A huge congratulations to Colin Burns, who completed the OCC at UTMB Mont-Blanc on Thursday, 27 August.
The OCC is a spectacular but extremely demanding 60 km Alpine trail race with approximately 3,500 metres of climbing, starting in Orsières, Switzerland, and finishing beneath the famous UTMB arch in Chamonix, France.
The route takes runners through Champex-Lac and Trient, across the Franco-Swiss border at the iconic Col de Balme, before reaching the course's high point at Tête de Balme (2,321 m). From there, competitors cross back into France via Vallorcine and tackle the Col des Posettes before the final journey towards Chamonix.
Colin recorded 61.45 km in 14:14:54, with 3,324 m of elevation gain recorded.
An absolutely massive endurance achievement on one of the world's great trail-running stages. Well done, Colin!
