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: 21 JUNE, 2025
- ACCLIMATISATION
- 21 JUNE: HIKE TO ANJANI MAHADEV TEMPLE, HIKE AROUND SOLANG VILLAGE & VALLEY
- BIB EXPO & RACE BRIEFING: 22 JUNE, 2025
- RACE START: 23 JUNE, 2025 AT 2200 HOURS
RACE COURSE
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ROUTE
MANALI – ROHTANG LA – BARALACHA LA – NAKEELA – LACHUCHUNG LA – MOREY PLAINS – TANGLANG LA – LEH -
INTERMEDIARY CUT – OFF(s)
- 1st CUT OFF: JUNE 24, 2000 HRS | 115 KM – 22 HOURS
- 2nd CUT OFF: JUNE 25, 2200 HRS | 222 KM – 48 HOURS
- 3rd CUT OFF: JUNE 27, 1600 HRS | 350 KM – 90 HOURS
- 4th CUT OFF: JUNE 28, 2200 HRS | 480 KM – 120 HOURS
Eligibility Criteria: The runner should have finished a hundred-mile run between July 1st, 2024, and June 1st, 2025, in plain and a 100-kilometer run in the mountains.
