The Tromsø SkyRace is an international

skyrunning Skyrunning is a sport of mountain running up to or exceeding 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 ...

competition held for the first time in 2014. It runs every year in

Tromsø Tromsø (, , ; se, Romsa ; fkv, Tromssa; sv, Tromsö) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Tromsø (city), city of Tromsø. Tromsø lies ...

(

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

) in August and consists of four races both 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

* ''Hamperokken Skyrace'', a SkyMarathon across and up the

Hamperokken Hamperokken ( sme, Gáranasčohkka) is a mountain in Tromsø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. At tall, it is the highest mountain peak on the mainland peninsula west of the Ullsfjorden. Hamperokken has the 6th most prominent pe ...

ridge (57 km / 4800 m elevation) ** an official race of the

* ''Tromsdalstind SkyRace'', a

SkyRace Skyrunning is a sport of mountain running up to or exceeding 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 ...

to the summit of

Tromsdalstinden or is a mountain in Tromsø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The tall mountain is located at the southern end of the Tromsdalen valley, just southeast of the city of Tromsø. Snowfall varies from one year to another, but the p ...

(28 km / 2000 m elevation) * ''Blåmann Vertical'', a Vertical Kilometer to the summit of

Store Blåmann Store Blåmann or Blåmannen is a mountain in Tromsø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the wes ...

(2.7 km / 1044 m elevation) ** an official race of the Skyrunner World Series in 2014, 2015 ** an official race of the Vertical Kilometer World Circuit since 2016 * ''Bønntuva tour-race'', a mini

to the summit of Bønntuva and back (15 km / 800 m elevation)

Hamperokken Skyrace

Tromsdalstind Skyrace

Blåmann Vertical

Bønntuva Tour-Race

References

External links

Official web site
{{Skyrunner World Series races Skyrunning competitions Skyrunner World Series Athletics competitions in Norway Sport in Tromsø Vertical kilometer running competitions