PREPARATIONS FOR THE
28TH MOUNTAIN ATTACK ARE UNDERWAY...

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN
IN SAALBACH ON JANUARY 16, 2026
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DEAR AttackerS! 

(September 2025)

Dear Skimo-Fans!

"Winter athletes are made in summer,” as the saying goes. With strength training, cycling, mountain runs, ski roller training… etc. At the end of summer, most ski mountaineers begin their specific preparation for winter again – and thus also for the 28th edition of the Mountain Attack.

Preparations for the Mountain Attack are also gaining momentum within the Organizing Committee team, to once again provide participants, coaches, spectators, sponsors, partners, and media representatives with a professional event. As every year, online registration will open exactly three months before the start – on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. sharp.

With great pleasure, we were already able to announce during the Attack in January 2025 the extension of the cooperation with the cable car company, the tourism association, and the municipality of Saalbach Hinterglemm to the public, and we look forward to another three years of successful and professional collaboration. We have also succeeded in establishing new partnerships with Uniqa, Tyrolia, Makita, Eurogast, and Melasan.

Looking back briefly on the past Mountain Attack, what remains unforgettable are above all the magical mountain scenery under perfect weather conditions, combined with outstanding race times, a highly competitive elite field, and hundreds of ambitious ski mountaineers from 25 nations who surpassed themselves over the different distances and delivered incredible performances. In our eyes, you are all heroes! With the triumph of the young Austrian Paul Verbnjak, who inscribed himself into the history books of the Mountain Attack with a time of 02:15:57 – narrowly missing the course record – as well as the victory of the German athlete Evi Gudelius in the women’s race, the Mountain Attack has brought two new faces onto the marathon winners’ podium. It seems as if the 2 hours and 15 minutes mark is a sound barrier waiting to be broken. Similar to back in 2007, when Guido Giacomelli’s course record (02:27:36) stood for nine years before being beaten in 2015 by Tadei Pivk (02:24:35).

We are already looking forward to welcoming you all – the entire “Attack Family” – back in Saalbach on January 16, 2026. To keep you updated quickly and easily at all times, we kindly ask you to follow us on our social media channels. On Instagram at @mountainattack1999, as well as on the Mountain Attack Facebook page, you’ll always find the latest news. In addition, all registered participants will regularly receive newsletters with important details and all updates about the race. So all that remains is to wish you the best possible – and injury-free – preparation for the race, and for all of us a snowy winter and all the best for the racing season. See you again in Saalbach!

With sporty regards, Roland & Max Kurz

EDITORIAL - LR Martin Zauner
Dear Mountain Attack friends !

Dear friends of the 28th edition of the International Mountain Attack, I am delighted to welcome over 1,000 participants to the Glemmtal valley once again. This year, athletes from all over the world will once again test their limits to conquer the challenging climbs as quickly as possible. The passages on the Schattberg, with gradients of up to 70%, will not only challenge the numerous amateur athletes, but also push the professionals to their limits. 

I wish all athletes an exciting, successful and injury-free race, and hope that everyone can achieve their personal goals. My special thanks go to Roland Kurz and his entire team for their decades of professional work. May the fastest athletes take home the title of ‘Mountain Man 2026’! I wish all participants a safe arrival at the finish line and many positive memories. Stay safe!

Mag. (FH) Martin Zauner, M.A.
Provincial Sports Councillor

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Ergebnisse / Results / Risultati

Results 

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Hard, harder, Mountain Attack

(Press article of the Salzburger Nachrichten 2020)

Roland Kurz from the Salzburg event agency NMC launched the Mountain Attack 22 years ago. In 1999, the organisers as well as the participants were still called „weirdos“ who ran up a mountain at race pace to then race it down again at high speed using extremely light material. In the meantime, ski mountaineering has firmly been established in our society and is a fixed part of the sports scene. The local sports retailers benefit from the sales generated in this area.

The boom remains unchanged, more and more people discover ski mountaineering, whether for fun, as a hobby- or as competitive mountaineering. All facets are represented, all milieus and income levels are part of this sport; and also tourism is rethinking its position as the target group is constantly growing. The Mountain Attack alone provides for just under 25,000 additional overnight stays in the Glemmtal, thus creating important economic impetus.

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