Chased by the Midnight Sun: The documentary about Canada’s 715km-long ‘Yukon River Quest’ is finally complete
It was 3am Tuesday. I'd been staring at the remote Canadian wilderness for 16 hours straight. I hadn't slept much, and I was seriously questioning why I was doing it all in the first place. This was the Yukon River Quest, which at 715km is the longest annual paddle race on the planet. It
‘Chased by the Midnight Sun’ — the story of the Yukon River Quest — premieres early December
https://www.facebook.com/supracerr/videos/2486262181593818/ The Yukon River Quest — aka “715km of dehydration, hallucinations and days that never end” — is a mind-bogglingly crazy race experience that pushes paddlers beyond their known limits both physically and mentally. So we decided to make a movie about it. After I (and half a dozen other crazy adventurous stand up paddlers) […]
The 2020 Yukon River Quest sold out in just 12 hours (but you can still join the waiting list)
The world's longest annual paddle race, the Yukon River Quest in Canada, has sold out in what is surely a record time. Registration for the 2020 edition, which isn't happening til next June, opened up last night and immediately attr
Ultra PSA: You’ve got about 24 hours to sign up for the 2020 Yukon River Quest
Public Service Announcement: Entries for the 2020 Yukon River Quest open this Friday (1 November) and are expected to fill up within hours. So even though we're still eight months from race day, if you're considering entering this epic adventure then get re
Paddlecast #002: Bart de Zwart (The Yukon Episode)
I'm very excited to share the second episode of Paddlecast with you today because it features my new favourite race - The Yukon River Quest - as well as a guy I've got the world of respect for, Bart de Zwart. I sat down with the four-time Yukon champion a
