RED BULL DER LANGE WEG.

1971

Team of six atheltes / four finishers 1947 km on foot85’510 vertical/m ascent41 days415 hours of walking48 km ascent per day2013 vertical meters per day

CAN THIS BE BEATEN in 2018?

WIEN - NIZZA - SKI NONSTOP What happened 1971? One of the most significant undertakings in skiing history

Between the 21st. of March and April 29th of 1971 the Austrians Robert Kittl, Klaus Hoi, Hansjörg Farbmacher and Hans Mariacher were the first and until now the only ones which completed the entire crossing along the main divide of the European Alps. They were supported by Alois Schett who followed them by car and met up with them at certain points along the way. Otherwise the skiers were on their own. The team was perfectly selected and put together, they each belonged to the worlds best with their abilities and experience at the time. There were attempts to re-do this exceptional expedition, however no one until now was successful since.The team 1971 didn’t seek the easiest or fasted route, but the most interesting and challenging route along the main divide. The most well known, the highest and the most interesting peaks of the main divide of the alps were crossed. Therefore the route is defined for the re-enactment. At the time, the media followed their progress, so film as well as photo material exists of their trip. All details and notes of the trail, exist and can be used to recreate the exact same route.

WIEN - NIZZA - SKI NONSTOPWhat is going to happen in 2018? We want to set a new record for the most significant undertaking in skiing history in the Alps. A team of 7 athletes will again start the attempt to follow the same track conquering the same summits, while beating the historical record of 41 days. A team of at least 4 have to reach Nizza. Will it be easier & faster with new equipment, techniques and methods of today's athletes? Or is the human factor still the deciding one? Modern equipment, new techniques and today's knowledge, can it be hindering or be an advantage? How have we developed in the 48 years that have passed by as skiing- mountaineers? How did the alps, the glaciers, the valleys, the huts, change over time? It is primarily about the sporting aspects, however the change of the Alps in these almost 50 years will inevitably play a part of it.

PEAKS AND PLACES ON ROUTE 1. Wien 2. Puchberg – Schneeberg 3. Hochschwab 2277m

4. Totes Gebirge 5. Gr.Priel 2515 m

6. Bad Aussee 7. Hoher Dachstein 3000m 8. Obertauern

9. Bad Gastein 10. Hr. Sonnblick 3105 m 11. Großglockner 3798 m

12. Großvenediger 3666 m 13. Dreiherrnspritz 3499 m

27. Reinwaldhorn 3402 m 28. Aquilla 29. Dufourspitze 3634 m

30. Zerma 31. „Haute Route“

32. Mt. Blanc 4807 m 33. Courmayeur od. Chamonix34. Val d‘Isere

35. P. de Charbonell 3752 m 36. Briancon 37. Alpes MariWmes

38. Nizza

14. St.Jakob i. Ahrnthal 15. Hochfeiler 3599 m 16. Sterzing

17. Timmelsjoch 18. Vent i. Ötztal

19. Weißkugel 3738 m 20. Schluders (Mals i.v.) 21. Stilfser Joch

22. Bormio 23. Forcola di Livignio 24. Piz Balu 3905 m

25. St. Moritz26. Splügenpass

THE TEAM

Mark Smiley •  Professional photographer,

filmmaker, speaker & mountain guide.

•  Fifty Classic Climbs of North America

•  https://smileysproject.smugmug.com/About-Us

Janelle Smiley•  2012 & 2014 North American Ski

Mountaineering Champion

•  2011, 2013, 2014 US Ski Mountaineering Champion

•  2013 Swiss National Champion

•  https://smileysproject.smugmug.com/About-Us

David Wallmann•  8. Place Mountain-Attack Marathon

•  1. Place Reither Kogl Trophy Nesslangerlalm Aufstieg

•  12. Place Sella Ronda SkiMarathon

•  4. Place Kitzsteinhorn Extreme

•  http://www.wallmann-david.at/

THE TEAM

Bernhard Hug•  4th position at the Raid-World

Championships 2006, 6 days nonstop

•  http://www.sac-cas.ch/wettkampfsport/swiss-ski-mountaineering/medien.html

Philipp Reiter•  2. Place Südtirol UltraSkyrace (Bozen/

ITA) 2017

•  2. Place Deutsche Meisterschaft Skibergsteigen Jennerstier (Berchtesgaden/GER) 2017

•  Etc.

•  http://www.philipp-reiter.de/

THE TEAM

Nuria Picas•  1. Place Hong Kong 100 (2017)

•  1. Place Maratón Transgrancanaria (2017)

•  Etc.

http://www.nuriapicas.com/es/

Tamara Lunger•  2 times Italian champion ski

mountaineering

•  2008 World Champion ski mountaineering (under 23)

•  http://www.tamaralunger.com/

COMMUNICATION HIGHLIGHTS

Pre Event: •  Dedicated “Red Bull Der

Lange Weg” website integrated in redbull.com

•  International press kit for special - and general interest media (online & print)

•  Introducing the event using original 1971 materials

•  Athlete`s Profiles

Daily media production: •  Live team tracking on

dedicated website•  Social media and web clips

produced by project coms team on-site

•  Comparison of the 1971 team•  Special media moments (TV

news-cut, webclip, photos, social assets) from key milestones: Start Vienna, Grossglockner, Bormio, Zermatt, Finish Nice

Post Event: •  5 minute story clip for social

and web usage•  20 minute action

documentary for TV and online usage

•  All moving and still images provided on redbullcontentpool.com

PROJECT LEADER - HELI PUTZ•  Born 1964•  Since 1983 Berg-u. Ski

guide (full-time until 1994)•  First 8000m summit at age

20•  14 Big Walls - Yosemite - El

Capitan•  Founder and Owner of

Skiguides Krippenstein, Skischulen Dachstein and

•  www.outdoor-leadership.com

https://www.heliputz.com/

CONTACT:MAX KORRAK

International Head of Sports PartnershipsRed Bull GmbH

M: +43 664 54 84 995max.korrak@redbull.com

CONTACT:HELMUT PUTZProject LeadOutdoor LeadershipM: +43 664 344 14 86heli@outdoor-leadership.com

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