Wild 55 Adelboden

Wild 55 Adelboden

The organiser describes it as two passes, two climbs and two descents, from Bern into Valais. The first climb is the Chuenisbärgli World Cup ski run above Adelboden, followed by the Via Alpina through the meadows of the Bernese Oberland to Lenk. The second is the big one: about 1,700 metres of ascent to the Wildstrubel hut at 2,800 metres, the highest point, before the Rawyl pass takes the course back into Valais and down past the Tseuzier dam to Crans-Montana.

There is a single aid station with crew access, in Lenk, one person per runner. Sillerebüel, the Iffigenalp, the Wildstrubel hut and the Tseuzier dam are supporter points without assistance. The 14-hour limit closes the finish on Place Ycoor around 22:00, and the race page lists no intermediate cutoffs. Shuttles for runners who stop run from Lenk, the Iffigenalp and Tseuzier only. It suits runners who want a full alpine crossing in daylight.

This page belongs to the 2026 Wild 55. The long climb from Lenk to the Wildstrubel hut is where the day is decided, and it is out of sight of everyone in the valley. On Livebib the runner shares a link to their own broadcast. Family and friends see in a browser the position on the course line, distance covered and a finish estimate that updates as the climb goes. When the phone loses signal near the hut, the position is carried forward along the course and marked estimated rather than frozen.