The Patrouille des Glaciers race took place from April 27 to 30, 2006. This biennial ski race starts in Zermatt and finishes in Verbier (53 km with 3994 m of vertical gain). <br />Despite unstable weather conditions, the winners set a new speed record. The team made up of Stéphane Brosse and Patrick Blanc (both French) and the Italian Guido Giacomelli finished the race in 6h18'48". <br />They beat the previous record they set in 2004 by 12 minutes! <br /><br />More infos on <br /><a class="link" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.petzl.com/video">http://www.petzl.com/video</a>
