Overview
- The race is scheduled for February 26 to March 8, 2027 on King George Island near Russia’s Bellingshausen station, with organizers targeting 50 athletes subject to experience and medical screening.
- The course totals 100 km: a 1 km swim in Southern Ocean waters near 0°C, a 66 km mountain bike segment, and a 33 km run.
- Participation will cost at least 3 million rubles per person, according to project founder Ilya Slepov.
- Organizers say participants will fly by private plane from Punta Arenas, live on sailing schooners, receive escort-boat coverage and on-course medical access, and move only within permitted zones to meet environmental rules.
- Slepov says the winner may be tested for doping, with procedures handled by medical staff on site.