Mountain Attack
Mountain Attack ( German mountain riff ) is the name of an annual Austrian racing competition in ski mountaineering near Saalbach . The competition was held for the first time in 1999 and is now known beyond Austria's national borders. The previous participants came from a total of 15 nations.
The goal is to conquer a total of seven peaks and more than 3,000 meters of altitude , which are divided into ascents and descents, across the Glemmtal . There are six racing classes, a short tour route for male and female participants and two marathon ratings on the long route, with the age group from 45 years being rated separately. Start and finish is the village square of Saalbach.
Best of the year (marathon)
The winners have been named Mountain Man since 2004 .
Men
| year | Attendees | country | Time ( h : min : sec ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Omar Oprandi |
 Italy
|
3:05:39 |
| 2000 | Fabio Meraldi |
Italy
|
2:59:51 |
| 2001 | Luciano Fontana |
Italy
|
2:57:35 |
| 2002 | Mirco Mezzanotte |
Italy
|
2: 52: 01.0 |
| 2003 | Martin Hornegger |
 Austria
|
2: 45: 05.0 |
| 2004 | Andreas Ringhofer |
Austria
|
2:40:28 |
| 2005 | Andreas Ringhofer |
Austria
|
2:39:42 |
| 2006 | Guido Giacomelli |
Italy
|
2: 27: 36.7 |
| 2007 | Guido Giacomelli |
Italy
|
2: 32: 00.0 |
| 2008 | Andreas Ringhofer |
Austria
|
2: 30: 51.7 |
| 2009 | Guido Giacomelli |
Italy
|
2: 32: 06.9 |
| 2010 | Konrad Lex |
 Germany
|
2: 36: 27.0 |
| 2011 | Kílian Jornet Burgada |
 Spain
|
2: 33: 32.0 |
| 2012 | Kílian Jornet Burgada |
Spain
|
2: 17: 14.22 |
| 2013 | Christian Hoffmann |
Austria
|
2: 35: 02-18 |
| 2014 | Christian Hoffmann |
Austria
|
2: 31: 27.66 |
| 2015 | Tadl Pivk |
Italy
|
2:24:35 |
| 2016 | Christian Hoffmann |
Austria
|
2:25:46 |
| 2017 | Anton Palzer |
Germany
|
2:21:34 |
| 2018 | Michele Boscacci |
Italy
|
2:18:57 |
| 2019 | Michele Boscacci |
Italy
|
1:57:23 |
| 2020 | Jakob Herrmann |
Austria
|
2:15:10 |
Women
| year | Attendees | country | Time ( h : min : sec ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Simone Hornegger |
Austria
|
|
| 2003 | Simone Hornegger |
Austria
|
3: 34: 12.0 |
| 2004 | Simone Hornegger |
Austria
|
3: 35: 23.1 |
| 2005 | Simone Hornegger |
Austria
|
3: 25: 40.1 |
| 2006 | Simone Hornegger |
Austria
|
3: 25: 40.1 |
| 2007 | Francesca Martinelli |
Italy
|
3: 24: 48.6 |
| 2008 | Francesca Martinelli |
Italy
|
3: 20: 37.4 |
| 2009 | Francesca Martinelli |
Italy
|
3: 09: 16.7 |
| 2010 | Michaela Eßl |
Austria
|
3: 00: 52.5 |
| 2011 | Mireia Miró Varela |
Spain
|
2: 55: 34.0 |
| 2012 | Michaela Eßl |
Austria
|
2: 54: 54.28 |
| 2013 | Rosmarie Pötzelsberger |
Austria
|
3: 53: 40.63 |
| 2014 | Michaela Eßl |
Austria
|
3: 08: 51.85 |
| 2015 | Michaela Eßl |
Austria
|
3:09:06 |
| 2016 | Raffaella Rossi |
Italy
|
3:14:48 |
| 2017 | Jennifer Fiechter |
 Switzerland
|
3:03:09 |
| 2018 | Michaela Eßl |
Austria
|
3:01:27 |
| 2019 | Alba De Silvestro |
Italy
|
2:28:37 |
| 2020 | Alba De Silvestro |
Italy
|
2:49:31 |