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The International Festival of speed climbing on Elbrus Red Fox Elbrus Race
The main event of the festival is the race to the western summit of Elbrus, it is held in two categories – sports and amateur ones. The race will take place at the Victory Day, on May 9. The race in the sports category as well as another discipline of the festival - "The Vertical Kilometer”- by tradition is included in the calendar of the World Series of sky-running.
The competitions in ski alpinism are held at Elbrus volcano, the highest peak in Russia and Europe. The regular shape of the volcanic cone and its slopes above 3000 m are covered with glaciers that represent a kind of mountain stadium. The main aim of the festival is to strengthen friendly relations between athletes and promote healthy lifestyle.
In 2013, the festival has attracted more than 240 climbers from Spain, Italy, Poland, United States, Latvia, Great Britain, Switzerland, Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia.