Grand to Grand Utlra

The Grand to Grand Ultra course covers approx 170 miles (273 km) spread over 6 stages in 7 days. It is the first stage race to start from the awe inspiring north rim of the Grand Canyon, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, and finish on the summit of the Grand Staircase, one of the world's most iconic geological formations. Observe nature up close in an environment rich in flora and wildlife. Participants will be responsible for carrying and utilizing all the equipment, clothing and food that are deemed necessary for the 7 day period to complete the event.

The Grand to Grand Ultra course covers approx 170 miles (273 km) spread over 6 stages in 7 days. It is the first stage race to start from the awe inspiring north rim of the Grand Canyon, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, and finish on the summit of the Grand Staircase, one of the world's most iconic geological formations. Observe nature up close in an environment rich in flora and wildlife. Participants will be responsible for carrying and utilizing all the equipment, clothing and food that are deemed necessary for the 7 day period to complete the event.

The course takes you through a high desert landscape of sand dunes, red rock canyons, buttes, mesas and hoodoos. You will navigate compelling slot canyons and experience the remotest part of continental America in the way of the earliest settlers, Navajo and Paiute Indian tribes. The starting line is situated at a remote location on the north rim of the Grand Canyon with breathtaking vistas at an altitude of 5344 feet (1629 meters). Campsite 1, which is your campsite on the evening before the start of the race, is close by. The finish line is on the summit of the Pink Cliffs of the Grand Staircase and provides participants with a rewarding view back over the course that you will have just completed. From an altitude of 8698 feet (2651 meters), look back over the cliffs and enjoy the most amazing panoramic landscape of your journey framed by hoodoos and two billion year old rock formations.

Unusual and threatened cacti Big horn sheepEndangered California Condor, the largest bird in America.

Check points are provided mainly to distribute water rations and to confirm the progress and physical condition of the participants.

Awards Party will be held in a spectacular outdoor setting in a canyon near Kanab, Utah.

Overnight camps provided each night as the event travels north.

The cut off times will be 13 hours on Stage 1, 12 hours daily Stages 2-5, except for Stage 3 (Long Stage) which will be 34 hours and Stage 6 which will be 2-4 hours, depending on staggered start times.