WELCOME TO THE 27TH EDITION OF THE 
MOUNTAIN ATTACK!

WE ARE BACK IN SAALBACH -
ON 17. 1. 2025
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Dear Skimo-Fans & Attack family

Dear Mountain Attack-friends!

A long and warm summer lies behind us and by mid-September, winter had already sent its first greetings to the country. Wonderfully white summit pictures from Austria and Italy, among other places, were hopefully the harbingers of a snowy winter and should motivate us all to prepare our skimo equipment. This is also the time every year when preparations for the Mountain Attack intensify. Work has been going on as usual for weeks, registration opens on time on October 15th and then there are only 3 months until the start.

In these very challenging economic times, we have succeeded in bringing ISUZU, evil eye and Bauchinger on board as important new top partners for this cult skimo event (more information in the magazine). Welcome to the big Attack Family.

Immediately after the 27th Mountain Attack, the Alpine World Ski Championships will take place in Saalbach from February 4th, a major event that I am also looking forward to. All races will take place on the Zwölferkogel and end in a joint finish arena at the foot of the mountain. Parts of the mountain are closed to public skiing from the first snowfall to prepare the race slopes. What does this mean for the Mountain Attack? This year, we will be taking the ascent to the Zwölferkogel via the less steep family run to the middle station, and then on to the summit, also via the family run. All other sections of the route can be completed as usual. Please refer to the ROUTE MAP.

This year, we also want to pay particular attention to the MARATHON RELAY. The 2024 trial run has convinced us to continue working on this project. Three people can divide the marathon into roughly equal altitude meters, depending on their preference for steepness. We are convinced that not only the speed teams, but also amateur and hobby athletes will get their money's worth here. The joint preparation for the race, the mountain training in the fall and the first tours from November onwards not only promote team spirit, but also motivate each other, develop a race strategy, share the excitement with colleagues and enjoy the team performance at the finish line. Company teams, training buddies, sports friends, former winners and top athletes in one team - that sounds exciting and challenging. We look forward to seeing you all!

As usual, we want to keep you up to date with all the news quickly and easily until the race. We will do this via the Mountain Attack Facebook page, but above all NEW via our Instagram account @mountainattack1999. So please follow us. We are looking forward to it.

So it remains for me to wish you all the best possible and injury-free preparation for the race, all the best and see you again soon in Saalbach.

With sporty greetings, 

Roland Kurz
Organiser

EDITORIAL - LR Martin Zauner
Dear Mountain Attack friends !

This sports event, which has grown significantly over the decades, is taking place for the 27th time. I personally witnessed last year that Saalbach is the perfect venue for such events. In freezing temperatures, thousands of ski mountaineers from around the world battled their way up the slopes of the Glemmtal. I was particularly impressed by the tremendous determination of all the participants to take on this impressive challenge. This year, guests from all over the world are once again expected to test themselves and compete against others in this event.

I would like to thank Roland Kurz and his team for organizing the event, and I am excited to see who will be awarded the title of Mountain Man 2025.

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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