Skyrunning competitions

Transvulcania is a long distance race that is held annually on La Palma, one of the western Canary Islands. It is considered one of the hardest mountain-ultramarathons in the world and one of the most important in Spain. The total route has a length of with a cumulative elevation gain of and elevation loss of . The race has taken place since 2009, with the participation of many international runners.

annual international skyrunning championship

thumb|260 px|The female podium of the 2016 Zegama-Aizkorri, from left: Megan Kimmel, [[Yngvild Kaspersen and Oihana Kortazar.]] The Zegama-Aizkorri (also known a Zegama-Aizkorri Maratoia or Maratòn Alpina Zegama-Aizkorri) is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 2002. It runs every year in Spain from Zegama up to Aizkorri (1551 m MLS) and finish in Zegama (Basque Country) in May and consists of two races, a SkyMarathon (42.195 km) and (since 2015) a Vertical Kilometer; both races are part of the Skyrunner World Series.

thumb|Sierre-Zinal 2014 The Sierre-Zinal race is an annual mountain running race that takes place in the Swiss canton of Valais each August. It is also known as the race of five 4000ers ("La course des cinq 4000"), as five peaks over four thousand meters are visible along its path: Weisshorn (4506 m), Zinalrothorn (4221 m), Obergabelhorn (4073 m), Matterhorn (4478 m), and Dent Blanche (4357 m).