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how to participate

To register your interest in taking part in this race, please contact Luis Escobar, Race Director:
luis@snowmanrace.org


general enquiries:
info@snowmanrace.org

third international snowman race
Laya, Gasa to Chamkhar, Bumthang

24 October 2026

The World’s Toughest Race

This race of a lifetime follows the trail of the famous Snowman Trek, which has been completed by fewer people than Everest. The audacious event appropriately turns up the heat, focused as it is on Climate Change.

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2024 Race Results

2024 Race Results.

Glaciers are melting, polar ice caps are thinning and coral reefs are dying. Climate change threatens the well being of all mankind.

– His Majesty the King of Bhutan

THE ULTIMATE RACE FOR CLIMATE ACTION

Covering more than 175 kilometers (109 miles) through the wild and challenging terrains with mountain passes as high as 5,470 meters (17,946 feet) the Snowman Race is an ultramarathon, challenging the world’s fittest and most elite runners to help raise awareness of the impacts of climate change.

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Call For Action

Bhutan has made one of the world’s most far-reaching climate promises to forever remain carbon neutral and its forests helps keep the world’s climate change at bay by absorbing carbon dioxide.

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first international snowman race
Gasa Dzong to Chamkhar, Bumthang

13 October 2022

second international snowman race
Laya, Gasa to Chamkhar, Bumthang

24 october 2024

175

kilometers of wilderness
(109 miles)

5470

Meters of elevation
(17,946 feet)

5

days to the finish race

16

Qualified Athletes

1st Edition National Partners

Royal Government of Bhutan
UNDP Bhutan
United Nations Bhutan
WWF Bhutan

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