Initially,
membership was granted only to those exceptional athletes that
completed a SkyMarathon (a marathon reaching 4,000 metres or
13,000 feet).
With a view to reaching as
many high altitude sports enthusiasts as possible, membership
is now available to everyone at a cost of €20 (or $20 outside
the EU) and offers a series of valuable benefits:
Personalised membership
card
Free issue of the periodical
FSA News at the end of the season
Access to FSA race information
and brochure (when available)
Third party insurance
in associated international FSA races
Possibility of personal
injury insurance policy for racing and training
SkyDoc - access to medical
and training information and online queries
SkyTravel - special discounts
and packages to skyrunning races and high altitude destinations
(eg the Everest SkyMarathon in Tibet)
Discounts on SkySchool
courses
Subscription to the
FSA internet site newsletter (your email address is required).
The FSA constitutes a series of committees
and rules
which can be viewed on this site. The federation also includes
an important research
project, which confirms the skyrunners as the most
studied athletes. Members can contact FSA medical staff by email
through our new SkyDoc service.
Collaboration with other federations includes,
AATRA
(All American Trail Running Association), CONI
(National Italian Olympic Committee), FISI
(Italian Winter Sports Federation), FEEC
(Catalonian Federation of Excursionists), FFME
(French Mountaineering Federation).
You can join the Federation online, in the secure
site Active.com.
Initially,
membership was granted only to those exceptional athletes that
completed a SkyMarathon (a marathon reaching 4,000 metres or
13,000 feet). 