The 2009 South American Ski Mountaineering Championship ( es, Campeonato Sudamericano de Esquí de Montaña) was the third edition of a

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n continental championship of competition ski mountaineering, and the first that was sanctioned by the

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(ISMF), which emerged from the

International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions The International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC) located in the ''Floridablanca 84'' in Barcelona was part of the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA) and responsible for ski mountaineering and vertical race c ...

(ISMC) in 2008. Furthermore, the competition was sanctioned by the Unión Panamericana de Montaña y Escalada (UPAME). The event, carried out at

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from 22 to 23 August 2009, was organized by the

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(FASA), the ''Club Andino

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'' (CAB) and the local ''Club Andino Villa La Angostura'' (CAVLA). Participating were racers from

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and

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as well as two French competitors, that did not appear in the continental ranking.

Results

Event was held on the Cerro Bayo on August 23, 2009. List of the best 10 participants by gender: ^*) The French racers Jérôme Pezet (01h 03' 44") and Olivier Levasseur (01h 03' 45") finished first and second, but were no South American nationals.

External links

III Campeonato Sudamericano de Esquí de Montaña
, Club Andino Villa La Angostura

References

{{South American Championships of Ski Mountaineering #2009 South American Ski Mountaineering Championship South American Ski Mountaineering Championship Sport in Neuquén Province S Skiing in Argentina