Sébastien Epiney
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Sébastien Epiney from Nendaz
is a Swiss
ski mountaineer and long distance runner. Epiney started ski mountaineering in 2001.
Nendaz
Nendaz is a municipality in the district of Conthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-History:Nendaz is first mentioned in 984 as Nenda. It was also known under its German name Neind though that name is no longer used.-Geography:...
is a Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
ski mountaineer and long distance runner. Epiney started ski mountaineering in 2001.
Ski mountaineering
- 2004:
- 3rd, World Championship2004 World Championship of SkimountaineeringThe 2004 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the second World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in the Spanish Aran Valley from March 1 to March 6, 2004....
vertical raceVertical raceA 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... - 4th, World Championship team race (together with Jean-Yves ReyJean-Yves ReyJean-Yves Rey is a Swiss ski mountaineer and long distance runner.Rey was born in Sierre. He started ski mountaineering in 1990 and competed first in the Patrouille des Glaciers short distance race in the same time...
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- 3rd, World Championship
- 2005:
- 1st, Swiss Championship
- 2006:
- 5th, World Championship2006 World Championship of SkimountaineeringThe 2006 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the third World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in the Italian Province of Cuneo from February 27 to March 4, 2006....
vertical race
- 5th, World Championship
- 2007:
- 4th, European Championship vertical race
- 2008:
- 1st, Swiss Championship
- 7th, World Championship2008 World Championship of SkimountaineeringThe 2008 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the fourth World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in Portes du Soleil, Switzerland, from February 23 to February 29, 2008.About 450 athletes of 29 nations...
vertical race
- 2009:
- 10th, European Championship vertical race
External links
- Sébastien Epiney at skimountaineering.com