Montana Warrior Ruck & Team Challenge

Teams of 4 will 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 will be awarded prizes from partner vendors).

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.

All teams participating in the 24 hour event 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

Teams of 4 will 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.


*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.

All teams participating in the 12 hour event 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
12 Hour Team Challenge-25 Loops

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 24 hour event 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. 

Minimum Event Loop Thresholds
24 Hour Individual Ruck-24 Loops

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 hour event 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. 

Minimum Event Loop Thresholds
12 Hour Individual Ruck-12 Loops

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 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.

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 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 teams (consisting of 3-5 youth + 1 adult; 13 years old and under) will enter into the 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.

Youth teams (consisting of 3-5 youth + 1 adult; 13 years old and under) will enter into the 2 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.