The West’s premier adventure race series, the Adventure Xstream Race Series consisting of Sprint, 12 & 24-hour adventure races in spectacular locations such as Moab, UT; Durango, CO; Buena Vista, CO; Glenwood Springs, CO; and Breckenridge, CO announces the Moab AXS Finale race to be held in Moab, Utah this fall.
The race will take place the first weekend in October and includes 24-30 hours of racing and 100 miles of nonstop adventures including kayaking, trekking, mountain biking, navigation and rappelling throughout the Utah Canyonland country. The first team to cross the finish line together, having successfully completed all challenges and made it to all checkpoints will be declared the winners.
Race Director Will Newcomer said, “The Adventure Xstream Race Series has gained a reputation for staging its events in beautiful and challenging terrain, and Moab, Utah has this in abundance. We are excited to have this Moab 24/30 hour Race as the season finale and offer it to racers across the world, in light of the overwhelming demand for authentic and challenging adventure races.”
Moab, Utah is a region of duality, with both majestic desert canyonlands and harsh rugged mountainous terrain. In October 2014, hundreds of teams will converge on the world famous terrain of Moab. They will race through 100+ miles of Utah’s most impressive terrain by mountain biking on rugged slickrock trails, paddling down the majestic Colorado River, trekking into remote canyon country, rappelling fixed ropes down towering red rock walls and orienteering amongst more than 25 check points and over 100 miles.
For more detailed information about the Adventure Xstream Race Series please visit www.AXSracing.com or call the race hotline at 970.259.7771.