2015 Expedition Races

The running of the Adventure Racing World Championship in a little over a fortnight will mark the 18th and final expedition race in the world this year (by this author’s count).  This is a little down on the 22 announced at the start of the year, with Ecomotion in Brazil, Endurance Quest in Finland, XPD Portugal and the Gold Rush Motherlode in the US all either postponed, downgraded from expedition status or cancelled.  These are all well established races in their own right and are an indication of how difficult it is to get an event of this magnitude off the ground.

The inaugural Wildside Adventure Race in Australia.

The inaugural Wildside Adventure Race in Australia.

A closer look at the numbers reveal 8 races in Europe, 4 in North America, 3 in South America, 2 in Australia/NZ and 1 in Africa.  Of the 18 races, two of these, the Maya Mountain Adventure Challenge in Belize and the Wildside Adventure Race in Australia, were held for the very first time.

The exciting news is that it is never too early to start planning your bucket list of adventures for next year.  A total of 19 races have released dates and locations for next year, with a further 4 set for 2016 (including the exciting return of the Patagonian Expedition Race).  A complete list will be kept up to date here, and includes another 17 races which may make a return at some stage soon.  Links to those that have dates confirmed can also be found below.

2015

JANUARY

Desafio AysenDesafio Aysen
Chile
January 13-17
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MARCH

GODzone-LogoGODZone Adventure Race
New Zealand
Feb 27 – March 7
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Sea2SeaFloridaFlorida Sea to Sea
United States of America
March 5-8
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APRIL

Tierra VivaTierra Viva Expedition Race
Chile
April 11 -20
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MAY

RaidGallaeciaRaid Gallaecia
Spain
May 10-17
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JUNE

ExpeditionAfricaExpedition Africa
Swaziland
June 5- 14
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Corsica RaidCorsica Raid Adventue
Corsica (France)
June 6 – 19
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Expedition Alaska1Expedition Alaska
Alaska
June 24 – July 5
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JULY

RaidaranRaidaran Adventure Race
Spain-France
July 1 – 5
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CowboyToughCowboy Tough Expedition Race
United States of America
July 16 – 19
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The BeastThe Beast of Ballyhoura
Ireland
July 30 – August 2
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AUGUST

XPD logo1XPD
Australia
August 3 – 14
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ExpedicionExpedicion Guarani
Paraguay
August 20 – 29
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Primal QuestPrimal Quest
USA
August 22 – 29
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Czech Adventure RaceCzech Adventure Race
Czech Republic
August 26-30
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SEPTEMBER

MotherlodeGold Rush Mother Lode
United States of America
September 10-14
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Raid In FranceRaid In France
France
September 16-20
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NorchaNorcha
Portugal
September 22-27
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NOVEMBER

Pantanal Logo1ARWC Pantanal
November
Brazil
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2016

FEBRUARY

PERPatagonian Expedition Race
Chile
February 13 – 26
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Maya Mountain ChallengeMaya Mountain Adventure Challenge
Belize
February 20-23
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MARCH

HuairasinchiHuairasinchi
Ecuador
March 24 – 30.
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AUGUST

IteraItera Adventure Race
Ireland
August 1- 16
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