Athletics Vertical kilometer | |
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![]() Christel Dewalle at the 2019 Fully Vertical Kilometer | |
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In skyrunning, a vertical kilometer is an uphill mountain running race with an elevation gain of 1,000 metres. The Vertical Kilometer World Circuit also defines it as covering less than 5 km.[1] Trekking poles, which are allowed as optional accessories, are often used in vertical kilometer races.
Related events include the Double Vertical Kilometer and Triple Vertical Kilometer.