Athletes
Ildiko and Zoltan Benedek
/ The higher, the better
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"The extreme mountaineering couple Ildiko (44) and Zoltan (46) Benedek is drawn upward. The higher the better! It is very important to us to be on the way, just the two of us (without high altitude porters), without artificial oxygen. Besides a year-round performance training, they include ultra runs such as the Veitscher Ultra Alpine Marathon, the Vienna City Marathon and several triathlons and duathlon events, such as the Raxkönig, plus, of course, plenty of practice climbs in the local mountains."
Home base:
Austria
Sponsors:
Ortovox, Raiffeisen, Lowa, Austria Alpin, Trek'n'eat, Vitacan, Sport Dorfstätter, Kopierinsel, ABS and Medienpartner Bezirksblatt
Plans:
All 8000s
Next goal:
2011 Apr. Mount Everest
Memorable mountain experience:
In the Pamir Mountains on an extreme tour, where our Ortovox Grizzly shovel was stolen, then we realized how important this tool was.
Why Ortovox?
Because with Ortovox the quality matches always.
Favorite products from Ortovox!
The Grizzly shovel.
Maxim on the mountain?
We want to know our limits.
Expedition history:
All major domestic peaks
Many of the 4000-5000s
2008 Pik Rasdelnaja 6300 m
2008 Pik Lenin 7134 m (2008 first to reach the summit, 15 nations in the base camp)
2009 Broad Peack 8051 m (failed due to climate)
www.berg-benedek.l4n.org
Home base:
Austria
Sponsors:
Ortovox, Raiffeisen, Lowa, Austria Alpin, Trek'n'eat, Vitacan, Sport Dorfstätter, Kopierinsel, ABS and Medienpartner Bezirksblatt
Plans:
All 8000s
Next goal:
2011 Apr. Mount Everest
Memorable mountain experience:
In the Pamir Mountains on an extreme tour, where our Ortovox Grizzly shovel was stolen, then we realized how important this tool was.
Why Ortovox?
Because with Ortovox the quality matches always.
Favorite products from Ortovox!
The Grizzly shovel.
Maxim on the mountain?
We want to know our limits.
Expedition history:
All major domestic peaks
Many of the 4000-5000s
2008 Pik Rasdelnaja 6300 m
2008 Pik Lenin 7134 m (2008 first to reach the summit, 15 nations in the base camp)
2009 Broad Peack 8051 m (failed due to climate)
www.berg-benedek.l4n.org
