Ida Amelie Robsahm has died at 30 after suffering an accident on Romsdalseggen, one of Norway’s best-known mountain ridges. The Norwegian runner was out on a mountain excursion when, on Saturday morning, she fell several tens of meters near the highest part of the route.
The news has shocked the world of trail running. Robsahm, one of the mountain runners with the fastest rise in recent years, died after emergency services arrived at the scene. According to information published by Norwegian media, the runner was initially in grave condition and died several hours later.
The accident occurred near the summit of Romsdalseggen, whose highest point reaches 1,329 meters. The alert was triggered by the person who accompanied Robsahm during the outing. A rescue helicopter subsequently arrived at the area to evacuate her.
The family has confirmed her death and has thanked the expressions of affection received from the running community.
A meteoric career
Ida Amelie Robsahm was born on September 15, 1996 and had just turned 30 six days before her death. Her sporting story is particularly striking for the speed with which she reached the elite.
Although she had practiced sports since youth, she did not begin to take running seriously until her mid-twenties. In barely four years she went from being a practically unknown runner to competing for top places in some of the world’s most important mountain races.
Her coach was Sindre Buraas, one of the most recognized figures in Norwegian athletics. Buraas learned of the accident while he was working as a commentator at the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen.
One of Robsahm’s major triumphs came at the 2025 World Mountain & Trail Running Championships, held in Canfranc-Pyrenees. The Norwegian finished fourth in the 45-kilometer race, firmly establishing herself among the international top specialists in the discipline. Her time was 5h 44m 54s. But her progression did not stop there.
In 2026 she posted some of the best results of her career. She finished fourth at Zegama-Aizkorri, with 4h 28m 19s over 43.1 kilometers and 2,730 meters of positive elevation gain, and later achieved what she herself considered the best result of her career: second place at the Marathon du Mont-Blanc. In Chamonix she completed the 42 kilometers and 2,540 meters of positive elevation in 4h 18m 28s, only behind Tove Alexandersson.
Her last major international performance came just a few weeks before her death. On August 27, Robsahm contested the OCC, one of the races of the HOKA UTMB Mont-Blanc festival. Over 60 kilometers and around 3,500 meters of positive elevation, she finished fifth, with a time of 6h 27m 34s. In March she had begun the season with a victory at the Chianti Ultra Trail by UTMB, over 46 kilometers, where she clocked 3h 39m 10s.
She also shone on asphalt
The talent of Robsahm was not limited to the mountains. In December 2025 she made her marathon debut in Valencia and posted an impressive time of 2h 29m 57s, becoming one of Norway’s fastest female marathoners in history. In the records published by Kondis there is also a 33:14 for 10 kilometers. Her goal was to continue improving also on asphalt. In fact, she was planning to compete in the Valencia Marathon in December, according to the sports manager of the Norwegian Athletics Federation after learning the news.
