Back for its second year, the Montana Warrior Ruck and Team Challenge is meant to test both your physical and mental endurance. In the Mountains of Central Montana, Great Divide Ski Area is the setting for Impact Montanans most sought after physical fitness challenge. Grab your packs, your camping gear, and your friends and family for a weekend of fun and fitness. 

Events kick off on Friday June 27th, at 6PM with food, music, and other fun activities. 

Team Challenge Events
Teams of 4 will enter into either the 12 or 24 hour category and embark on a relay-style journey, carrying a 35# (males) or 25# (females) rucksack on a 1 mile loop on the mountain, while enduring physical and mental agility exercises throughout the event.  Teams will build their own strategy to help them complete the challenges*, manage their energy, and compete for the highest number of course loops and the right to take home the top event prizes (top 3 finishing teams in the 24 hour event only will be awarded prizes).  If two (or more) individuals from the same team are on the course at the same time (both must be carrying the appropriately weighted rucks) there will only be loop credit for one team.

The team with the most completed loops in the 24 hour event will also take home the coveted Montana Warrior Challenge Guidon.

*The team challenges list (in no particular order) includes, but may not be limited to: team tractor tire flips; team kettlebell swings; team sandbag military presses; team caterpillar pushups; team burpees; team litter carry exercise; and undisclosed mental agility games.  Teams will decide ahead of the start time how they want to complete the list of challenges based on the parameters sent to the captain prior to the event, and they will turn that list in to the ops center prior to their designated event start time.  All members of each team will complete the first and the last loop together as a team; however, only one team member needs to be carrying the appropriately weighted rucksack while on the course (not while doing the physical or mental agility challenges).  All rucksacks will be weighed before the event begins and throughout the event to ensure weight integrity. 

All teams participating in the 12 or 24 hour events will have access to special event nutrition, fuel to assist with energy management, Impact Montana Service Partners aiding in energy management and recovery, and the teams who meet the minimum event loop threshold (see below) will receive additional event commemoration swag.  

Minimum Event Loop Thresholds
24 Hour Team Challenge-50 Loops
12 Hour Team Challenge-25 Loops

Individual Ruck Events (12/24 Hour Categories)
Individuals will embark on their personal journey, carrying a 35# (males) or 25# (females) rucksack on a 1 mile loop across Great Divide to see how many loops they can complete solo over their time span.  Individuals will have the opportunity to rest and manage their energy, while pursuing their minimum loop threshold and competing for the highest number of loops completed.

All individuals participating in the 12 or 24 hour events will have access to special event nutrition, fuel to assist with energy management, Impact Montana Service Partners aiding in energy management and recovery, and the individuals who meet the minimum event loop threshold (see below) will receive additional event commemoration swag. 

Individuals will compete for the highest number of course loops and the right to take home the top event prizes (top 3 finishers in the 24 hour event only will be awarded prizes).

Minimum Event Loop Thresholds
24 Hour Individual Ruck-24 Loops
12 Hour Individual Ruck-12 Loops

Individual Ruck Events (2/6 Hour Categories)
Individuals will embark on their personal journey, carrying a  rucksack (weight of their choice) on a 1 mile loop across Great Divide to see how many loops they can complete solo over their time span.  Individuals will have the opportunity to rest and manage their energy according to their needs.  There is no minimum number of loops to be completed for these individual events.

All individuals participating in the 2 or 6 hour events will have access to event nutrition and fuel to assist with energy management, as well as Impact Montana Service Partners aiding in energy management and recovery.

Youth Team Ruck Events (2/6 Hour Categories)
Youth teams (consisting of 3-5 youth + 1 adult; 13 years old and under) will enter into either the 2 or 6 hour category and embark on a relay-style journey, carrying a rucksack (one individual carrying a minimum of 10#) on a 1 mile loop on the mountain.  Youth teams will compete for the highest number of course loops completed and the right to take home the top event prizes (top 3 finishing teams in each team category will be awarded prizes). 

Note: a minimum of 2 youth or 1 adult/1 youth will be hiking together at all times for both events.

The Event Start Times on 6/28 are as follows:
24 Hour Individual and Team Ruck-10:00AM
12 Hour Individual and Team Ruck-8:00PM
6 Hour Individual and Youth Team Ruck-12:00PM
2 Hour Individual and Youth Team Ruck-2:00PM