Dennis Brunod (born 16 June 1978 in

Aosta Aosta (, , ; french: Aoste , formerly ; frp, Aoûta , ''Veulla'' or ''Ouhta'' ; lat, Augusta Praetoria Salassorum; wae, Augschtal; pms, Osta) is the principal city of Aosta Valley, a bilingual region in the Italian Alps, north-northwest of ...

) is an Italian

ski mountaineer Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and then descending on skis. There are two major categories of equipmen ...

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...

and skyrunner.

Life

Born in Aosta but living in Châtillon, Brunod added ski mountaineering to his favorite sports in 2000, when he first competed in the

Mountain Attack The "Mountain Attack" is an annual Austrian ski mountaineering Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and the ...

race in Saalbach. He was member of the Italian national team after 2002.

Selected results

Ski mountaineering

* 2002: ** 1st, Italian Cup team (together with

Manfred Reichegger Manfred Reichegger (6 January 1977) is an Italian ski mountaineer, sky runner and mountain runner. Biography Reichegger was born in Bruneck. He competed first in ski mountaineering in 1999 and has been member of the national team since 2002. He a ...

)''Albo d'oro Coppa Italia ''
** 1st,

Tour du Rutor Tour or Tours may refer to: Travel * Tourism, travel for pleasure * Tour of duty, a period of time spent in military service * Campus tour, a journey through a college or university's campus * Guided tour, a journey through a location, directed ...

(together with Manfred Reichegger)''Tour du Rutor''
newspower.it ** 2nd, Transcavallo (together with Manfred Reichegger) * 2003: ** 1st, Italian Cup team (together with Manfred Reichegger) ** 2nd, European Championship team race (together with Manfred Reichegger) ** 4th, European Championship combination ranking ** 6th, European Championship single race * 2004: ** 1st, Dolomiti Cup team (together with Manfred Reichegger)''Albo d'oro - Roll of Honour''
cimadastaskialp.it ** 2nd, Transcavallo (together with Manfred Reichegger) ** 3rd,

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

single race ** 3rd, World Championship team race (together with Manfred Reichegger) ** 3rd, World Championship combination ranking *2005: ** 1st, European Championship relay race (together with

Guido Giacomelli Guido Giacomelli (born September 5, 1980) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Giacomelli was born in Sondalo. He started ski mountaineering in 1995 and competed first in the Pierra Menta race in 1998. He has been member of the national team since 20 ...

, Manfred Reichegger and

Matteo Pedergnana Matteo Pedergnana (born August 14, 1980) from Valfurva is an Italian ski mountaineer. He is member of the ''Sci Club Alta Valtellina'' as well as member of the national team. Selected results Pedergnana placed third in the 2002 World Champions ...

) ** 1st, Italian Cup team (together with Manfred Reichegger) ** 5th, World Cup team (together with Manfred Reichegger) ** 6th, European Championship

vertical race A Vertical Race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks. Vertical Races for women and men are ...

* 2006: ** 1st,

relay race (together with

Hansjörg Lunger Hansjörg Lunger (born 4 September 1964) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Lunger was born in Karneid. He started ski mountaineering in 1985, competed first in 2003 and was member of the national team after 2006. Lunger is dairyman of the ''Schutz ...

, Manfred Reichegger, and Guido Giacomelli) ** 1st, World Cup team (together with Manfred Reichegger) ** 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Manfred Reichegger) ** 3rd, World Championship team race (together with Manfred Reichegger) * 2007: ** 1st, World Cup single ** 1st, World Cup team (together with Federico Pedranzini) ** 1st, European Championship relay race (together with

Denis Trento Denis Trento (born 2 June 1982 in Aosta) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Selected results * 2006: ** 8th, World Championship vertical race * 2007: ** 1st, European Championship relay race (together with Dennis Brunod, Manfred Reichegger and ...

, Manfred Reichegger and Guido Giacomelli) ** 1st, Traça Catalana race ** 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Manfred Reichegger) ** 2nd, European Championship single race ** 3rd, European Championship combination ranking ** 4th, European Championship team race (together with Manfred Reichegger) * 2008: ** 1st,

relay race (together with Manfred Reichegger, Denis Trento and

Martin Riz Martin Riz (born September 16, 1980) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Selected results * 2004: ** 2nd, World Championship relay race (together with Carlo Battel, Graziano Boscacci and Guido Giacomelli) * 8th, World Championship vertical race * 2 ...

) ** 1st, World Cup,

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** 2nd, World Championship

** 2nd, World Championship combination ranking ** 3rd, World Championship single race * 2009: ** 1st, European Championship relay race (together with Lorenzo Holzknecht, Manfred Reichegger and

Damiano Lenzi Damiano Lenzi (born 14 August 1987, Domodossola, VB, Piedmont, Italy) is an Italian ski mountaineer and cross-country skier, Italian Army member, Mountain Warfare Troops ("Alpini"). Selected results * 2009: ** 1st, European Championship relay ...

) ** 3rd, European Championship team race (together with Manfred Reichegger) * 2010 ** 1st,

relay race (together with Damiano Lenzi, Lorenzo Holzknecht and Manfred Reichegger) ** 2nd, World Championship vertical race ** 6th, World Championship team race (together with Manfred Reichegger) ** 8th, World Championship combination rankingISMF World championship combined ranking - men
, ISMF, ismf-ski.org. ** 2nd,

Trophée des Gastlosen The Trophée des Gastlosen ("trophy of the Gastlosen") is a Swiss competition of ski mountaineering, which is carried out annually in the Gastlosen, near Jaun, since 1993. The history of the Trophée des Gastlosen goes back to 1987, when Erha ...

(ISMF World Cup), together with Manfred Reichegger2010 Trophée des Gastlosen
gastlosen.com

Trofeo Mezzalama

* 2001: 5th, together with Nicola Invernizzi and

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* 2003: 3rd, together with Manfred Reichegger and Nicola Invernizzi * 2005: 3rd, together with Manfred Reichegger and Jean Pellissier * 2007: 3rd, together with Manfred Reichegger and Denis Trento

Pierra Menta

* 2004: 1st, together with Manfred Reichegger * 2009: 1st, together with Manfred Reichegger * 2010: 3rd, together with Manfred Reichegger

Mountain running / skyrunning

Brunod won the

Mezzalama Skyrace The Mezzalama Skyrace was an international high altitude endurance race competition, defunct in 2008, in upper Valtournenche Valley, in the Aosta Valley, Italy. The summer event in the Monte Rosa's massif has been carried out annually by the Mezz ...

in 2004, and from 2006 to 2008. * 2001: 3rd,

Sentiero 4 Luglio SkyMarathon Sentiero 4 Luglio SkyMarathon (SkyMarathon 4th July Footpath) is a skyrunning event created in 1994 at Santicolo di Corteno Golgi by Giacomo Salvadori. Its main claim is "a real stairway to the sky". History Three times trial world championship (2 ...

* 2002: 1st, Sentiero 4 Luglio SkyMarathon * 2004: 1st, Valposchiavo-Valmalenco-Skyrunning (

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 ...

race) * 2005: 1st, Sentiero delle Grigne-Skyrunning (SkyRunner World Series race)

External links

Dennis Brunod
at ''Skimountaineering.org''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brunod, Dennis 1978 births Living people People from Aosta Italian male ski mountaineers World ski mountaineering champions Ski mountaineers of Gruppo Sportivo Esercito Italian male mountain runners Italian sky runners Sportspeople from Aosta Valley