"I got inspiration for the race when I found out by mistake about the Patrouille des Glaciers," Chaya said, referring to Switzerland's famous ski mountaineering race organized by the Swiss Armed Forces and open to military and civilian teams.
Various climbing organizations such as International Ski Mountaineering Federation and the UIAA organize climbing competitions, which only approve the use of certified crampons.
Lausanne 2020 will be particularly notable for having the same number of male and female athletes competing, as well as being the first time that ski mountaineering appears on the Olympic Games programme.
The decision to include ski mountaineering as the eighth sport at the next edition of the Winter YOG in the Olympic Capital, based on the proposal from the Organizing Committee.
Or sign up for the four-day programme with an alpine guide which includes mountain excursions, a day ski mountaineering with the chance to relax in the Dolomites highest altitude sauna.
There are various research papers on the physiology and biochemistry of cross-country skiing (Ronsen et al., 2004), less for alpine skiing (Seifert et al., 2005), and only a few for ski mountaineering (Tosi et al., 2009).
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