Teams from 26 countries have returned home from the 2024 Adventure Racing World Championship, after a successful and memorable Huairasinchi race in Ecuador.
Read MoreAfter one of the most dramatic Adventure Racing World Championship races for many years, 400team of France were crowned the new champions in Ecuador.
Read MoreEcuador is delivering on its promise to provide a variety of landscapes, climates, cultures and environments at the Adventure Racing World Championship
Read MoreAdventure Racing teams from 26 nations are now gathered in the city of Cuenca in Southern Ecuador for the Imptek Huairasinchi race, which is hosting the 20th Adventure Racing World Championship.
Read MoreThe Adventure Racing World Series has appointed Scott Alexander of the U.K. as the new Head Referee for the organisation, which includes over 80 races worldwide.
Read MoreThe Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS) is one of the first Associate Members announced by the newly established International Adventure Racing Association (IARA) today.
Read MoreAdventure Race Croatia (ARC) is gearing up for another unforgettable challenge, with entries for the 2025 race opening on November 11, 2024, at 16:00 CET.
Read MoreFor their second ever North America Championship, the Adventure Racing World Series is looking north to Wilderness Traverse, one of the continent’s premier adventure races. The championship will take place July 26-27, 2025 in Ontario’s Sudbury Region.
Read MoreThe Adventure Racing World Series and Tri Adventure are proud and excited to announce the first ever ARWS all-female adventure race!
Read MoreWith more than 50 editions, the XK race is an iconic race and has received the best athletes on the continent, creating a sporting culture and growing the sport at a national level.
Read MoreWilderness Traverse, Canada’s premier overnight adventure race takes place on September 28-29, near Torrance, Ontario approx. 2.5 hours north of Toronto.
Read MoreThis coming weekend the experienced organising team of Tierra Indomita AR, led by Nelson Yañez, will stage a 26-hour adventure race over 155km in the Valparaiso region
Read MoreAs summer turns to fall, energy builds for the third edition of the Endless Mountains Adventure Race, the seven-day non-stop expedition race, set to start on June 21, 2025.
Read MoreBetween September 20-22nd 105 adventure racing teams from around Europe, will be taking part in Raid Lowlands, starting from Valkenburg in the Netherlands.
Read MoreOrganized by No Frills. No Fuss, this challenging and special event will take place in the majestic Richtersveld, often referred to as Africa’s “holy grail” of adventure.
Read MoreThe X-Marathon adventure race, the official Oceania Championship of the Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS), pushed teams to their limits in a challenging and mentally demanding course.
Read MoreThe 11th edition of Finland's only international adventure race was full of drama for all of the favourites and ultimately ended in a surprising Swedish celebration.
Read MoreThis legendary race has been organized 10 times since 2002 and returned last year as a part of the ARWS Europe Series after a nine-year hiatus.
Read MoreAfter eight years of trying, the hometown team Strong Machine Adventure Racing finally won the Maine Summer Adventure Race.
Read MoreThe Mountain Designs Hells Bells Adventure Race returns this weekend, based in the coastal resort town of Caloundra, at the southern end of the Sunshine Coast, and its bigger than ever.
Read MoreIn the early hours of Monday morning, the prestigious ITERA-lite by Durty Events, one of the world’s leading adventure races, successfully wrapped up in the stunning town of Dolgellau.
Read MoreRaid Gallaecia will return as an ARWS Qualifier next year. The expedition race last took place in 2021 when Gallaecia hosted the Adventure Racing World Championship and now Race Director Pablo Lopez and his team are excited to bring the race back onto the world stage.
Read MoreThe 24hr teams in the ARWS category started with a fun singletrack loop, from the Eagle River Center, on bike. It was a mass start that quickly revealed who was out to win.
Read MoreExpedicion Guarani 2024 in Paraguay delivered a dramatic finish between two of the most experienced teams in South America after an exceptionally challenging race affected by bad weather.
Read MoreThe United States Adventure Racing Association (USARA) and the Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS) are pleased to announce that the USARA National Championship will serve as an event in the ARWS North America Series in 2024.
Read MoreThe thirty-hour race, hosted by Rootstock Racing, takes place the weekend of October 26-27 in the remote reaches of the Pennsylvania Wilds, a region comprising more than two million acres of land in the mountains and valleys of north-central Pennsylvania.
Read MoreThe Maine Summer Adventure Race will take its participants island hopping in its eighth annual edition on July 13-14, 2024.
Read MoreEndurance Quest Saimaa Brings Europe's Best Adventure racers to Finland
Read MoreAnother year of the Teton Ogre has come and gone, and 180 racers went home not only with some great memories, but also at least a few hundred mosquito bites each.
Read MoreIt's now time for ARWS South America to go to the north of the continent where the Ecuadorian adventure racing community is preparing for the NON STOP race
Read MoreFrom the sand dunes of Namibia to the rainforest of Colombia, the Adventure Racing World Series turns it's attention to the PC12 Adventure Race, an AR World Series (ARWS) South American Qualifier.
Read MoreThe best adventure racing teams in South America are preparing for 250km of Adventure at the Malacara Race in Brazil.
Read MoreThe CheNarr consists of two events – a 12 hour Adventure Race featuring mountain biking, paddling, and trekking, hunting down checkpoints in the woods using only a map and compass as navigational guides. The second event is a 6 hour rogaine. The rogaine will have the same feel as the adventure race, but the event will be shorter and will be entirely foot travel to the various checkpoints.
Read MoreThe Ogre offers a 24-hour race as well as an 8-hour option. Racers must use map and compass to navigate via bike or on-foot to both mandatory and optional checkpoints, and the winning teams will be those that find the most checkpoints without going over the time limit.
Read MorePreviously a team has been required to have 3 racers of the same nationality to be ranked at the AR World Championship and this has been changed with immediate effect to 2 racers of the same nationality.
Read MoreThe 3-hour, 8-hour, and 24-hour editions of Maine’s only U.S. Adventure Racing Association-sanctioned adventure race will take teams of two to four people on a human-powered scavenger hunt on foot, bikes, and kayaks, in a search for 60 checkpoints hidden in the woods and on the waters of a 120-mile unmarked course.
Read MoreThe chosen venue will be Orleans in the very heart of the state of Santa Catarina, less than 3 hours away from Florianópolis and a few kilometres from some of the most incredible places in the state such as the Serra do Río Do Rastro and the Sao Joaquim National Park.
Read MoreBikeBox, an award-winning bicycle-transport solution, understands the challenge of travelling with bicycles and provides ARWS teams with the perfect way to travel with their bikes
Read MoreThis year Pocket Gopher Challenges is thrilled to announce that they are part of the ARWS North America Regional Series.
Read MoreThe new expedition race will take place from March 17th to 22nd, 2024, offering 6 days filled with epic challenges and unforgettable landscapes. The adventure will be based in Pucón, which is set in the Chilean Lake District and is now a renowned international centre for adventure sports.
Read MoreThe race will take place from September 8-10th in the magnificent territory of the Anishinaabe Nation, and the location is a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts and lovers of wide-open spaces, with no less than 7500 lakes and rivers. The diversity of fauna and the quality of its natural landscapes are perfect for adventure racing.
Read MoreThe annual Mountain Designs Geoquest has taken place every year since 2002, challenging teams to explore and enjoy the best of the NSW coast and hinterland. (It has always been sponsored by Mountain Designs too, which must be one of the longest sponsorships in Australian sport.)
Read MoreHosted in the historic “Land of Milk and Honey", Montagu will be the theatre for a grand adventure over the long weekend of 15-18 June. Adventure racing teams will have a weekend of exploration and fun in the Western Cape.
Read MoreTeams are now arriving in the Colombian city of Medellin for the PC12 Adventure Race, the fourth Adventure Racing World Series Qualifier of 2023 (and the first of 3 qualifiers in South America this year).
Read MoreIndia is back with another ARWS regional race and this time it’s the Odyssey Adventure Race hosted by NthAdventure in India.
Read MoreThe race is organised by Non Stop Aventura and supported by the Adventure Racers Club of Paraguay and the 180km ARWS course will be open for 30 hours. There are also 125km and 50km categories.
Read MoreThe third edition of Expedition Canada is the also the third Adventure Racing World Series Qualifier of the year, attracting teams from Canada, the USA, Japan, France and Poland.
Read Morehe Merrell Transkei Tuff is thrilled to showcase the captivating region of Cwebe and Dwesa Nature Reserve in the upcoming 150km Adventure Race. Set against the backdrop of this awe-inspiring wilderness, the Merrell Transkei Tuff 150km Adventure Race is set to ignite the spirit of adventure in participants. This extraordinary location, paired with the exceptional Race HQ of The Haven Hotel, presents the ultimate destination for adventure.
Read More“I truly believe that adventure racing is the best sport ever invented and love that we can give back to our community by offering this event in Central Wisconsin,” said Tim Buchholz, co-race director of the Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge. “That we’re able to support student scholarships through the proceeds of this event is icing on the cake!”
Read MoreAdventure Race Croatia is back as an ARWS Qualifier this year, with the defending champions returning, a new location and a few innovations to add to the race.
Read MoreSixty-eight teams with racers from 15 countries will be in the Netherlands next weekend for the Raid Lowlands, the second race in the Adventure Racing World Series calendar in Europe this year.
Read MoreAdventure racers from all over the USA and the world are now arriving in the towns of Fayetteville and Bentonville, Northwest Arkansas, for the inaugural Expedition Ozark. The new race is part of the Adventure Racing World Series and has attracted teams from elite status to local teams trying …
Read MoreThe new Rajd Beskidy, based in Poland, is an ARWS Demonstration race this year and offers the unique opportunity to race through 3 countries and 3 mountain ranges, and up until the end of March the cost for a team of 4 is a remarkable 1700EUR.
Read MoreThe town of Hermanus is synonymous with whale watching and specifically of the Southern Right whales. Hermanus is situated in Walker Bay, which provides a natural shelter for the migrating whales that breed and calve in the area through the winter and spring months.
Read MoreThe 2023 Adventure Racing World Series had got off to a spectacular start with two new races in Australia and Brazil in a year when race destinations also include the USA, Croatia, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, the Faroe Islands, Paraguay, Poland, Mexico and South Africa.
Read MoreThe inaugural year of Adventure Racing World Series – North America circuit officially gets underway this weekend with the Extreme Break Up Adventure Race in Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.A. on Saturday, March 18th.
Read MoreExpedition Africa 2023, the host of the Adventure Racing World Championship (19th edition) will be the host of the 1st International Adventure Racing Conference.
Read MoreThe five-event Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS) Africa Regional Circuit – an annual series – kicked off the year with an event in the Mnweni area of the Drakensberg at the end of February. Team Merrell Songlines took the top spot on the podium.
Read MoreThe Malacara race in Brazil marks the return of the Adventure Racing World Series to Brazil after six years. The race, organized by Leo and Benito Borba, promises to be one of the most beautiful and challenging events in the history of Brazil with 26 teams from 10 nations competing in a 500km course covering 8 sections with over 13000mts of altitude. This demonstration race for the ARWS will test the endurance and skills of the mixed teams of 4.
Read MoreExpedition Africa - Mnweni, the first event of the 2023 Adventure Racing World Series Africa Regional Circuit sponsored by Merrell, is set to take place in the dramatic Mnweni-Drakensberg area. Teams of two and four will compete in one of three course distances, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, and map-and-compass navigation. The event takes place in a rural settlement that is transformed into event headquarters.
Read MoreThe Adventure Racing World Series 2023 kicks off with the new Legend XPD race in Jindabyne, Australia. Teams of four will navigate through a 507km course with 10,000m of climbing and 13 stages over six days. With unpredictable weather and terrain, teams must be prepared with mandatory gear and extra warm clothing. The race includes orienteering, trekking, and MTB rides, and the highlight is summiting Australia’s highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko.
Read MoreIn just 17 days after the announcement of new ownership for the Adventure Racing World Series, a new Non-Executive Board has been formed, and its inaugural meeting was held on February 9th. The new board comprises athletes, race directors, referees, media, and officials from adventure racing organizations, with backgrounds in sport management, business, law, and commerce. They come from 12 countries and have competed or worked in adventure racing
Read MoreTeam Brazil Multisport successfully defended their Adventure Racing World Series South America title at the La Gesta race in Paraguay. The team, ranked #3 in the world, overcame challenging conditions and tough competition from top teams across six South American countries to claim victory. The race featured a range of challenges, including paddling on the Parana River, biking through muddy trails, and an abseil down a dam.
Read MoreThe second ARWS South American Regional Championship is set to begin this weekend in Paraguay, with 19 elite mixed quartets from 6 countries racing in LA GESTA on a 200km course. This highly competitive event will feature teams from 6 of the 9 South American nations, including the reigning champions, Brazil Multisport. Other top teams to watch include Menetue Ejercito from Chile, Uruguay Ultra Sports, and San Juan Aventura from Argentina.
Read MoreMerrell, a top outdoor footwear and apparel brand, is partnering with the 19th Adventure Racing World Championship in October 2023. This race, the first to be held in Africa, concludes the 2023 Adventure Racing World Series. Merrell is sponsoring the event and providing equipment, including their latest Agility Peak 5 shoes and moisture-wicking shirts.
Read MoreHeidi Muller, the CEO of the Adventure Racing World Series, has taken the principal shareholding of the global adventure racing series, which has grown significantly under her leadership. The company has re-registered in the USA as ‘The Adventure Racing World Series’. Muller is currently based in South Africa where she will organise this year’s Adventure Racing World Championship and facilitate an International Adventure Racing Conference.
Read MoreThe Montane Kong Vinter Race, the first race in the ARWS Europe calendar this year, is set to take place near Copenhagen, Denmark this weekend, January 14/15th. The Masters event, which is a 24-hour race for mixed teams of 4, has 19 teams competing, including teams from Sweden, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Finland/Italy, along with several top Danish teams.
Read MoreHow do you sum up a year of the Adventure Racing World Series? The diversity, scale and global span are hard to encompass as the Series grows each year. The numbers provide a starting point, but they don’t tell the whole story.
Read MoreFor the past couple of years the dedicated organising teams from Adventure Race Malaysia and NthAdventure in India have been trailblazers in developing The Adventure Racing World Series Asia calendar.
Read MoreThis year the Huairasinchi race in Ecuador took teams deep into the Amazon rainforest for an adventure unlike any the race had delivered before. Huairasinchi (a Kichwa word meaning strength of the wind) is the oldest race in the Adventure Racing World Series, and always one of the toughest.
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