Black Mountain Ultra Traverse

About the Event

The Black Mountain Ultra Traverse is as tough as it gets. This event is not for everyone, it was designed for true adventures who don't want to be cheated out of a profound experience by excess support from aid stations that traditional ultra-marathons offer. BMUT is considered a graduate trail race inspired by a winter ultra saying “cowards won’t show and the weak will die” This will be one of the toughest, yet most gratifying races you have ever done. From the time you start you will be immediately challenged with a long grueling climb to the summit of Mt. Mitchell, the tallest peak East of the Mississippi. From there you will continue to climb multiple 6,000' mountains in some of the toughest terrain the Beast Coast has to offer, all this with no aid or support for the entire event. In order to register for the 48 Miler, runners will have to complete a trail event of at least 50K in distance within the last three years or provide documentation of completed qualifier if not on UltraSignup. The 24 Mile event is a qualifier for the 48 Mile event. Please note that the format of this race was inspired of the mentality of a low key, no frills race that requires you to be 100% comfortable being alone and self-sufficient in the remote wilderness. You will be required to filter your water from only a few reliable streams that are along the course. You will have a total of 19 hours to complete this race. This is a generous amount of time given to complete this race, you can power hike the entire course and still finish under the cutoff time. Upon registering you will receive a detailed racers handbook which includes all necessary information (gpx file of the full course, waypoints for water locations along the course, etc...) to successfully complete the race.

Event Schedule:

48 Mile Race - 4:00am

24 Mile Race - 8:00am

Awards

We will have awards for top male and female finishers as well as top Masters male and female awards (age 40+). All finishers will receive a custom embroidered BMUT finishers beanie. If you are a previous BMUT finisher you will receive even a cooler finishers beanie upon finishing. Top overall male and female finishers of the 48 Mile race will receive a UltrAspire race vest.

Top male and female finishers from both distances will receive a free entry into next years race.

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