‘Ultra-Trail Mount Yun’

LIVE: This weekend (Apr 19-21, 2024) on our Global Race Series Calendar:

The sold out ‘Ultra-Trail Mount Yun‘ is UTMB’s 5th race on the 2024 calendar and the first in Asia.

Other than the races being sold out I don’t really know anything about this event – sadly China is still very much a black box for us Westerners who lack the basic language skills. But this also makes me curious on how the particular ownership/partnership is structured for this event and for the other two events Ultra-Trail Ninghai in China and Translantau in Hong Kong.

Here’s how UTMB advertises Mount Yun:

Step into Mount Yun that Laozi, the founder of Taoism, once visited. Experience an unforgettable trail running adventure in an enchanting emerald paradise with breathtaking natural scenery: the majestic Mount Yun, lush pine trees, and ice cave groups.

And about that “ice cave” mention – you gotta go to the website and check out the ice cave photo (I linked to it directly here) – I wonder if the race goes directly through it… can you imagine? that would be so cool.

No starting line up announced yet, but live tracking for the races can be found here.

Find more trail races on ECC’s Global Race Series Calendar