The Werfenwengen ski mountaineer was not lucky at the Pierra Menta. With his Pyrenees project, he becomes a TV star.
There is still no video referee in ski mountaineering – Jakob Herrmann might have used him for the Pierra Menta. Werfenwenger finished fifth with his teammate Martin Anthamatten (SUI).
The desired place on the podium was out of reach at the latest following the second stage of the four-day classic in the French Alps. Herrmann got a time penalty. The accusation: “I’m supposed to have not attached my snap hooks according to the rules during a climbing passage,” explains Herrmann. The race director might not provide any proof. There were sanctions…
