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6 Dec - 12 Dec 2026
500 km
6 Days
20°C
South Island
ARWS Oceania
Team of 4
50 teams
Trek / mtb / paddling / coasteering / caves / rope work / off trail navigation
Unsupported
Bring your own
No
1st premier mixed team receives free entry to the AR World Championship
The MAGNIficent offers an adrenaline-pumping, eye popping expedition adventure race in the incredible scenery of New Zealand's South Island. The race is presented by the FEAR (Fiordland Expedition & Adventure Racing) Society in conjunction with Bend Racing with twin brothers Andy and Jason Magnes as Race Directors.
> To find out more about the race listen to the YouTube
chat between Heidi Muller and Jason and Andy Magness as they discuss all things Magnicent.
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Following a spectacular inaugural event that competitors called "brutally rewarding" and "relentless to the very end", the MAGNIficent expedition adventure race returns to New Zealand's South Island
The latest rankings update has been published by the Adventure Racing World Series, with results included from 12 races since December 1st, covering global and regional races in Asia, Europe, Oceania and North and South America.
The new MAGNIficent adventure Race took place from Jan 22nd to Feb 2nd in New Zealand, and the first Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS) Qualifier of 2025 lived up to its name!
The Adventure Racing World Series returns to New Zealand this coming weekend, when the first world championship qualifier race of 2025 will be The MAGNIficent!
There will be a new name on the New Zealand adventure racing calendar in 2025 when the first MAGNIficent expedition race takes place.
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