Just about every sport has a competition nowadays. From lawn mower racing to little league baseball, whatever you like, there will be plenty to watch and compete in. Hiking has some very extreme competitions as well. It started many years ago as the Eco Challenge. Basically teams of a few players set off on an extreme hiking journey across various types of terrain. Of course hiking is involved, along with rafting, boating, sailing, climbing, and so on. These races are not for the weak or beginning hiker though. These types of races are won by the world’s best at this sport. The journey can be quite extreme. Players often are injured and get little sleep. There is quite a bit of strategy involved, like navigational skills. If you have someone with you that cannot navigate, then you can get lost very early on.

These teams train together all year long for this type of race. They also require large sponsors to help them to do so. They usually need special equipment and tons of practice and experience. Racers usually only race the course once, and that is the day they start competing. This makes the race much tougher to have not navigated it prior to the start of the race. So if you love hiking, then you may love watching these competitions.