 All of the competitions begin at sea level at the Geirangerfjord, and all (except for the Minithon) end on top of the mountain Dalsnibba, at above sea level.The annual event draws about 400-500 participants.Of a total of , the first is a part of the Norwegian national road 63, which was built in 1889 and received a gold medal for excellent road engineering at the World's fair in Paris in 1900.