one push with Julien Ançay (8300 m d+/108 km)

• 15th at Dolomyths Skyrun, Golden Trail World Series (Italy, 1700 m d+/21 km)

• 2nd at Monte Rosa Double VK (Italy, 2050 m d+ / 9 km) 


2020: Come-back from injury. Good results & many races despite Covid-19!

1st rank Fred Campion Memorial VK, Cornettes de Bise (France, 1150 m d+/3.5 km)

• 3rd rank Aigle-Leysin half marathon (Switzerland, 1700 m d+/20 km)

• 3rd rank Zermatt Ultraks Extreme Skyrace (Switzerland, 2850 m d+/24 km)

• 1st rank Madrisa Trail T24 (Switzerland, 1250 m d+ / 23.1 km)

• FKT Schwägalp-Säntis 50:05 min (Switzerland, 1170 m d+ / 4.3 km)

• 2nd rank at Golden Segment France (Chamonix, 2300 m d+ / 23 km)

• Golden Ticket & 24th place at Golden Trail Championships on the Azores

• 9th rank at Sierre-Zinal elite race (Switzerland 2400 m d+ / 30.5 km)

• 2nd rank at Mayrhofen Ultraks (Austria, 2000 m d+ / 30 km)


2019

1st rank Petzl Trail Plus VK (4.6k / 1000 Hm), Baños/Ecuador

• 1st rank Petzl Trail Plus 10k race, Baños/Ecuador

• 1st rank Mt. Awagatake VK, Vertical KM World Circuit (4.7k / 950 Hm), Japan

• 6th rank at Torgon Skialpi (13 km / 1600 m d+), Switzerland


2018: 8 countries - my best racing season so far.

Champion Vaudois 10k on road (Payerne, 32:08 min), Switzerland

• 2nd Rank at Trophées du Muveran Skimo race (team race with Gauthier Masset), Switzerland

• 17th Rank at Patrouille des Glaciers in 07:12 min (with Gauthier Masset & Emmanuel Lattion), CH

• 3rd rank Trentapassi VK, Vertical KM World Circuit (3.5k / 1050 Hm), Italy

1st rank Transvulcania VK, Vertical KM World Circuit (7.6k / 1200 Hm), Spain

• 4th rank at Zegama VK, Vertical KM World Circuit (3.5k / 800 Hm), Spain

• 12th rank at Zegama Marathon, (42k / 2730 Hm), Spain - Skyrunner World Series

• 2nd rank at Livigno Skymarathon, (34k / 2750 Hm), Italy - Skyrunner World Series

• 17th rank at the World Longdistance Mountainrunning Championships (36 km/2200 Hm), Poland

• 6th rank at Dolomites Skyrace (22 km / 1950 Hm), Italy - Skyrunner World Series

• 2nd rank at Comapedrosa Skyrace (21 km / 2300 Hm), Andorra - Skyrunner World Series

• 1st at The Rut Skyrace (28 km / 2300 Hm), Montana/USA - Skyrunner World Series

• 5th at Ring of Steall Skyrace (29 km / 2500 Hm), Kinlochleven/Scotland - Skyrunning World Championships

• 2nd at Double VK de Chandolin (7.2 km / 2000 Hm), Switzerland - VK World Circuit

Skyrunner World Series Champion 2018 (Sky Classic Ranking, 5 out of 11 races count)


2017: 10 countries /3 continents / 9 podiums, of which 7 international

• 1st Rank Trophée des Paccots Skimountaineering race (8k/1000 Hm), Switzerland

• 1st Rank Diablerets 3D Vertical Skimountaineering race (5k/700 Hm), Switzerland

• 2nd Rank Bokami Zapadních Tatier (3-days-team-skimo race with Matus Vnencak), Tatras/SVK

• 11th Rank Adamello Skiraid (35k/3500 m vertical, team-race with Eric Carter), IT - Grande Course World Cup

• 2nd Rank Vienna 10k, Vienna/AUS

• 2nd Rank Yading VK (7k/1000Hm, from 4000 to 5000 m), Yading/CHN

• 4th Rank Yading Skyrace (29k/2300Hm, from 3000 to 4700 m), Yading/CHN - Skyrunner World Series

• 2nd Rank Skyrace des Matheysins (29k/2200Hm), Grenoble/FR

• 16. Rank Zegama-Aizkorri (42k/2700 Hm), Zegama/ESP - Skyrunner World Series

• 25. Rank European Mountain Running Championships (12k/1300 Hm), Kamnik/SLO

• 6th Rank Dolomites Skyrace (23k/1800 Hm), Canazei/IT - Skyrunner World Series

• 2nd Rank World Mountain Running Long Distance Championships (32k/2900 Hm), Premana/IT

• 2nd Rank The Rut Skyrun (29k/2350 Hm, Course mistake..), Big Sky/Montana/USA - Skyrunner World Series

• 8th Rank Dolomitenmann (11k/1900 Hm – ‚Inofficial World Champs‘), Lienz/AUS

• 2nd Rank Ring of Steall Skyrace (29k/2700 Hm), Kinlochleven/SCOTL

• 3rd Rank as a team at Red Bull Elements (11k/2000 Hm), Annecy/FR


2016: shorter season due to knee injury

• 1st Rank & Course record, Sky del Canto (21k/1000Hm), Bergamo/IT

• 2nd Rank, Mt. Elbrus VK (5k/1000Hm), RUS

• 3rd Rank, Mount Elbrus Race (16k/3300Hm, from 2300 up to 5640 m), RUS

• 1st rank & course record (still unbroken), Resegup Skyrace (24k/1800Hm), Lecco/IT

• 3rd rank Livigno Skyrace (35k/3000Hm), Livigno/IT - Skyrunner World Series

• 1st rank Troféa Péz Ault ski mountaineering race, Switzerland


2015: gearing up after my Master's degree!

• 1st Rank & Course record (still unbroken), Lodrino-Lavertezzo Skyrace (22k/2200Hm), Ticino/CH

• 10th Rank European Mountainrunning Championships/Team bronze medal (12k/1100Hm), Madeira/POR

• 1st Rank & Course record, Rosetta Skyrace (23k/2000Hm), Valtellina/IT

• 1st Rank Claro-Pizzo vertical (6k/1500Hm), Ticino/CH

• 3rd Rank Dolomites Skyrace (23k/1750Hm), Canazei/IT - Skyrunner World Series

• 3rd Rank Tromsö Vertical KM (3k/1000Hm), Tromsö/NOR - Skyrunner World Series

• 4th Rank Tromsö Skyrace (45k/4500Hm), Tromsö/NOR - Skyrunner World Series

• 4th Rank Neirivue-Moléson(10.5k/1300Hm)

• 13th Rank Mezzalama ski mountaineering race with Eric Carter (USA) & Peter Volnár (SVK)

• Several podiums at regional ski mountaineering races in Switzerland


2005 - 2014 (selected results):

2004: 1st Junior, Gamperney Berglauf (6 km / 450 m d+) - my first mountain race

• 2005: 3rd Junior, Swiss Mountain running Championships - Zermatt

• 2007: Junior Champion, Swiss Mountain Running Champs, Sierre-Crans Montana

• 2007: 11th Junior, European Mountain Running Champs, Cauterets/France

• 2009: 11th & 10th at Gigathlon (team of five), ascent to Gornergrat and to Plaine Morte

2012: Vice Swiss Champion Mountain Running, Lenzerheide/Switzerland

• 2013: 8th, European Skyrunning Champs (Dolomiti Skyrace), Italy (21 km/1750 m d+/2h11)

2013: 35th European Mountain Running Championships, Borovets/Bulgaria

• 2014: 10th, Vertical KM World Championships, Chamonix/France

2014: 1st & record: 'Survival of the fittest trail race', Squamish/Canada


Speed ascents of beautiful mountains

• Cotopaxi (5890 m), in 1h50 from the parking at 4600 m, Ecuador / 2019

• Bishorn (4150 m), in 2h50 from Zinal (1600 m), Switzerland / 2013

• Lagginhorn (4010 m), in 2h27 from Saas Grund (1560 m) & back down in 1h15, Switzerland/2015

• Piz Kesch (3400 m), in 2h06 from Madulain (1400 m), Switzerland/2015

• Mt. Kazbek, Georgia (5040 m), in 7h30 from Kazbegi (1700 m), Georgia/2014

• Misti Volcano, (5820 m), in 4h from the base at 3400 m, Perú/2012

• Huayna Potosí, (6070 m), in 2.5h from the pass road at 4700 m, Bolivia/2012

• Mt. Elbrus, (5640 m), in 3h56min from Azau village at 2300 m, Russia/2016

• Sajama, (6540 m), in a day from the base at 4200 m (carrying a tent etc.), Bolivia/2012

• Gokyo Ri, (5350 m), in 35 min from the village at 4750 m), Nepal/2015

• Säntis (2502 m), by race bike & running from Waldstatt (AR) via Schwägalp in 1h33, 2009

• Säntis (2502 m), running from Schwägalp Gasthaus until panorama terrace in 50:10 min, 2020