5 – 6 December

48th Escalade Race

Booking Required

Charge through winding historic streets under crisp winter air in a lively, mass-participation running festival. The event blends buoyant community energy with fierce elite competition, creating surges of pace, cheering crowds, and a celebratory rhythm. Runners experience a compact, urban route that rewards speed and focus, alternating between bursts of effort and moments to soak the shared excitement. Accessible and welcoming to many while offering high-level performances, it celebrates movement, solidarity and sporting spirit in a festive winter setting.

Les Bastions,
1204 Genève
Photo Credit: Sandra Marongiu, alias Maron-S.
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Photo Credit: Sandra Marongiu, alias Maron-S.

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