HELL ULTRA

480 KM | 120 HRS | 10000 M D+

LEH – MANALI HIGHWAY

HELL ULTRA 
480 KM | 120 HRS

Manali – Leh highway is considered one of the toughest highways around the world because of the high altitude and harsh weather. The highway is closed & covered in snow for almost six months, opens in the month of June, and closes in Oct. The average altitude is higher than 4000 m & Oxygen levels dip to 40-60% on passes. Running in such conditions is not an easy task and would need serious training. Covering 480 km on foot in just over 120 hours that too at such a high altitude is definitely not for the weak of will!
Run the entire 480km distance from Manali to Leh on the highest highway in the world.

RACE DETAILS

  • START LINE: MALL ROAD, MANALI
  • DISTANCE: 480 KM
  • Elevation Gain: 10,000 m D+
  • Terrain: Mountain, Road, High Altitude, Mountain Passes
  • Location: Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Daytime Temperature: 25°C / 10°C
  • Evening/ Night Temperature: 10°C / 0°C
  • Daylight Hours: 12 
  • Airport: Chandigarh, Kullu
  • Event Duration: 1 Week

PRE RACE SCHEDULE

  • ARRIVAL IN SOLANG: 15 JUNE, 2024
  • ACCLIMATISATION
    • 15 JUNE: HIKE TO ANJANI MAHADEV TEMPLE
    • 16 JUNE: HIKE AROUND SOLANG VILLAGE & VALLEY
  • BIB EXPO & RACE BRIEFING: 17 JUNE, 2024
  • RACE START: 18 JUNE, 2024 AT 2200 HOURS

RACE COURSE

  • ROUTE
    MANALI – ROHTANG LA – BARALACHA LA – NAKEELA – LACHUCHUNG LA – MOREY PLAINS – TANGLANG LA – LEH

  • INTERMEDIARY CUT – OFF(s)

    • 1st CUT OFF: JUNE 18, 2000 HRS | 115 KM – 22 HOURS
    • 2nd CUT OFF: JUNE 19, 2200 HRS | 222 KM – 48 HOURS
    • 3rd CUT OFF: JUNE 20, 1600 HRS | 350 KM – 90 HOURS
    • 4th CUT OFF: JUNE 21, 2200 HRS | 480 KM – 120 HOURS

    Eligibility Criteria: The runner should have finished a hundred miler between 1st July 2023 to 1st June 2024 in plain and a 100 KM run in the Mountains.

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