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April 2026

robert
In NEWS ENGLISH

Our return to Muktuk Adventures!

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Next winter the Yukon Arctic Ultra will return to the trail we had used for more than 20 years. Like the new trail we had the pleasure to experience in 2024 and 2025, it is not just about nature and wilderness. It’s also about the people. We are all really looking forward to visit the people who have become our friends.
Manuela and Jeff from from Muktuk Adventures are among these friends. They even helped us this year when we were actually in a totally different area of the Yukon – sponsoring checkpoint food that tasted absolutely amazing!
In 2027 Muktuk Adventures will be our first checkpoint and also the finish line for the new 32 km “Muktuk Challenge”.
Below link will bring you to a report and short video about Muktuk – recently published by the Weather Network.

Easy to see, why we like it there so much!

robert
In NEWS ENGLISH

Official YAU 2027 Training Course

There will be a change in the organisation of next year’s official YAU training course. After many years in the lead, Jessie Gladish will be handing over the torch to Fabian Schmitz from Bushcraft Yukon.

It’s great that Jessie, together with Gillian Smith, will continue to support Fabian during the course days. This means that the same “dream team” that has done such an excellent job teaching over the years will still be working together – now with Fabian taking on the coordination role.

Fabian is an expert in winter survival, has a deep passion for exploring nature, and is also the author of a book on winter survival (German language only). Having been involved in the race crew many times, he knows the YAU inside out.

As always, the course is not only open to YAU athletes. Anyone interested in developing these skills is welcome to join.

You will find more information about the course in the Training Course section here on our website.

robert
In NEWS ENGLISH

Yukon Arctic Ultra 2027 is ready for entries!

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I asked the community in our facebook race group if they think that we should return to our old trail – Whitehores to Dawson City – if the Yukon Quest will have a comback there for 2027. More than 80% were in favor of that option! So, that’s what we will do!
Next winter the Yukon Arctic Ultra will return to the trail that we had used from 2003 to 2024. We will start Feb. 7th at 10:30am from Shipyard’s Park in Whitehorse. Possible distances will be the Muktuk Challenge of 32 km, 150 km to Braeburn, 375 km to Pelly Crossing and 480 km to Pelly Crossing. Athletes in teh 480 km distance will go from Pelly Crossing to Pelly Farm on the Pelly River and then return to Pelly Crossing on the farm road.
Next winter the Yukon Arctic Ultra will return to the trail that we had used from 2003 to 2024. We will start Feb. 7th at 10:30am from Shipyard’s Park in Whitehorse. Possible distances will be the Muktuk Challenge of 32 km, 150 km to Braeburn, 375 km to Pelly Crossing and 480 km to Pelly Crossing. Athletes in teh 480 km distance will go from Pelly Crossing to Pelly Farm on the Pelly River and then return to Pelly Crossing on the farm road.
We won’t go all the way to Dawson City. That distance will return in 2028. 
I want to, once again, thank everyone who has been involved in the last two editions that took us to Teslin, Ross River and Faro. I would not want to miss that experiene! I would be up for YAU special edition races of 350 km (Teslin to Faro) if there is sufficient interest. 
Now the focus is on 2027. The forms to sign up are ready. If you sign up before the end of May you will get the lowest possible entry fee.
We won’t go all the way to Dawson City. That distance will return in 2028.
I want to, once again, thank everyone who has been involved in the last two editions that took us to Teslin, Ross River and Faro. I would not want to miss that experiene! I would be up for YAU special edition races of 350 km (Teslin to Faro) if there is sufficient interest.
Now the focus is on 2027. The forms to sign up are ready. If you sign up before the end of May you will get the lowest possible entry fee.

For more than 20 years I have used a paperbased process for athletes to sign up to my Arctic Ultra events, i.e. you had to print a pdf-file, then scan and email it and later on send or hand in the originals. Thanks to Pat Cooke-Rogers, who is a YAU veteran and long-time crew member, last winter we tested a process that was mainly done online – the only exception being the Medical Certificate, which eventually does need to get printed because a doctor needs to fill it in and sign it. This new way of doing it worked really well. So, I am rolling it out for all events, including the Yukon Arctic Ultra!

You will get to the forms below. If something does not work, please get in touch. I can also send you the link in another way and of course assist in case of problems.