The Devil's Ridge Ultra (a race of the China Mountain Trails such as the Yading Skyrun) is an international

skyrunning Skyrunning is a sport of mountain running above where the minimum average incline is 6% over the total distance and at least 5% has an incline of 30% or more. The climbing difficulty does not exceed II grade UIAA. Poles, crampons, and hands may ...

competition held for the first time in 2016. It runs every year in September in the

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(

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), and is valid for the

Skyrunner World Series The Skyrunner World Series is an annual international championship of skyrunning (high altitude endurance races) and the official International Skyrunning Federation (ISF) race circuit for mountain running. Each year the Skyrunner World Series pr ...

Races

* ''Devil’s Ridge 30'', a

SkyRace Skyrunning is a sport of mountain running above where the minimum average incline is 6% over the total distance and at least 5% has an incline of 30% or more. The climbing difficulty does not exceed II grade UIAA. Poles, crampons, and hands may ...

(30 km / 781 m D+) * ''Devil’s Ridge 60'', an Ultra SkyMarathon (60 km / 2154 m D+)

Devil’s Ridge Ultra

References

External links

Official web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Devil's Ridge Ultra Skyrunning competitions Skyrunner World Series Athletics competitions in China Gobi Desert

Races

Devil’s Ridge Ultra

See also

References

External links