30 Hours in a Hurricane, on a Race With No Course
Why would hundreds of people trek overnight through the wilderness with nothing but a compass? Because it’s the best feeling in the world.
The writer during the 2024 adventure-racing national championships at Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia.Credit...Ashley Gilbertson/VII, for The New York Times
冒險賽（也稱為探險賽）通常是一項多學科的團隊運動，涉及在未標記的荒野路線上航行，比賽持續時間從兩小時到兩週不等。有些比賽也提供單人比賽。冒險競賽的主要項目包括健行、山地自行車和划船，但比賽還可以包含攀岩、繩降、騎馬、滑雪和白水漂流等多種其他項目。隊伍的性別和規模通常不盡相同，從 2 到 5 名選手不等，但主要形式是 4 名選手組成的混合性別隊伍。比賽期間通常不會暫停計時，無論比賽長度如何；比賽時間與實際時間同時進行，參賽者必須選擇是否或何時休息。
Adventure racing (also called expedition racing) is typically a multidisciplinary team sport involving navigation over an unmarked wilderness course with races extending anywhere from two hours up to two weeks in length. Some races offer solo competitions as well. The principal disciplines in adventure racing include trekking, mountain biking, and paddling although races can incorporate a multitude of other disciplines including climbing, abseiling, horse riding, skiing and white water rafting.[1] Teams generally vary in gender and in size from two to five competitors, however, the main format is considered to be mixed-gender teams of four racers. There is typically no suspension of the clock during races, irrespective of length; elapsed competition time runs concurrently with real-time, and competitors must choose if or when to rest.
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