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Here you’ll find everything you need for your story—no request required and no waiting. If there’s anything you’re missing, just let us know. We’ll respond quickly because we understand how editorial deadlines work. Contact: Saskia Bauer (Managing Director) | saskia.bauer@alpin8.eu | +49 151 155 788 92 Brief Description · Facts · Photos & Video · Everesting Trip · History · Organizers · Quotes · FAQ · Starting Spots · Media · Contact Brief description of the ALPIN8 in three lengths Short (25 words, for calendar entries or sidebars) ALPIN8 is an Everesting event in the Brandnertal Valley: 8,848 meters of elevation gain—on foot uphill and downhill by gondola—in 34 hours. No competition, no rankings. Medium (60 words, for preliminary reports) At the ALPIN8 Everesting event in Brandnertal, Vorarlberg, up to 300 people tackle 8,848 meters of elevation gain—the height of Mount Everest. Up on foot, down by gondola, 17 laps, 34 hours. There is no ranking and no leaderboard. ALPIN8 was founded in 2023 by Saskia Bauer and Flores Rekowski after they had completed their own Everesting challenge on the Schauinsland near Freiburg. Long (150 words, boilerplate for the end of each article) ALPIN8 has been hosting an Everesting event in the Brandnertal valley in Vorarlberg since 2024. Participants climb 8,848 meters of elevation gain on foot—the height of Mount Everest—spread over 17 laps, each covering 538 meters of elevation gain and 3.5 kilometers. After each lap, participants descend via the Palüdbahn, which runs around the clock for this event. The time window is 34 hours, with the event starting at 5 a.m. on Saturday. ALPIN8 is explicitly not a competition: there are no rankings, no leaderboards, and no prize money. Participation is limited to 300 people. The ticket includes a six-month training plan, online workshops on mental training and nutrition, as well as support leading up to the event—this support begins upon registration, not on the weekend of the event. ALPIN8 was founded in 2023 by Saskia Bauer and Flores Rekowski and is based in Freiburg im Breisgau. By 2026, all 300 spots were sold out, with participants coming from nine countries. The Facts at a Glance What: Everesting: 8,848 meters of elevation gain—on foot uphill, downhill by gondola Where: Brand in the Brandnertal Valley, Vorarlberg, Austria. Palüdbahn Next date: July 2–4, 2027 Start: Saturday, 5:00 a.m. Time frame: 34 hours The route: approx. 3.5 km, 538 meters of elevation gain, gradients ranging from 9 to 35 percent Number of laps to 8,848 meters of elevation gain: 17 Total distance: about 70 kilometers Participants: limited to 300 Scoring: None. No rankings, no leaderboard, no prize money Finisher Rate: most recently 75% (as of 2026)Ticket 2027: 649 eurosOrganizer: ALPIN8 GmbH, Freiburg im BreisgauFounded: 2023 by Saskia Bauer and Flores Rekowski Previous editions Year Participants Finisher Rate Comments 2024 148 68% 36-hour time window, inaugural event, rain, hail, storm—the concept works! André Schürrle is participating 2025 220 75% A 34-hour time window, 165 finishers, perfect weather, and Dominic Thiem among the participants 2026 300, sold out 75% A 34-hour time window, participants from 9 countries, about 30 “repeat participants” 2027 max. 300 Only 8,848 meters of elevation gain remain as a category (Everest, with 4,424 meters of elevation gain, has been removed due to low demand) Images, video footage, and logo Start at 5:00 a.m. (Photo: Marius Holler) The Palüdbahn. (Photo: Marius Holler) 8,848 meters of elevation gain. (Photo: Marius Holler) Panorama of the Brandnertal Valley. (Photo: Marius Holler) Palüdbahn and flags. (Photo: Marius Holler) The Summit Camp. (Photo: Marius Holler) Through the night with headlamps. (Photo: Marius Holler) Crossing the finish line in the morning light. (Photo: Marius Holler) Triumph after climbing 8,848 meters in elevation… (Photo: Marius Holler) All images are available free of charge for editorial coverage of ALPIN8. The condition is that the credit, which is specified for each file, must be included. Use for advertising or outside of an editorial context is not permitted. Download the complete image package (30.5 MB) Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr_a4GNyxvA We are happy to provide video footage from the event to news organizations upon request. Not a race, but six months When you sign up for ALPIN8, you’re not just booking a weekend. You’re booking half a year. In January, the joint preparation begins with a six-month training plan. This is supplemented by online workshops on mental training and nutrition, as well as ongoing support right up to the start. The event itself isn’t the beginning—it’s the proof. This order also explains who is participating. The largest group consists not of ultrarunners, but of people in normal physical shape who weren’t sure beforehand whether they could do it. In both 2025 and 2026, exactly 75 percent of the participants completed the 8,848 meters of elevation gain. The rest completed as many laps as they could and returned home with an experience they had previously thought impossible. On the mountain, there’s no timing in the sense of a competition, no awards ceremony, and no list where anyone comes in last. At the finish line, every name is called out. How ALPIN8 Came to Be ALPIN8 didn’t start with a business idea, but rather a passion. Saskia Bauer prefers being outdoors to being indoors, and she especially loves places where things get physically and mentally challenging. At 18, she took part in an expedition to the North Pole and ran there for 24 hours straight. At 21, she spent a year in the U.S. There, she competed in Campus2Coast, a canoe race from the Michigan State University campus to Lake Michigan, lasting three days and two nights. And she competed in POCAR, an orienteering race in Pennsylvania. Over the years, this has evolved into something more than just a collection of her own adventures. Saskia co-founded Pangaea Project e. V., which organizes nature projects for children and teens, and the Young Explorers Program in the Black Forest National Park, in collaboration