Åre Extreme Challenge

Åre Extreme Challenge

The first leg is the longest: 21.5 km by kayak or surfski down Indalsälven, through a class 2 rapid and two marked portages around water that cannot be paddled, and on across Åresjön to the transition at Åre strand. The organiser asks for documented white-water skills as well as kayak or surfski experience, and boats must have tow handles at both ends.

Then 14.3 km on foot up and over Åreskutan to Huså, with windproof jacket, map, compass and whistle in the pack, and finally 31.9 km on the mountain bike, Åre Bike Park included, down to the finish on the square. The organiser gives 69.7 km and 1,985 metres of climbing, a fast winning time around five hours and a slow day around eleven; in 2026 the first finishers were expected on Åre torg shortly after 12:15. The class is raced solo, in pairs and as a three-person relay.

On Livebib the athlete shares a link to their own broadcast. Family open it in a browser, with no account and no app, and follow the athlete down the river, over the mountain and back on the bike, with the distance covered and an estimate for Åre strand, Huså and the finish that updates as the day goes. Where the signal drops on the mountain, the position is carried forward and marked as estimated.