For the first time – four races above 3,000m on Monte Rosa where athletes battle with strong winds
With four spectacular races taking place in one single day, all above 3,000m altitude, nature intervened with strong winds on the upper slopes of Monte Rosa. The ascent to the summit of Europe’s highest race at 4,554m on June 13, 2026, in Alagna Valsesia, Piedmont, Italy was shortened for safety reasons at Colle del Lys […]
High altitude – four races, record numbers, record countries. Monte Rosa is ready for the showdown
The 2026 Monte Rosa SkyMarathon events will, for the first time, include four races – all above 3,000m altitude. Europe’s highest race and birthplace of skyrunning is ready to welcome a record number of athletes and countries to the mountain village of Alagna Valsesia, Piedmont, Italy, on June 13, 2026. The new record number of […]
Monte Rosa Skymarathon 2026 partners
For the first time in its history, the 2026 Monte Rosa SkyMarathon – Europe’s highest race – will celebrate four races all above 3,000m altitude. The events, which will all be held on the same day, June 13, 2026, in Alagna Valsesia, Piedmont, Italy, will, as usual, enjoy the support of their sponsors and institutional […]
Monte Rosa adds a new high altitude race for 2026
The Monte Rosa SkyMarathon, Europe’s highest race and birthplace of skyrunning, will introduce yet another revival – the new Monte Rosa SkyRace. The events will take place in Alagna Valsesia, Piedmont, Italy on June 13, 2026. The two existing races to the summit require athletes to race in pairs for safety. After many requests to […]
Always climbing skywards – two verticals at Monte Rosa SkyMarathon
The final day of the Monte Rosa SkyMarathon celebrated two verticals, the long and the short, with athletes climbing upwards and records tumbling in Alagna, Piedmont, Italy, on June 14-15, 2025. The AMA VK2, a double Vertical Kilometer® – “just” nine kilometres long, with 2,086m vertical climb to an altitude of 3,260m is a beacon […]
Monte Rosa – high temperatures and hot competition
It’s a long way up – the finish line of the new SkySummit at 4,554m, also turnaround for the Monte Rosa SkyMarathon. ©Stefano JeantetMonte Rosa is wrestling with a heatwave. With high temperatures, the competition in the weekend’s events is also at a high at the four skyrunning events hosted in Alagna Valsesia, Piedmont, Italy […]
Monte Rosa Skymarathon – record numbers all round
The 2025 Monte Rosa SkyMarathon takes to the sky with record numbers – 500 athletes, 30 countries and the new SkySummit ascent race, sharing the 4,554m altitude of Europe’s highest race in Alagna, Piedmont, Italy on June 14-15, 2025. Back for more are world-class athletes and past winners, including five-time winner, Italian William Boffelli pairing […]
Announcing Monte Rosa 2025 Partners
Europe’s highest race, the Monte Rosa SkyMarathon is ready to kick off on June 14-15, 2025. The organisers are pleased to announce their partners for this iconic event with the addition of a new race, the SkySummit, which adds to the thrill of pure skyrunning at 4,554m altitude on Monte Rosa, Alagna, Piedmont, Italy. Teams […]
Whatever the weather, there’s no stopping the Monte Rosa SkyMarathon with athletes from five continents competing
With a day’s postponement due to bad weather, today’s Monte Rosa SkyMarathon – Europe’s highest race – paid off with blue skies, but knee-deep snow…cold and wind in Alagna Valsesia, Piedmont, Italy. As usual, the athletes raced in pairs of two, roped together for safety over the snowline where 174 teams from across the world […]
Delorenzi and Theocharis take the AMA VK2 on Monte Rosa
With swirling mist, cold temperatures and knee-deep snow, the AMA VK2 double Vertical Kilometer® took off as scheduled today with victory going to Switzerland’s Roberto Delorenzi and Dimitra Theocharis from Greece. The 9 km uphill only course with 2,000m vertical climb to an altitude of 3,200m proved extra challenging due to the conditions, but Delorenzi […]
