CNN World Report - 1996-05-05 (partial)
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[0:00] Larry Kelly was here.
[0:01] >> The Glacia Patrol is one of
[0:02] Switzerland's toughest endurance races
[0:04] over rough and dangerous alpine
[0:06] territories. The race in two stages
[0:09] starts out in the night in the
[0:10] fashionable alpine resort of Zerat and
[0:12] finishes over 50 kilometers later in the
[0:15] winter resort of Verbier. This year, 640
[0:18] patrols of three people each took part
[0:20] in the race. Competitors have to run,
[0:23] ski, climb, and struggle over 8,000 m at
[0:25] altitude variation.
[0:28] The race reaches its highest point of
[0:30] 3,650 m at the Tet Blanch, dipping and
[0:33] rising again twice to around 3,000 m.
[0:36] The patrols are out to beat the 7hour 29
[0:39] minute and 30 second record set in 1994.
[0:43] Conditions were tough this year because
[0:44] of lack of snow. This meant competitors
[0:47] were forced to walk and run greater
[0:48] distances rather than ski. The army,
[0:51] which runs the race, is in charge of
[0:53] security and clearing the route of
[0:54] potential avalanches and danger spots.
[0:58] Obviously, if the snow melts, we come
[1:00] across a lot more obstacles than the
[1:01] stones and rocks we would normally come
[1:03] across. We won't be able to mark them
[1:05] all, but participants will be forced to
[1:07] follow an itinerary, which we will
[1:08] establish to get past all these rocks.
[1:12] >> Competitors who don't comply will be
[1:14] disqualified.
[1:17] The night was tough. The favorite patrol
[1:19] and record holders were forced out of
[1:21] the race due to illness. And for those
[1:24] who survived the night, the struggles of
[1:26] the day were still to come.
[1:32] The surprise winners of the race were
[1:34] the Swiss Frontier Guards Patrol. They
[1:36] trai