COURSE AND DISCIPLINES INFO FOR THE VIKING RAID

DISCIPLINES:

1. Sea kayaking

2. River kayaking

3. Hiking

4. Mountain biking

5. Fixed ropes abseiling

6. Waterfall abseiling

7. Tyrolienne rope section

8. Glacier walking

9. Orienteering

10. Riverboarding

11. Skiing, snowboarding

12. In line skating.

THE COURSE

Viking RAID race course includes very diverse terrain: West land of Norway, Fjords, mountains about 1800 meters of altitude, lakes, glacier, waterfall and canyon, dense forests and low bushes, and white water river section that reaches level 4-5. The VIKING RAID Roadbook includes course maps, course descriptions, safety instructions, alternatives routes, order and length of disciplines. It will be distributed the day prior the race and will be presented at the pre-race briefing by the VIKING RAID Organization. Race officials will also brief competitors on weather conditions and other important matters.

TERRAIN

The most of the race will take a place in the county of Hordaland and the west region. You will be trekking over some deserted mountains and plateau, glacier and snow area, you will meet the locals: Reindeer, fox and some amazing colors by sunset, you will cross dark and dense forest , paddle Fjords and sea water as well as white river up to level 4 and you will hike mountains up to 1800 m altitude. Be prepared for very various terrains that require quick adaptation. You can expect rain, wet area and not marked area that extends for hundreds of kilometres, Dark forests, low bushes and steep slippery trails, canyons and white water river.

CHECK POINTS AND TRANSITION AREAS

The course is punctuated by checkpoints (CP) that competitors must pass as a whole team. A checkpoint is managed by VIKING RAID Officials, but can also be remote and unmanned. A Check point assistant (CPA) is area where the teams meet their assistant and gears during the race. The CP and CPA are placed on locations described in the VIKING RAID Roadbook, with map coordinates giving the exact location. Each team member must be present at a CP to check in on arrival and check out on departure with the officials. The team leader must sign the CP or CPA sheet to record their passage. Teams must follow the instructions given by officials responsible for the CP. Missing a CP will result in the team being penalised or excluded from official ranking.

 
CUT-OFF TIMES

Cut-off times will be outlined at the briefing and noted on the VIKING RAID Roadbook. The Organization reserves the right to impose cut-off times on sections of the race, for logistical and safety reasons at any time.

An alternative route will be put in place and will serve for safety purposes in the case of bad weather conditions.

The Race Organization reserves the right to add, modify, shorten, cancel or change the course at any time due to the safety of the competitors.

 
WEATHER CONDITION

Keep in mind: We cannot control weather conditions. VIKING RAID Organization can change, modify or alternate the routes, shorten or cut the race in every moment in case of emergency, bad weather conditions or anything else.

May and August are generally very variable. We can expect good weather but do not be surprised if you get caught in the heavy showers. The most of the racing course takes a place on the west coast where temperature can reach 10 to 25 degrees during a day and 5 to 15 during the night. In mountain regions temperature can vary between 13-20 during the day, and 3-14 degrees during the night. Rain and short showers are possible. In that period of the year the  Sea vary between 12 and 18 degrees. the river temperature vary between 3 to 14 degrees. You will face strong winds in mountain regions.  As always in a race of this type, the weather can play an important role in determining the safety of a particular discipline. The race organizers reserve the right to cancel particular section, stop the race or direct competitors to alternative routes if it is deemed too dangerous due to inclement weather. In the case of a cancelled discipline, there will be an alternative route issued to each team in order to bypass that section.

 
SAFETY AND COMMUNICATIONS

Safety plan, communications and logistic are the most important elements to keep competitors safe during the race. During the race the organization can have access to the Norwegian Red cross, Police Forces, Viking RAID Medical Crew, Mountain Rescue Service, Sea Rescue Service and local hospitals and ambulance vehicles that guarantee high level of rescue abilities during the race. Rescue logistic include support from 4 wheel drives vehicles, boats and ambulance vehicles. All competitors must respect and follow all instructions given by VIKING RAID Organisation and must have all mandatory equipment listed by VIKING RAID Organisation. On pre-race meeting competitors will be informed about all possible risks and procedures in the case of emergency. Every team must have one valid mobile phone. All competitors must have medical insurance and must sign Competitor agreement document.

PRICING

Entries will close when the maximum quota of teams has been reached. A maximum of 40 teams (Viking RAID Pro) and 100 teams (Viking RAID Discovery) has been fixed in order to allow a non crowded race to take place and by respect to the environment. a minimum of 20 teams (Viking RAID Discovery) and 10 teams (Viking RAID Pro) has been fixed. if the race is cancelled by the organization teams will get full reimbursement of their entry fees.

All incomes to the Adventure Provider Viking Raid will support international youth work, actions with UNESCO, the United Nation program and the youth program of the European commission.

Members of a same team are jointly and indefinitely in charge of the sums due to the organization of The Adventure Provider Viking Raid, whatever the causes.

The team's registration becomes official only upon full payment of registration fees and signature of the Competitor agreement form by each team's member. Teams must pay the totality of the entry fee no later than 3 weeks before the race.

A team cannot participate to the race without having fully paid the registration fees.

Cancellation must be made in written to the organisation no later than 15 days prior the race start.
In case of cancellation the organisation will refund the full payment of the team.
If the cancellation letter arrives less than 15 days before the start, the organisation will keep 70% of the total fees.