Safety

To be noted on the race track:

Pay special attention to crossing the waters. The rocks are very slippery and the flow may be intense at some parts. 

The route partly follows general roads, whereupons road traffic act must be complied with. The organizer will provide such parts with relevant warning signs. Traffic controllers might be used in some of the intersections. 

There are many technical parts along the route and especially the rocks might be very slippery. Be extra cautious especially during high-speed run.

Some typical affection during a long contest are abrasions and blisters, dehydration, exhaustion due to running out of energy and injuries resulting from falling. 

In wet, cold and windy conditions the risk of hypothermia increases. You must be prepared to help yourself along the route. Because of this, a list of compulsory equipment is being published. Each of the contestants are obliged to stop help the fellow contestant in need of help. 

Everyone should carry a mobile phone, so that you are able to call for help for either yourself or another contestant when necessary. 

Contestants must enroll at every maintenance point.

If you end up in dropping out of the contest, get to the closest maintenance point whereof you will be transported back to the contest center. Remember to let the personnel of the maintenance point know if you are intending to drop out. 

Should there be a severe accident you should immediately call the emergency number 112. You are able to accurately locate yourself by the information written in the milestones along the route. 

A safety quad will follow behind the contestants to keep track of them. 

The organizer have an insurance that covers only for their own activity. All contestants take part in the contest at their own risk and are responsible to take care of an insurance coverage considered necessary.  

Event timing is digitally managed.

The competitor's evacuation liability is 100 euros if a competitor needs to be evacuated from the wilderness. Pick up from the wilderness can take several hours.