Short of breath we look up to the Stuiben Falls with a bright smile on the face. What a view! Still 720 steps and we are not in a hurry. Journalists are said to be very observing. Things will change quickly on occasion of the Stuiben Run – the undisputed trail running event highlight. I am not the competitive type but I am quite attracted by the Night Challenge, a fast sprint comprising 340 altitude meters on a length of 1.6 kilometers along the floodlit waterfall …
For our expert guide Martin Scheiber this is probably the daily training before he goes to sleep as he is one of the Stuiben Run organizers and the Glacier Run in Obergurgl-Hochgurgl at the rear end of the valley. The main event is a high Alpine marathon featuring 2784 altitude meters.
Martin can tell us more about it while we enjoy a short rest and photo stop. He is very proud of his home valley although he is also a very ambitious trail running coach. And perhaps the sweetest – and fittest – of all trail runners: as a pastry cook Martin manages the Café Ötztalerei in Umhausen.