What is the distance of the sister sport event of the Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji?
Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji The Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji (ウルトラトレイル・マウントフジ , urutoratoreirumountofuji ) is an annual ultramarathon sporting event in Yamanashi Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, started in 2012. The total distance is 168 km, the cumulative altitude gain is 9,500m, and the time limit is 46 hours. It is one of the Ultra-Trail World Tour. It is a sister sport event of Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc.
Vertical race A Vertical Race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks. Vertical Races for women and men are part of all international ski mountaineering competitions of the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC) as well as at many national competitions. The Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA)is working toward the goal of having Vertical Race become an Olympic discipline at the 2018 Winter Olympics, .