Peak to Creek storms through the Otztal Valley
Peak to Creek 2008. Photo: Uwe Fischer
A close fought race between an all-star cast at the newest race on the Multisport calendar, the Peak to Creek, thrilled spectators in the Ötztal Valley, Austria on May 10, 2008.
Team 1, led by kayaking legend and race organiser, Schorschi Schauf, came out tops as eventual winners, just 2 min 28 sec ahead of Team 4.
A unique concept based around a ‘winter to summer’ theme, the Peak to Creek saw four teams of seven battling it out over different sports on a unique course beginning with a snowsports race on the Schwarze Schneide Mountain and finishing with a group rafting section to the mouth of the River Inn.
Held as a relay race, Peak to Creek covered a total of 70km and an incredible 2359 vertical metres, and also took in mountain biking, climbing, paragliding, mountain running and kayaking.
“I’m so stoked with how it went,” said Schauf. “It was a beautiful day, and everyone put in their best efforts.”
“It’s really great how everyone comes together at the end for the rafting,” he said. “There’s no other multisport event in the world that does this.”
• Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com
Subscribe to the world’s favourite hang gliding and paragliding magazine
Related posts:
- Peak to Peak Paragliding / NOVA XC Flying Camp NOVA team pilots run XC flying camp in Greifenburg, Austria...
- U-Turn’s new Alpine Peak lightweight glider U-Turn's new lightweight glider, the Alpine Peak has been certified DHV1, and weighs in at 3.9kg...
- Golgoht wins Golden Peak At Nissan Outdoor Games Finnish team 'Golgoht' picked up the Golden Peak award at the summer 2009 edition of the Nissan Outdoor Games. Their...
- Niviuk Peak 2 EN D paraglider Niviuk have announced that their new high-performance paraglider, the Peak 2, has met the requirements for EN D certification....
- Paragliding Karakoram’s Gasherbrum I+II and Broad Peak French mountaineer Antoine Girard is set to paraglide from the summits of Gasherbrum 1 + 2 and Broad peak in...
- Classic Tales: Hang Gliding Horror in Owens Valley! Paragliding and hang gliding can be dangerous, we all know and accept that. But, when you look deep in to...
- Team Robotunits win Dolomitenmann 2011 Team Robotunits won the Red Bull Dolomitenmann 2011, held in Austria on 11 September...
- Woody Valley X-Alps harness Woody Valley's X-Alps paragliding harness was conceived for the Red Bull race it is named after ...
Tags: Adventure race, Austria
