The Newest Extreme Polar Race

Press Release / 31.03.2010

Entries have just opened for this extreme Arctic race which is set to be a gruelling challenge for those who want to push themselves to the limit both physically and mentally and join the elite few to become an Ultra Endurance Arctic Racer!

In May 2011 the first ever Greenland Icecap Challenge will take place. This unique event is a 540km race where competitors will complete a full traverse of the icecap, a feat that is highly acclaimed among the world of polar explorers and adventurers.

This first race will be record breaking because the winning female of the solo unsupported category will also become the first woman ever to complete a solo traverse of the icecap and the overall solo unsupported winner will claim the first unassisted traverse in history. (There has been one previous solo crossing, by the legendary Mike Horn, but his journey used sail kites.)

Competitors will survive for between 18 - 27 days in one of the most inhospitable places in the world. They will survive in temperatures as low as -35C (before wind chill), navigate, ski and pull pulks up to 75kg over the rugged terrain, manoeuvre through dangerous crevasses, as well as watching out for polar bears on the East coast, in a race to be the first to cross the finish line.