Heidi Muller

The race schematic for Adventure @ Mechukha is now out. Shortly teams will be arriving in Arunachal Pradesh for the Himalayan adventure and it's starting to get real now! #arworldseries #nthadventure #arunachaltourism #adventureracing #ArunachalPradesh

3 of Race Directors at Adventure@Mechukha are already on the ground scouting, testing, working through every part of the race before we welcome our incredible teams to explore & experience ARUNACHAL PRADESH #INDIA 🇮🇳 Race Directors Stephan Muller Ajita Madan & Sayeesha Kirani share more updates as they explore the Siang, West Siang & Shi Yomi districts of Arunachal Pradesh. As they learn and experience they can't wait to show it to the global ARWS family. Big shoutout to the Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, Departments and everyone involved for their kindness. Together let's make this an event to remember & cherish. Wild Rivers, Stunning Gorge, Breathtaking views, Bamboo Bridges, High Mountains, welcoming locals, Rich Traditions & Tribes, ready to welcome everyone! Arunachal Tourism Adventure Racing World Series - Asia Region India AR Federation Heidi Muller #adventureatmechukha #nthadventure #arworldseries #adventureracing #adventuretourism

Finish line vibes at the 2026 USARA National Championships and ARWS North America Championship #arws #adventureracing #arwsnorthamerica #championship

Always world-class and finally World Champions. Congratulations Team Estonian Ace La Sportiva, the 2026 Adventure Racing World Champions. #arwc2026 #corsicaismagic #arworldseries #adventureracing #worldchampionship

Mexico’s La Ruta Madre expedition race returns as a Qualifier for the Adventure Racing World Series in March 2027 MONTERREY, MEXICO — Mexico’s La Ruta Madre expedition race returns as a Qualifier for the Adventure Racing World Series in March 2027 with a landmark partnership uniting the course design skills and international reputation of Bend Racing with the established local expertise of the La Ruta team, led by Javier Barreda. The race took a break in 2026 and was last won by Bend Racing in 2025, so the new members of the race direction team know the event intimately and they want to share their experiences in the mountains of Nuevo Leon with many more international teams. Jason and Chelsey Magness of Bend Racing will bring their passion, organisational skills and mapping expertise to a race with a unique Mexican heritage and a location unlike any other in the ARWS.  The 500km 2027 edition marks the 10th edition of La Ruta Madre, an event founded in 2017, that has become a benchmark for technical difficulty in the world of adventure racing. The canyons, cliffs and caves of the Sierra Madre mountains of Nuevo León will once again be the stage for the many spectacular rope stages which are a speciality of the race. They will be integrated into a course open for 6 days, which teams will navigate with map and compass and without any outside assistance. The route will traverse the unforgiving geography of Nuevo León and the vertical complexity of the Cumbres de Monterrey National Park. The course design will have significant vertical ascent and high-adrenaline technical stages. These will include both upstream and downstream canyoneering, technical rappels, wet rope ascents and roped rock climbing. This will be combined with technical mountain biking and trekking through the Sierra Madre, racing to remote checkpoints requiring precise navigation using different scale maps.  “La Ruta Madre is technical and a full-on wilderness epic-ness. The feel of the race is incredibly raw and unfiltered. One day you are navigating through massive, deep canyons - jumping off waterfalls and swimming deep pools. The next you are pushing hard across high-altitude ridgelines and getting snowed on - In MEXICO! It possesses a unique contrast of technical terrain and vibrant, welcoming culture. It is a true, old-school expedition wrapped in a stunning, high-drama landscape that you simply cannot find anywhere else in the world.” “It’s a race that gets under your skin. You don't just finish La Ruta Madre; you survive and celebrate it. That deep connection is why we can't stay away, and why we want the rest of the world to experience it.” The 2027 La Ruta Madre is one of six global ARWS Qualifiers for the season and the winning premier mixed team will secure a free, guaranteed entry at the AR World Championship in Croatia in September. Race dates are 13–19 March 2027 and entry is now open at larutamadre.mx/.