Zugspitze extreme mountain run

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The Zugspitz Extreme Mountain Run was a mountain run that took place from 2000 to 2013 in the area of ​​the Zugspitze and was one of the most demanding runs in the Alps with an altitude of 2235 meters that had to be mastered over 17.94 km.

The run

The organizer of the mountain run was getgoing GmbH. In 2000 and 2001 it was held as the Zugspitz half marathon , with a shorter alternative route being run in the second year; In 2002 he failed. Until 2004, the route ran from the Olympic ski stadium in Garmisch-Partenkirchen through the Reintal to the Zugspitzplatt. In 2005 the start was moved to Ehrwald and the destination to the summit station of the Tiroler Zugspitzbahn .

The route led first on a road to the Ehrwalder Alm and the Hochfeldernalm, then on hiking trails over the Gatterl, where you cross the Austrian-German border, to the Knorrhütte and finally to the Sonnalpin mountain inn on the Zugspitzplatt. Runners who get off here will have their own rating. On the last section to the summit, almost 400 meters in altitude had to be climbed over 1.3 km.

In 2007 the run at the Sonnalpin had to be ended for safety reasons, which was acknowledged with incomprehension by a number of participants.

In 2008, the run hit the headlines when two runners died shortly before the finish line in freezing temperatures and six others had to be taken to hospital for treatment. A total of 80 helpers from the mountain rescue service , the Bavarian Red Cross and the alpine task force of the Bavarian Police were on duty. The autopsy determined hypothermia as the cause of death for one of the runners , while the other could not clearly determine whether he had died of hypothermia or a cardiovascular collapse . The Munich II public prosecutor's office thereupon initiated criminal proceedings for negligent homicide and negligent bodily harm against the organizer Peter Krinninger and in November 2008 applied to the Garmisch-Partenkirchen District Court for a penalty order demanding a fine of 90 daily rates . In July 2009, the district court followed the prosecution's request, but Krinninger appealed, so that the case was heard in November at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district court. The verdict was issued on December 1, 2009: Peter Krinninger was acquitted. In its reasoning, the court pointed out that those runners who had disregarded the organizer's warnings had “put themselves at risk on their own responsibility”.

In 2009, the day and night before the race, 60 cm of fresh snow fell on the summit of the Zugspitze and 30 cm on the Sonnalpin, so for safety reasons a replacement route was run to the 1714 meter high Grubigalm above Lermoos .

The run took place for the last time in 2013. In 2014, the organizer was no longer granted approval by the Austrian or German side, which caused displeasure among the registered runners, as they had already paid the entry fee. The Munich-based PLAN B event company GmbH then took over the implementation with a modified concept, several route variants over three days. One route option was the so-called Zugspitz Trailrun Challenge "Vertical Challenge", which was held on almost the same route from Ehrwald to the Zugspitze. In 2018, this event was also canceled for undisclosed reasons.

statistics

Winners list

Start in Ehrwald

date Men time Women time
July 11th 2013 Michael Barz 1: 50: 23.0 Silvia Olejarova 2: 03: 45.0
0July 8, 2012 Woody Schoch 2: 03: 32.0 Ellen Clemens 2: 41: 19.4
July 11, 2010 Michael Barz 2: 06: 39.2 Kerstin Straub 2: 43: 08.4
July 19, 2009 Uli Dammenmüller 0:56: 21.9 Madeleine Lorenz 1: 12: 31.4
July 13, 2008 Martin Echtler -4- 2: 07: 01.4 Pavla Havlová ( CZE ) 2: 41: 54.3
July 22, 2007 Martin Echtler -3- 1:43:28 Ellen Clemens -3- 2:09:37
July 23, 2006 Martin Echtler -2- 2:07:00 Ellen Clemens (-Beautiful) -2- 2:29:53
July 24, 2005 Martin Cox ( GBR ) 2: 03.02.1 Petra Summer ( AUT ) 2: 28: 48.8

Start in Partenkirchen

date Men time Women time
July 10, 2011 Orlando Edwards ( GBR ) 2: 04: 44.1 Petra Summer 2: 41: 44.9
July 17, 2004 Martin Echtler 2: 20: 56.5 Christa Baumann-Vogl 3: 03: 53.0
July 19, 2002 Mohamad Ahansal ( MAR ) 2: 16: 17.5 Isabella Bernhard 2: 33: 22.5
16 Sep 2001 Dirk Debertin 1: 28: 15.9 Gabi Reindl 1: 46: 38.8
Sep 30 2000 Eckhard Wagner 2:06 Ellen Beautiful 2:35

Development of the number of finishers

year total including women shorter route including women
2013 961 122 --- ---
2012 743 75 44 8th
2011 606 65 25th 3
2010 543 56 57 7th
2009 437 43 --- ---
2008 183 10 329 62
2007 786 92 --- ---
2006 567 69 31 15th
2005 743 81 34 16
2004 598 83 --- ---
2003 586 71 --- ---
2001 366 40 --- ---
2000 441 50 --- ---

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ^ A b Süddeutsche Zeitung : Two dead in extreme mountain running - public prosecutor investigates Zugspitz drama . July 14, 2008
  2. ↑ a b Süddeutsche Zeitung : Autopsy after the Zugspitz accident - frozen to death on the mountain . July 15, 2008
  3. ↑ a b Bayerischer Rundfunk : Zugspitz Drama: Death by Hypothermia ( Memento from July 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive ). As of July 15, 2008
  4. ↑ Stern : Drama on the Zugspitze: Search for debt after the death run . July 14, 2008 (with video, 1:56 min)
  5. ↑ Der Tagesspiegel : Death on the Zugspitze . July 15, 2008
  6. ↑ Focus : Zugspitzlauf: The organizers are being determined . July 18, 2008
  7. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung : After the fatal Zugspitzlauf - penalty order applied for against the organizer . November 14, 2008
  8. ^ Süddeutsche Zeitung : Zugspitzlauf - Negligent homicide on the mountain . July 18, 2009
  9. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung : Interview with Peter Krinninger - "I am not to blame" . July 18, 2009
  10. ↑ Münchner Merkur : Organizer of the Zugspitzlauf acquitted . December 1, 2009
  11. ↑ Evening newspaper : acquittal for the Zugspitzlauf organizers . December 1, 2009
  12. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung : Zugspitzlauf - The victory of reason . July 19, 2009
  13. ↑ Evening newspaper : Hill run instead of summit storm . July 19, 2009
  14. ↑ Bayerischer Rundfunk : Shortened Zugspitzlauf: Without incidents on the alternative route ( Memento from July 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ). July 19, 2009
  15. ↑ Heiner Effern Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Big trouble with the Zugspitzlauf . In: sueddeutsche.de . 2014, ISSN  0174-4917 ( sueddeutsche.de [accessed on January 7, 2018]).
  16. ↑ GPSies: Zugspitz Trailrun Challenge Vertical Challenge. August 24, 2014, accessed on July 8, 2019 (German).
  17. ↑ Out for the Scott Rock the Top Marathon, registration start for the TAR 2018 - xc-run.de trail running. In: xc-run.de. November 16, 2017, accessed on July 8, 2019 (German).
  18. ↑ a b Shorter alternative route
  19. ↑ a b c d Shortened route