On 8th February 2019, the 2nd Annual Dahabshiil Somaliland Marathon brought international runners from Finland, Norway, Sweden, France, UK, Netherlands, USA, Ethiopia and Djibouti. They joined runners from four provinces of Somaliland as well as Mogadishu and Kismayo to compete in the Marathon (42km) and a 10km race in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Across the two races, […]
The Iraq Ski Rally took place for the 2nd year running last week. Despite the unfavourable weather conditions for competitors, there was a great turn out both from locals and international participants. The festival was hosted in Choman, a 3-4hour drive from the Iraqi-Kurdistan capital, Erbil. Untamed Borders was joined by international guests from the UK, […]
Untamed Borders co-founder James Willcox has been invited to join the board of Free to Run. Free to Run is an organisation that uses adventure sports, including running, to create safe spaces for women and develop female leadership in post-conflict regions of the world. Both Free to Run and Untamed Borders have been involved from […]
Dates: 13th July - 2nd August 2019 Cost: US$5300 Space Available You will spend 12 full days attempting two unclimbed mountains, Peak 5396 and Peak 5721. You’ll also have the opportunity to meet Wakhi nomads who graze their livestock here during the summer months as well as seeing ancient tombs and Buddhist engravings, which live as a reminder of this once great section of the Silk Road
The second Iraq Ski Rally will be held in early 2019. Join us to ski near Choman and participate in Iraq's only ski touring race.
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Untamed Borders founder James Willcox got an invite to visit Damascus in February this year. An offer he could not turn down. You can see some of his photos from Syria and Lebanon here.
The trek to K2 base camp and Concordia is a 14 day round trip from Skardu. One of the world’s great treks. However, not everyone likes to walk so we arranged a helicopter trip for two guests earlier this year. You can view the album of photos here.
Helping three US Army Captains return to Iraq and make a ski descent of the 3600 metre high Mt Halgurd was one of the trips we were most proud of organising this year. Their full Adventure Not War film can be seen at this link. It was an emotional journey and we are humbled to have been […]
Last month we took a group of 15 runners to compete in the third edition of the Marathon of Afghanistan – Afghanistan’s only mixed gender sporting event. Here are a few snaps to give you an impression of their experience. There are some great shots of the start of the race in this report by […]