1. Goals and objectives
2. Date and place
3. Organization committee
4. Participants and race rules
5. Festival's program
6. Determination of the winners
7. Awards
8. Applications
9. Competitors agreement and safety

1. Goals and objectives
1.1. Further development and popularization of active and healthy life-style, mountain climbing, skyrunning and ski mountaineering in Russia.
1.2. Increase of sport skills.
1.3. Determination of the strongest sportsmen.

2. Date and place

Race terms: May 6 - 11, 2012. The competitions take place on the Elbrus peak, the highest top of Russia and Europe, which is 12 km from the Main Caucasian range. The cone-shaped volcanic mountain and mountainsides with ice shelves over 3000 m create an original mountain stadium.

3. Organization committee
3.1. The competitions are held according to the Unified calendar of the interregional Russian and international sport events of the Russian Ministry of Sports and Tourism.
3.2. The main control of Festival's organization is realized by the Festival's Organization committee. The immediate guidance is entrusted to the Festival's Director.
3.3. Festival's Organization committee is formed by the Russian Mountaineering Federation with the concurrence of the Red Fox Company.

On agreement the following persons enter in the Festival's Organization committee: authorized representatives of the Ministry of Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy of the Russian Federation; the Government of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria; the Committee for Matters Concerning Young Persons,  Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria; ISF; Russian Mountaineering Federation, Festival's Director and other interested parties and organizations.

3.4. The immediate carrying out of the competitions is entrusted to the main panel of judges. The main panel of judges is headed by the chief judge of the Festival. He forms the main panel of judges by agreement with the Organization committee.

Chief competition judge - Alexander Alekseevich Pyatnicin. Race director- Evgeniy Vladimirovich Kolchanov, tel.: +7911 002 00 59, +7921 961 63 07, elbrus@redfox.ru 

4. Participants and race rules
The competitions are carried out in 4 disciplines:
1. 2012 Skyrunner® World Series: Vertical Kilometer® - Mt Elbrus, 2450-3450 m. Russian Skyrunner Championship, qualification. The route lies from Glade Azau to Mir station.
2. High-speed run to the West Elbrus Peak in 2 classes:
- Vertical SkyRace® - Mt Elbrus, 2350-5642 m. Russian Skyrunner Championship.
Route: Glade Azau (2350 m) - Mir station (3450 m)- «Barrels» (3780 m) - Pastuhov Rocks (4800 m) - Saddle (5350 m) - West Elbrus Peak (5642 m).
- Nonprofessional class. Classic route:
«Barrels» (3780 м) - Pastuhov Rocks (4800 m) - Saddle (5350 m) - West Elbrus Peak (5642 m).
3. Elbrus Open Ski-mountaineering Cup: personal race. Men, women.
4. Snow-shoes race. The route lies from Krugozor station to Mir station (3000-3450 m).

Fee for each competition is 13 Euro. If a sportsman participates in all competitions, the fee is 38 Euro.

Participation in Vertical Kilometer® is allowed for all participants with mountaineering experience on ice and snow peaks.

Participation in Vertical Kilometer® is obligatory for competitors in Vertical SkyRace® - Mt Elbrus.

Participation in Vertical SkyRace® - Mt Elbrus is allowed for all participants with mountaineering experience on ice and snow peaks. The winner's time is determined from start to the gate on the peak. The participants have to reach the gate without assistance and to come down to the start place until 16:00. Otherwise, if a participant receives assistance or reaches the start place later than 16.00, the result is annulled. The control point on the saddle should be passed until 12:00. If the control time is exceeded, the participant will be dismissed. It's prohibited to use any transport, skis and assistance.

All participants can take part in the snow-shoes race.

Ski-mountaineering competitions are allowed for all sportsmen with mountaineering experience or experience in ski and mountain ascents. The competitions are put in 1 lap: M's, W's personal race.

It's prohibited to use dope medications. The sportsman can be disqualified for the breaking this rule!!!

All participants should have medical admission.

Attention! The sportsmen without official medical admission will not be admitted to the competitions!!!

5. Festival's program
6th May
11:00-19:00 Registration. Glade Azau.
19:00 Briefing of the Elbrus Vertical Kilometer®, 2450-3450 m (2012 Skyrunner® World Series).
7th May
9:00 Skyrunner® World Series: Vertical Kilometer® - Mt Elbrus 2450-3450 m. Russian Skyrunner Championship, qualification. Glade Azau (2450 m) - Mir station (3450 m).
14:00 nauguration of the Festival. Awarding ceremony of the winners of the Elbrus Vertical Kilometer®.
15:30 Press-conference.
19:00 Briefing of the ski-mountaineering personal race.
8th May
9-00 Elbrus Open Ski-mountaineering Cup: personal race.
13-00 Awarding ceremony of the winners of the ski-mountaineering personal race.
15-30 he participants of the high-speed run (Nonprofessional class) and the judges go up to the "Barrels" (Garabashi).
19-00 Briefing of the Elbrus Vertical SkyRace® (2012 SkyRace® Series).
9th May
7-00 Elbrus Vertical SkyRace® (2012 SkyRace® Series). Russian Skyrunner Championship.
20-00 Briefing of the snow-shoes race.
10th May
11-00 Snow-shoes race.
16-00 Awarding ceremony of the winners of the Elbrus Vertical SkyRace® and of the snow-shoes race.
Closing ceremony of the Festival.
11th May
Reserve day.
The decision about Vertical SkyRace® - Mt Elbrus will be reached at 06:00 a.m. on 9th May according to the weather conditions.

6. Determination of the winners
The winners are determined by the best time on the routes.

7. Awards
The winners and prizemen receive diploma, prize money and valuable prizes from organizers and sponsors.

8. Applications
The preliminary applications should be sent by e-mail in the attached excel file. E-mail: elbrus@redfox.ru. It's obligatory to indicate last name, age and discipline of the competitions and qualification.

The preliminary applications are accepted until 25th April 2012 with obligatory confirmation.

Also the participant can make an application on the race place (without the special services like food, accommodation, transfer, etc.)

9. Competitors agreement and safety
All the competitions are held according to the approved regulations.

Each participant has to be aware of certain risks related to participation in Elbrus ascent, Vertical kilometer and ski-mountaineering competitions.

The participants are responsible for their own health and safety. The organizers provide the first aid in an emergency situation.

The race organizers examine the route and provide the safety equipment (e.g. rail) if necessary.

The participant's appearance at start implies sufficient physical health and mountaineering skills for taking part in the competitions.

The participant should take into account the real weather conditions and route state.

The participant's equipment has to meet the safety requirements and race rules.

The organization committee reserves the right to cancel or change competitions schedule according to weather or another conditions.

This regulation is a challenge for the competitions.