The Vertical Kilometer World Circuit is an annual international circuit of

vertical kilometer In skyrunning, a vertical kilometer is an uphill mountain running race with an elevation gain of 1,000 metres. The Vertical Kilometer World Circuit also defines it as covering less than 5 km. Trekking poles, which are allowed as optional acces ...

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 ...

discipline) born in 2017 as a spin-off of

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 ...

. The Vertical World Circuit announced the 2017 VWC calendar featuring ten races, including a new venue: Osaka.

2017 edition

The winners of the first edition were the Norwegian Stian Angermund and the Spanish Laura Orgué.

Results

The circuit consists of 17 races that are held from May to October.

Men's final standings

Women's final standings

2018 edition

References

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External links

International Skyrunning Federation

Vertical Kilometer World Circuit
Skyrunning competitions Sports competition series Recurring sporting events established in 2017 Vertical kilometer running competitions