Record: 20.845 m. di dislivello in discesa in 1 giorno su sentieri diversi

Silvan Marfurt e Ralph Van Den Berg hanno conquistato il record del mondo di discesa in un solo giorno su sentieri diversi in quel di Davos, Svizzera, la location dove questa singolare sfida è nata qualche anno fa.

Partiti alle 4 di mattina, 16 ore dopo l’altimetro segnava 229 metri in più rispetto al vecchio record.

La storia del record

The single track world record is a long-standing tradition, and is held mostly by the Swiss. In 2010, Thomas Giger, together with René Wildhaber, set the first benchmark with a descent of 12,555 vertical meters. He beat his own record three years later along with Thomas Frischknecht, descending 13,572 vertical meters. Twins Caroline and Anita Gehrig beat the record in Vinschgau in 2014, descending 15,117 vertical meters. One year later, Ken Imhasly and Alain Gwerder were the first to cross the 20,000 meter threshold in Wallis, until they ceded the title to Silvan Marfurt and Ralph Van Den Berg in Davos Klosters.