Skill Level

Trail running, mountain running, I don't know if I can do it. Sure, anyone can do it, but start at the right level. Trail- and certainly mountain running is not something you can do right off the tarmac. Take the time to gain experience during your training sessions, events and trips. So you will automatically grow and by pushing your limits further, harder or heavier each time, you will develop into a true mountain runner who undertakes multi-day technical trails.
To help you choose the right trip, the trips are marked with a difficulty level. This way, you can safely grow in this great sport step by step. To avoid too big a difference in technical or fitness levels within the group, each trip indicates what is expected of you. It is for your own- and the group's- interest that you seriously value your own level to the requirements in the overview below.

A. Novice

B. Intermediate

C. Advanced

D. Expert

E. Elite

DOWNHILL
Level A: Running downhill? Rather not.
Level B: On unpaved single tracks, with occasional roots and/or rocks, in not too steep terrain, you can run downhill at a reasonable pace.
Level C: In reasonably steep terrain, you come down smoothly, having good coordination to run over rocks, roots and loose grit.
Level D: You run downhill in all conditions with courage and confidence. The descent is your playground and you use the terrain to your advantage to gain metres quickly.
Level E: You have considerable technical baggage and feel at home on steep terrain, loose rubble slopes and bouldering fields are no problem. 1st-degree descents in rock are no problem either.

UPHILL
Level A: At a leisurely pace, you do hike uphill.
Level B: You can sustain short hikes on trails for at least an hour. Furthermore, you have no experience with poles yet.
Level C: You have the abilities to keep running in slightly ascending terrain at a slow pace. In steeper terrain you will hike, which you can sustain for a longer period of time. You have run with sticks before.
Level D: You have experience in hiking with poles or even running uphill you know how to use them.  Long technical climbs >500m are no problem for you. You are not afraid to take passages secured with chains.
Level E: You have extensive experience of hiked climbing over many altimeters through technical terrain. You also do 1st-degree rock climbing well.

CONDITION
Level A: You are sporty and vital, maybe you run a few kilometres now and then. Hikes of a few hours are no problem for you.
Level B: You are fit enough to run a half-marathon at your own pace and love to get off the tarmac and hit the trails.
Level C: You run at least 3x a week, one of which is a long endurance run. Have sufficient fitness to run a half marathon on the road under 2 hours. Furthermore, you have basic strength in your core and legs. Exercising for a few days in a row is basically no problem for you. You attend trail events several times a year.
Level D: You still run as smoothly at the end of the day as you did at the beginning. Mountain tours of more than 4 hours are no problem for you. You have experience with multi-day tours. You have participated in several trailrun events, also in mountainous terrain. You have, for example, run a marathon under 4 hours on flat terrain.
Level E: You have a rock-solid stamina. Multi-day trail runs through mountainous terrain with a heavier trail backpack at a steady pace are no problem.