"Trans Alpes Paul Emile Victor"

The longest and "highest" sleddog race in Europe, the "Trans Alpes Paul Emile Victor" gets underway
The first stage of the "Trans Alpes Paul Emile Victor" got underway at Auron, in the French Maritime Alps on 4 February. This is longest and "highest" sleddog race in Europe and covers a distance of 500km to finish at Les Contamines on 17 Februray.



The dogs and their sledges will ascend 12000m meters and climb 15 peaks over 2500m, including Monte Thabor, at 3500m the highest mountain in the race. The "Trans Alpes Paul Emile Victor" was inspired by the polar explorer Paul Emil Victor, who first completed this course in 1938.


photo and text Mauro Barra

The stages of the traverse:
03 - 02 Prologue at Auron
04 - 02 Auron — Saint Étienne de Tinée
05 - 02 Trasfer to Jausiers
06 - 02 Jausiers, Restefond.
07 - 02 Saint Paul Ubaye — Saint Veran
08 - 02 Arvieux — Briançon
09 - 02 Val Des Prés — Les Drayers — Valmeinier
10 - 02 Valmeinier
11 - 02 Valmeinier — Valfréjus
12 - 02 St. François Longchamp — Col de Chaussy
13 - 02 Col de Chaussy — col de la Madeleine — Valmorel
14 - 02 Naves (Beaufortain)
15 - 02 Naves — Arèches
16 - 02 Les Saisies — Les Contamines
17 - 02 Les Contamines février


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