Sportively the race was dominated, like previsions said, by the local runners. Fu Dorjee Sherpa, the "king of the cimes", was unbeatable on the high altitude stages and demonstrated a great shape on the hardest peaks of the route. Behind him we found Sonamgel Sherpa, who also won the Annapurna Mandala Trail this year. Third is the first european, Christophe Erceau who made a strong race to beat the third nepalese Noamg Sherpa. The runner of the Reunion island has built up a very regular race to resist in the high altitude stages. Early leader David Pasquio knowned some difficulties at the end to fadded to 5th but complete the race with courage. In the women division the victory was also uncontested; Yangdi Sherpa dominated strongly his compatriote Nigma Sherpa and Celine Goemans, who was unable to follow the nepalese over 4000m elevation. Second edition next year (2010), in October.
Sylvain Bazin