Christian Maurer

In 18th century Hapsburg ruled Transilvania the Romanian shepherds from the village of Vlașini face the oppression and injustice of imperial authorities, being forced to flee from their place of birth or pay tribute to the Germans of Hermannstadt for grazing sheep on their own pastures.

Founded in 2003, only the most skilled and strongest athletes are able to take on the race across the Alps that involves speed hiking, ultrarunning, mountaineering and paragliding.