Pierra Menta

The Pierra Menta has been an annual competition of ski mountaineering at Arêches-Beaufort in the region of Beaufort, Savoie south-eastern France since 1986. The Pierra Menta is one of the three best known races of the Alps (les grandes trois de ski de montagne) besides the Patrouille des Glaciers and the Trofeo Mezzalama.

Pierra Menta is a stage of La Grande Course that includes the most important ski mountaineering competitions of the season.

The athletes have to travel a cumulative altitude difference of around 10 000 meters, both ascending and skiing down. The race track is to be completed in teams of two and it varies year by year. The distance for the younger classes is shorter.

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1st Pierra Menta (1986)

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2nd Pierra Menta (1987)

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3rd Pierra Menta (1988)

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4th Pierra Menta (1989)

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=== 5th Pierra Menta (1990) ===
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6th Pierra Menta (1991)

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=== 7th Pierra Menta (1992) ===
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8th Pierra Menta (1993)

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=== 9th Pierra Menta (1994) ===
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=== 10th Pierra Menta (1995) ===
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=== 11th Pierra Menta (1996) ===
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=== 12th Pierra Menta (1997) ===
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=== 13th Pierra Menta (1998) ===
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=== 14th Pierra Menta (1999) ===
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15th Pierra Menta (2000)

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16th Pierra Menta (2001)

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17th Pierra Menta (2002)

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18th Pierra Menta (2003)

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19th Pierra Menta (2004)

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20th Pierra Menta (2005)

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21st Pierra Menta (2006)

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22nd Pierra Menta (2007)

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23rd Pierra Menta (2008)

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24th Pierra Menta (2009)

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=== 25th Pierra Menta (2010) ===
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=== 26th Pierra Menta (2011) ===
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=== 27th Pierra Menta (2012) ===
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28th Pierra Menta (2013)

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29th Pierra Menta (2014)

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=== 30th Pierra Menta (2015) ===
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31st Pierra Menta (2016)

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32nd Pierra Menta (2017)

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Literature

 * Rolf Majcen: Bergauf - Abenteuer Ausdauersport (German) ISBN 978-3-900533-39-7