Worlds Toughest Race in Stiletto Performace Heels?

This one I found on the matadornetwork.com which is a quite interesting travel magazine I heard about through a climber friend a couple months ago. I thought at first it was just an online magazine but I believe that they are now printing as well. They have quite a broad range of articles, covering almost everything that you could possibly encounter while traveling. There even is a "gear" section of articles that I of course, always find myself stuck in. They also touch on outdoor sports as well, so pretty much this is a magazine for the active, travelers, new-experience-lovers, and the adrenaline-addicts.(my kinda magazine:))

 

The Yukon Arctic ultra: The World's Toughest Race?

This Yukon Artic ultra Race is one of the craziest that I've ever read about. It seems like only people that need to prove that they can survive anything, or those that are seriously addicted to adrenaline rushes that dangerous activities sometimes brings about would do this. But it could just be the normal way of life for these guys, like how a climber is used to loosing flaps of skin when they first start training again, or when they take 40 ft whippers no big deal, they are used it and it doesn't phase them, maybe that's how it is for these Yukon racers. 

The racers get to choose their choice of specific challenge - a standard marathon, 100 miles, 300 miles, or 430 miles. The lucky participants have the option of completing the distance on foot, skis, or mountain bike. On the race's website it states that for this year's race, it was estimated that the participants might experience temps down to -50s, and had quite a few warnings about entering the race, one of them being "life threatening". Most of this race is not accesible by road, so the participants have to have a medical certification in order to participate. Along with all these points, there is a steep entrance fee for the race. Seems crazy to me but were all crazy in our own little ways.

If you want to read more about it check out their website and for some photos of it check out the gallery.

 

 

 

 Another cool find on the matadornetwork this morning:

Teva + Grey Ant presents:

Perfomace Stilettos for the Outdoors-woman.

No one saw this collaboration coming, Teva and Grey Ant. Teva, known for its performance footwear and quality gear, and Grey Ant, known for its ironic designs concerning the latest fashion trends, who would of thought it?! They claim that these are very comfortable, but in my experience, even when this is said,and no matter what, having 4 or 5 inch heels on are never comfortable after an extended period of time. You can sport them at work and then on the afternoon hike with your dog, and not have to change shoes. Go with or without the socks(personally I vote the socks - not that I would ever wear anyways), and enjoy the worlds first ever "comfortable" pump. Carmel Lobello wrote in Style Caster, "And as much as I love the idea of a comfortable stiletto, a “performance high heel” should be designed for tap dancing or stripping — not hiking."

These guys run for a pretty penny of 330$ and "aren't recommended for hiking, rock-climbing, gardening, or phish concerts." They are exclusively sold at New High Mart.