“The voice of many people is in your sound. Our sound, our voice, is also the testimony of those we have admired and loved, those who have influenced and taught us.”
Mountain Voices
Here you can find articles, topos, essays or conversations about mountains.
History of Trail running
Since 1040, when the king Malcom Canmore organized a Hill Race in Braemar, competitions have been organized in the mountains, from the Alpinism competitions in the URSS to ultra-trails and speed climbing.
History of Fast and Light Mountaineering
Speed has been linked to alpinism from its beginning. From Alfred Couttet and Henri Bulle to Ueli Steck and Colin Haley
Trail Running Timeline
People started running in the mountains with a bib pinned on long time ago.
Timetables
Spreadsheets with dates of relevant events
ARTICLES:
- 8000 m ascents
- Sir Pierra Menta
- THE STEEP SKIING OF TOMORROW
- SKI²
- hight ski
- Steep Ski Pioneers
- Trail runners who run roads / Road runners who run trails
- The History Of Going Fast In The Mountains
- Who is who in Trail Running
- Franz Nicolini, not only the 82 4000m of the Alps in 60 days
- The anonymus idols #2
- The anonymous idols. #1
Thanks to:
Morgan Williams, Martin Stone, Rodolphe Popier, Jordi Canals, Nick Shustrov, Joan Maria Vendrell, Marino Giacometti, Carlos Suarez, Colin Haley, Jorge Egocheaga, Billi Bierling, Eric Carter, Bertrand Delapierre, Marc Pinsach, Steve House, Scott Johnston, Bryon Powel, Peter Bakwin, Diego Fiorito, Stei Steurer.
Books:
Free Solo. Klettern ohne Sicherung und ohne Grenzzen. Alex Huber. © BLV Buchverlag GMBH & Co.
World’s Ultimate Running Races. Angela Mudge. © Collins
Il Manuale del Trail Running. Fulvio Massa. © SPM Publishing
Les Conquérants de l’Inutile. Lionel Terray. © Éditions Guérin
100 Alpinistes. diversos autors. © Éditions Guérin
Di roccia e di ghiaccio. Enrico Camanni. © Editori Laterza
Alpine Warriors. Bernadette McDonald. © Rocky Mountain Books
Eric Escoffier “rien n’est impossible”. Cécile Châtelain. ©
Kiss or Kill. Mark Twight. © The mountaineers books
Skieurs du Ciel. Dominique Potard. © Éditions Guérin
Online:
The American Alpine Journal. americanalpineclub.org
Himalaya Database. http://www.himalayandatabase.com
Speed Climb. http://www.speedclimb.com
Fastest known time. http://fastestknowntime.com
Scottish Hill Runners. http://www.scottishhillrunners.uk/
Patagonia Online Climbing Guide. https://pataclimb.com
Russian Climb. http://www.russianclimb.com
Alessandro Gogna. http://gognablog.com
http://www.ad-pecjak.si/ice/history.htm
Ultrarunning History. http://ultrarunninghistory.com
