Head in the clouds
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Snowtop
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When:
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Mar 2009 (annual)
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Where:
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Soldeu
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| Costs: |
Individuals €100-€300; Groups €400
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| Opening Hours: |
Sat 12am-8pm; Sun 7am-2pm
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The San Miguel Snowtop competition is a gruelling mountaineering event that mixes personal challenge with high-level skiing at Soldeu.
Run as an Everest expedition, competitors have to set up a base camp before taking to the slopes and ascending the Pic d'Encampadana on cross-country skis, then overcoming a vertical drop of 8848 metres, the height of Mount Everest.
Teams have up to 14 hours to cover Mt Everest's height, with a total of 21 ascents, each with 422 metres of vertical drop. The winner receives €4000 prize money and all entrants who complete the course are awarded an Everest Summiteers diploma.
Not for the faint-hearted.
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