Raid del Viento

The town of San Martin de los Andes welcomed 31 teams from around the world to the Argentinean Andes for the Patagonia Raid, the first stage of this year’s Adventure Racing World Series. Set on the lower slopes of the mountains and on the shore of the huge Lago Lacar, …

There are many different sporting World Series, but for the chance to experience landscapes and cultures first hand, and to really explore somewhere new, nothing comes close to the Adventure Racing World Series.ARWS 2020 includes 10 destinations across the globe, spanning 6 continents and including some locations on every adventurers …

The challenge of racing in Patagonia drew 28 international teams to the first edition of Raid Del Viento in Argentina, and what a challenge it was!  From those who started only 11 teams managed to race to the finish line of the 300km course, and along the way they experienced …

Raid Del Viento, the last of this year’s Adventure Race World Series demonstration races starts on October 9th in Argentinean Patagonia with 31 teams including racers from 13 nationalities set to be on the start line. The race will take place in the province Neuquen starting from the town of …

Press Release https://www.sleepmonsters.com/news.php?article_id=6325 The impressive and varied mountain landscapes of Patagonia have attracted expedition adventure races in the past, in both Chile and Argentina, but none have visited the region of North Neuquén, which will host this year’s Raid Del Viento. Hotspots further south may attract the bulk of the visitors …

by Rob Howard of https://www.sleepmonsters.com Expedition adventure races are a unique sporting endeavour.  They are a mix of adventure lifestyle and multi-sport overload, a combination of travel and adventure, and a step away from the modern world and its many constraints. To organise such an undertaking an expedition race needs a …