SanderAnticipation rising. We go up by train at 06:45, first athlete at 07:30.
View from up top. First athletes underway.
Ryoji Watanabe from Tokyo wins the men's race in 1:00:40!!
Nadin Wältli, the local matador, wins the women's race in 1:15:44. Well done!!
Shameless plug as the setting is fitting: get your tickets for the Trail Running Film Festival by @mathias at https://trailfilmfest.com.
@recollir passed the last cut-off time, which means he will finish the race 👌
Have posted another 12 pictures on Pixelfed:
https://mountains.photos/p/bergmeister/839561804463309048
#Trailrunning #Running #Niesen #Treppenlauf #NiesenTreppenlauf #Mountains #Switzerland
Sander Meijer (@[email protected])
Impressions of the Niesen Treppenlauf 2025, the race on the longest stairs in the world. Some stats: 11674 steps 1669 meter of elevation gain 68% max grade Time winner men: 1:00:40 Time winner women: 1:15:44 Further info: https://www.niesen.ch/en/stairway-run Very nice event, well organized, perfect weather, fantastic surroundings. What's not to like. #Trailrunning #Running #Niesen #Treppenlauf #NiesenTreppenlauf #Mountains #Switzerland
rcr@bergmeister @recollir Thanks for keeping us up to date! Would have loved to be there today (just watching 😊), but I am traveling...
@bergmeister @recollir Congratulation, @recollir ! Great effort, you reached new heights... 🙂 💪👍🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
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Johan
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ticho@bergmeister Holy moly, how can you even run there when you can stop and get lost in that marvelous view for an hour? 😅
Hiker@bergmeister Oh dear, they all missed the train? @recollir
Ryoji Watanabe is apparently not an unknown athlete in the stairs climbing race world:
Champion stair climber who found passion in his 30s says it's never too late
Ryoji Watanabe is the Guinness World Records title holder for the fastest vertical mile stair climbing (male). We caught up with him to find out how he got into stair climbing, and his tips on how to find your passion.