This was Beast of Big Creek 2026!
Watch the recap video of the return of skyrunning to the USA and North America's only stop on the Skyrunner World Series.

Yading Skyrace is an intense, high-altitude challenge in the Skyrunner World Series, climbing deep into the Ecuadorian Andes above the city of Ibarra.

Amanda Nilsson (Sweden) and Jose Manuel Quispe (Peru) win the races and earn themselves important points in the overall ranking for the Series.

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Here are the current rankings and below are your top podium finishers:

Ibarra Skyrace – 21KM + 2,000m

Women:

  1. Amanda Nilsson – Sweden – 2:26:30
  2. Blanca Llumiquinga – Ecuador – 2:30:02
  3. Rosalia Zegarra – Peru – 2:31:01
  4. Oihana Zubillaga Blanco – Spain – 2:32:07
  5. Tania Beatriz Lumbi Santillan – Ecuador – 2:37:30

Men:

  1. Jose Manuel Quispe – Peru – 1:57:26
  2. Daniel Izquierdo – Spain – 2:01:49
  3. Joaquin Lopez – Ecuador – 2:02:44
  4. Finlay Grant – Great Britain – 2:04:34
  5. Fran Muñoz – Peru – 2:05:03

Next up, on 5 July 2026 the Skyrunner World Series heads to Peru for the The Cordillera Blanca Skyrace.

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