Freezing temperatures. 17 hours of darkness. Miles upon miles of gruelling terrain.
A brutal mix of ice, wind, hail, rain, mud and snow and maybe, just maybe, a glorious Scottish winter sunrise…
Mountain-bike challenges don’t come much tougher or more rewarding than the Strathpuffer – the legendary 24 hour mountain-bike endurance event held every year in the Highlands of Scotland in the middle of winter.
Participants can choose to plant a tree with Trees not Tees in place of receiving a finishers’ t-shirt.