Rocks, descents and stretchers: the strongest mountain rescuers have been identified in the Dolomites

The 15th anniversary Dolomiti Rescue Race tournament took place in the Italian Dolomites, where 77 foursomes of mountain rescuers from eight countries competed: Italy, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Austria and the United Kingdom. The distance ran through open mountain terrain and required difficult climbs, descents, equipped rock sections, rappelling and carrying the victim on a stretcher.

The Slovak Mountain Rescue Service entered two teams for the competition, each competing for the first time at such a start. The junior rescue team of Radoslav Lisy, Stefan Šajgal, Dominik Krštěn and Michal Streletsky completed the course in 2:43:40, placing 15th in the overall standings. The experienced foursome of Dušan Trižna, Ihor Trginja, Stefan Grdina and Marek Knutel finished the race in 3:44:52, placing 52nd.