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- ↑ Blaue Piste Saas Fee 2011 [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ 2011 Täschalplauf / Upper Valais Running Cup
- ↑ "Zermatt: Der schnellste Mann am Matterhorn (4.478 m)". www.snowplaza.de. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
- ↑ Swiss Guide Climbs Matterhorn in Sub-3 Hour Sprint Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine , October 4, 2011.
- ↑ Trainingshalber Rekord aufgestellt - Grindelwalder bestieg das Matterhorn in 3:45 Stunden (in German), Jungfrau Zeitung, September 27, 2007
- ↑ "Gebirgslauf Zermatt - Rothorn 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ↑ "ISMF European Championship 2012 Sprint - Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ↑ Permanent World ranking, ISMF
- ↑ Int Matterhornlauf Zermatt 2011
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