Everest Sky Race XI

The 11th edition of the Everest Sky Race will take place in autumn 2027.

After an acclimation trek, the race will start from Pikey Peak (4065 m) and the finish will be judged in Namche. Between the two, the route will join the Khumbu and, if conditions allow, the goal will be to connect its main valleys by crossing the passes of Kongma La (5535 m), Cho La (5368 m) and Renjo La (5360 m); and climbing the Chhukhhung Ri (5550 m), the Kala Patthar (5550m) and Gokyo Ri (5357m).

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Press release from the 2025 edition.

https://www.trail-endurance.com/article/actus/2025/11/07/21060/everest-sky-race-upendra-sunuwar-ang-furba-sherpa-sommet/

Everest Sky Race X – Upendra Sunuwar et Ang Furba Sherpa au sommet

The grand return of the ‘Chemins du Ciel’

For its return to the Chemins du Ciel after a ten-year absence, the tenth edition of the Everest Sky Race was won by Nepalese runners Upendra Sunuwar and Ang Furba Sherpa.

At the end of the 175 km (+ 11,000 m), spread over twelve stages (nine timed, three connecting), the runners from the Roof of the World finished ahead of Jérémy and Mahauld Granier from France, and their compatriots Ashok Baram and Chhoki Sherpa.

Two other women made it into the top 10 of this Everest Sky Race: Flavie Bruyneel and Magali Mellon. Lucas Furet and Frédéric Cantin complete the list of runners who were able to finish the ESR, completing the race in just under 34 hours.

An extreme race in the heart of the Himalayas

Although Gome Bahadur Gurung (Base Camp Trek & Expedition), the race director, had to modify the route due to deteriorating weather conditions linked to Cyclone Montha, all 40 participants were able to finish the race.

Heavy snowfall, strong winds and low temperatures forced the organisers to leave the Chemins du Ciel at over 5,000 metres, two-thirds of the way through the race, in order to ensure the safety of the peloton. The last three stages took place in the rain, between 3,000 and 4,000 metres.

At the end of the competition, ten runners continued their Himalayan adventure towards Mera Peak in mountaineering mode… Eight of them reached one of the summits (6,435 m) in conditions.

Classement général final (175 km, +11000 m).
 1.⁠ ⁠Upendra Sunuwar, 28 h 29
 2.⁠ ⁠Jérémy Yvinec, 29 h 23
 3.⁠ ⁠Ang Furba Sherpa, 29 h 40
 4.⁠ ⁠Mahauld Granier,  30 h 15
 5.⁠ ⁠Chhoki Sherpa, 30 h 38
 6.⁠ ⁠Ashok Baram, 30 h 59
 7.⁠ ⁠Flavie Bruyneel, 32 h 28
 8.⁠ ⁠Magali Mellon, 33 h 25
 9.⁠ ⁠Lucas Furet, 33 h 56
10.⁠ ⁠Frédéric Cantin, 34 h 04
11.⁠ ⁠Bruno Poirier, 35 h 05
12.⁠ ⁠Kumari Padam Sunuwar, 35 h 15
13.⁠ ⁠François Evrard, 35 h 39
14.⁠ ⁠Lionel Bard, 36 h 30
15.⁠ ⁠Asimina Inglezou, 38 h 15
16.⁠ ⁠Franck Dorne, 38 h 58
17.⁠ ⁠Isabelle Dufour, 39 h 13
18.⁠ ⁠Tsutomu Iwasaki, 39 h 13
19.⁠ ⁠Xavier Chau, 41 h 38
20.⁠ ⁠Hervé Lucak, 41 h 44
21.⁠ ⁠Virginie Duterme, 42 h 35
22.⁠ ⁠Thierry Triconnet, 42 h 44
23.⁠ ⁠Bhim Bahadur Gurung, 43 h 24
24.⁠ ⁠Christophe Letelier, 29 h 40 (-1 étape)
25.⁠ ⁠Xavier Bloem, 32 h 27 (-1 étape)
26.⁠ ⁠Laurent Reigniez, 33 h 48 (-1 étape)
27.⁠ ⁠Stéphane Grivel, 36 h 53 (-1 étape)
28.⁠ ⁠Patrick Lothodé, 38 h 06 (-1 étape)
29.⁠ ⁠Frédéric Doyen, 41 h 29 (-1 étape)
30.⁠ ⁠Cyrielle Pourchaux, 41 h 38 (-1 étape)
31.⁠ ⁠Mélanie Ringeval, 42 h 49 (-1 étape)
32.⁠ ⁠Fleury Roux,  22 h 12 (-2 étapes)
33.⁠ ⁠Céline Lucak, 34 h 02 (-2 étapes)
34.⁠ ⁠Anabel Bremond, 40 h 12 (-2 étapes)
35.⁠ ⁠Bruno Ringeval, 40 h 56 (-2 étapes)
36.⁠ ⁠Pascal Nicolas, 50 h 35 (-2 étapes)
37.⁠ ⁠Julien Prévot, 30 h 12 (-4 étapes)
38.⁠ ⁠Estelle Charton, 28 h 59 (-4 étapes)
39.⁠ ⁠Dominique Charton, 28 h 59 (-4 étapes)
40.⁠ ⁠Gildas Leugé-Maillet, 33 h 08 (-4 étapes)