Über uns

Wir sind ein hoch professionelles Organisationsteam das selbst schon in zahlreichen Extrem-Läufen seit mehr als 20 Jahren gestartet ist. Zudem haben wir die Erfahrung bei der Organisation unterschiedlichster Veranstaltungen.

Mit der Erfahrung, die wir bei verschiedenen Veranstaltungen auf der ganzen Welt gesammelt haben, sind wir sicher, Euch eine gut organisierte Veranstaltung anzubieten und Euch bestmöglich zu betreuen.

Unser mehrsprachiges Team wird von hoch motivierten Volunteers begleitet, ebenso werden wir von einer lokalen Organisation unterstützt, die Experten bei der Organisation von Veranstaltungen in abgelegenen Gegenden sind.

Unser hoch anerkanntes medizinisches Team wird Euch in allen medizinischen Belangen und Behandlungen während des Laufes unterstützen.

Stefan Betzelt/Germany - Founder and CEO of GlobalLimits

Stefan was born and lives in Wiesbaden/Germany. He founded GlobalLimits in 2012. Stefan has a wealth of extreme racing experience, having participated in many of the most gruelling ultra races around the world.   He also participated in about 20 city-marathons (PB 2:46) and successsfully climbed the Kilimanjaro and the Mount Aconcagua.

Stefan has visited more than 104 countries and learnt a great deal about different cultures and people. He now makes use of this experience to select outstanding and unique locations for the GlobalLimits races.

Stefan has worked as a managing director for some of the leading global financial institutions before he retired in 2004 to become a self employed financial and personnel consultant.

Stefan has been a member of the Curatoship of the Institute of Sports Medicine in Frankfurt/Germany.

Ryan Paterson, Denver/USA - Medical Director

Dr. Ryan Paterson attended the University of Vermont School of Medicine and completed his Emergency Medicine Residency and Fellowship in Wilderness/Altitude/Expedition Medicine at Denver Health Medical Center/University of Colorado. He also holds advanced certifications in Tropical Medicine from the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H) and in Mountain Medicine (DiMM). He is a practicing Emergency Physician for Kaiser Permanente at St Joseph’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado.

Dr. Paterson serves as co-course director for the Wilderness Medical Society and Universities of Colorado and Utah’s Diploma in Mountain Medicine Course (DiMM). He is the current United States delegate to the International Society of Mountain Medicine (ISMM). Currently, Dr. Paterson is working, in partnership with CU South Denver to develop a Wilderness Medicine for Kids program utilizing an original curriculum. He also serves as medical director for No Barriers and another non-profit (Kolkata City Mission) working to establish sustainable development solutions in education, health, women’s empowerment, micro-enterprise and public-health for informal communities in and around Kolkata, India.

Ryan already served as a race medical director at GlobalLimits in more than 20 races so far.