Izaskun Zubizarreta Guerendiain
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Izaskun Zubizarreta Guerendiain (born September 30, 1970) is a Spanish
ski mountaineer.
Zubizarreta was born in Oiartzun
. She started ski mountaineering in 1997 and competed first in the Cronoescalada race in Cerler
in 2006. In the same year, she became member of the national team.
Spain
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ski mountaineer.
Zubizarreta was born in Oiartzun
Oiartzun
Oiartzun is a town of the Basque Country located in the province of Gipuzkoa lying at the foot of the massif Aiako Harria.The name traces back to the Oiasso or Oiarso of the Roman period, an important town dedicated to mining and marine activities...
. She started ski mountaineering in 1997 and competed first in the Cronoescalada race in Cerler
Cerler
Cerler, officially called Aramón Cerler, is a ski resort situated in the high Benasque Valley, near the town of Benasque in the central Pyrenees . Near Cerler are the highest peaks of the Pyrenees, Aneto, Monte Perdido, and Posets.-The resort:It has 72 km of marked pistes, and it's one of the...
in 2006. In the same year, she became member of the national team.
Selected results
- 2006:
- 1st, Spanish Championship team (together with María Luisa Romerales)
- 1st, Spanish Cup
- 2nd, Spanish Championship single
- 3rd, Spanish Championship vertical raceVertical raceA Vertical Race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks...
- 5th, World Championship2006 World Championship of SkimountaineeringThe 2006 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the third World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in the Italian Province of Cuneo from February 27 to March 4, 2006....
relay race (together with Gemma Arró RibotGemma Arró RibotGemma Arró Ribot is a Catalann ski mountaineer. She is born in Puigcerdà. She started ski mountaineering in 2003 and competed the first time at the Cronoescalada Pas de la Casa race.- Selected results :* 2006:...
, Naila Jornet BurgadaNaila Jornet BurgadaNaila Jornet Burgada from Puigcerdá is a Catalan ski mountaineer.Jornet is the sister of Kílian Jornet Burgada. She started ski mountaineering in 2002 and competed first in the Cronoescalada Gran Valira in 2003. She has been member of the Spanish national team since 2005 and lives in Puigcerdà...
and Cristina Bes GinestaCristina Bes GinestaCristina "Tina" Bes Ginesta is a Catalan ski mountaineer.Bes was born in Girona. She started ski mountaineering in 1999 and competed first in the same year. In 2000 she became member of the national team...
) - 9th, World Championship team race (together with Cristina Bes Ginesta)
- 2007:
- 1st, Spanish Championship vertical race
- 6th, European Championship relay race (together with Gemma Arró Ribot and Maribel Martín de la IglesiaMaribel Martín de la IglesiaMaribel Martín de la Iglesia is a Spanish ski mountaineer. Together with Gemma Arró Ribot and Izaskun Zubizarreta Guerendiain she placed sixth in the relay event of the 2007 European Championship of Skimountaineering.- References :...
) - 8th, European Championship team race (together with Gemma Arró Ribot)
- 2008:
- 4th, World Championship2008 World Championship of SkimountaineeringThe 2008 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the fourth World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in Portes du Soleil, Switzerland, from February 23 to February 29, 2008.About 450 athletes of 29 nations...
combination ranking - 5th, World Championship relay race (together with Cristina Bes Ginesta, Gemma Arró Ribot and Emma Roca RodríguezEmma Roca RodríguezEmma Roca Rodríguez is a Spanish ski mountaineer.Roca works as a firefighter and teaches biomechanics at university. She lives in Talló, Lleida.- Selected results :* 2000:** 2nd, Trofeo Kima* 2002:** 2nd, Spanish Championship...
) - 7th, World Championship single race
- 7th, World Championship team race (together with Emma Roca Rodríguez)
- 7th (and 5th in the "civilian international women" ranking), Patrouille des GlaciersPatrouille des GlaciersThe Patrouille des Glaciers is a ski mountaineering race organized every two years by the Swiss Army, in which military and civilian teams compete...
(together with Cristina Bes Ginesta and Emma Roca Rodríguez) - 9th, World Championship long distance race
- 4th, World Championship
- 2009:
- 4th, European Championship team race (together with Mireia Miró ValeraMireia Miró ValeraMireia Miró Varela is a Spanish ski mountaineer and long-distance runner.Miró was born in Barcelona. She started ski mountaineering in 2005 and competed first in the Cronoescalada race in Cerler in 2006...
) - 4th, European Championship relay race (together with Gemma Arró Ribot and Mireia Miró Valera)
- 7th, European Championship combination ranking
- 4th, European Championship team race (together with Mireia Miró Valera
External links
- Izaskun Zubizarreta Guerendiain at skimountaineering.org
- Izaskun Zubizarreta Guerendiain, website of the FEDMEFederación Española de Deportes de Montaña y EscaladaThe Federación Española de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada , loctaed in the Floridablanca 84 in Barcelona, is the Spanish federation of mountain and climbing sports...