7–12 October 2027
A six-day experience in the High Atlas Mountains.
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What people are saying
★★★★★
"I love running in new places and new cultures, but this is a way to really immerse, and not just visit as a tourist. It's raw, it's emotional, but that's how it should be."
Ade — pro ultrarunner
★★★★★
"It's had a massive impact on my life. Running through these areas, it motivates you to keep on going because you're not just doing it for yourself. You're doing it for the cause, for the future of the communities."
Gav — first-time ultrarunner
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The week
Six days built around a single-day 60km ultra and real connection with the communities you're funding.
1: Meet the communities
A hosted day with the High Atlas Foundation — you meet the people you're running for before you run a step. This is the heart of the week.
2: Run the 60km ultra
A single-day ultra through the High Atlas on Day 3. Runners of all levels welcome — seasoned trail runners and first-timers on the same start line.
3: A life-changing experience
A week in Morocco that leaves you with friendship, perspective, and a purpose that stays with you long after you've flown home.
Meet the communities first. Then run for them.
Why we exist
In September 2023, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the High Atlas — Morocco's deadliest in over sixty years. Four years on, these communities are still rebuilding.
Where your money goes
Part of every entry funds paid roles in logistics, cooking, route support, aid stations and village projects.
Every runner raises for the High Atlas Foundation, and we ask everyone to aim for $3,000. We set up your page, call you to plan it and help you get there. 100% goes to earthquake recovery.
The event keeps these villages visible and funded year-round, well beyond the recovery window.
Day by day
7–12 October 2027
Airport pick-up, settle in, and eat together as a group for the first time.
Hosted by the High Atlas Foundation. You meet the villages you're fundraising for.
Aid stations, hydration, full route support. Checkpoint times apply.
A short run with the village kids, then awards and a proper celebration.
A free day together, picked by a group vote: Marrakech, Amizmiz, Lahô Lodge or a rest day at the hotel. Optional, so you can fly home a day early if you'd rather.
Last meal together, then airport transfers home.
The package
Three price windows — you’re in the firstThree price windows — you’re in the secondThree price windows — you’re in the last
Your price — super early birdYour price — early birdYour price — standard pricing
€1,950
€2,150
€2,350
or €205 a month for 10 months (€2,050 in total)or €375 a month for 6 months (€2,250 in total)or €615 a month for 4 months (€2,460 in total)
On 1 December it goes up to €2,150, or 6 × €375 a month.On 1 April it goes up to €2,350, or 4 × €615 a month.Monthly plans close on 31 May. After that it’s pay in full only.
Entry per runner, sharing a twin room
Approximate exchange rate — payments taken in euros
No deposit, no credit check, no third party. Last payment July 2027, or August if you start in November.Last payment between May and August 2027, depending on when you start.Last payment July 2027, or August if you start in May.
Raise $3,000 for the High Atlas Foundation by 31 October 2027 and we’ll send you €600 back.
Pay in full or spread it monthly — fully refundable for 30 days, until 120 days before the start.
Bring a friend and you both get €150 back — refunded to each of you once they’ve booked. It stacks: every friend who joins is another €150 off for you, so three is €450.
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"I can't tell you enough how much it's meant to me to finish the race. You guys have all just been fantastic."
Gav — first-time ultrarunner
Alex Courtenay
Founder, Rise Ultra
I've run these trails and built real connections with the villages you'll meet, ever since the earthquake. If you'd rather ask me something before you join us, message me on WhatsApp and we'll have a chat.
Rise Ultra
Ultra challenges that fund real change
Runners fundraise for a community in need, meet them face-to-face, experience their culture, then run for them.
Rise Ultra Limited · Registered in England & Wales, Companies House no. 15925892 · 7 Bell Yard, London, England, WC2A 2JR
Questions
No. Many of our runners take on their first ultra here, and seasoned runners and first-timers line up together. You’ll have months of training support beforehand.
We never end anyone’s day because of their pace. Some checkpoints do have closing times, set with our local mountain team in line with local rules for international runners on remote ridges after dark. The main one: reach halfway (about 27km) within 5½ hours of the start. If you’re behind, we drive you ahead to a later checkpoint and you carry on to the finish with everyone else. See the checkpoint times.
Yes, and it's the standard option — 10 monthly payments of €205, the first today and the last in July 2027, or August if you start in November. There's no deposit on top, no credit check and no third party involved.
Klarna is also available at checkout if you'd rather split it differently.
Yes. Your price is locked the day your first payment clears, not the day you finish paying. Start a plan by 30 November 2026 and you pay the €1,950 rate across the whole plan, even though the instalments run into 2027.
If a plan lapses and isn't picked back up, the place returns to the rate current at that point.
Yes — fully refundable for 30 days from booking, as long as we’re more than 120 days from the start. Closer in than that we can usually transfer your place to another runner or defer you to the next edition — get in touch and we’ll sort out what works.
Yes — bring a friend and you both get €150 back, refunded to each of you once they’ve booked. Just tell us who to look out for. It stacks: every friend who joins is another €150 off for you, so three is €450.
There’s no minimum. We ask every runner to aim for $3,000 for the High Atlas Foundation and help you get there: we set up your page, call you to plan it, and your total sits on a public page with everyone else’s. Reach $3,000 by 31 October 2027 and we’ll send you €600 back.
Raise $3,000 for the High Atlas Foundation by 31 October 2027 and we’ll send you €600 by bank transfer in November. It’s open to every runner, whatever you paid. What counts is the total on your HAF fundraising page, plus any offline gifts HAF confirms. Fall short and you’ve simply paid the normal price.
Everyone books their own place and you fundraise as a team. Your club gets one team page and a team goal of $3,000 per runner, and every runner whose own page reaches $3,000 gets €600 back. Message us on WhatsApp and we’ll set it up.
Entry covers the six days: premium accommodation, meals from the Day 1 welcome dinner to the Day 6 farewell breakfast (except lunch on Team Day), all transport including airport pick-up and drop-off and the Team Day vans, Ultra Day logistics and aid stations, and professional photos and documentary footage. It’s not all-inclusive: flights, personal travel insurance, drinks other than water, lunch on Day 1, and lunch and activities on Team Day aren’t included.
Standard entry includes a premium room shared with one other runner.
Yes. Fly into Marrakech (RAK) on 7 October and home on 12 October, or on 11 October if you’re skipping Team Day. Flights aren’t covered, and neither are personal travel insurance, drinks other than water, lunch on Day 1, or lunch and activities on Team Day.
Team Day is Day 5, the day after the kids’ run: a free day together. The group votes on what to do, whether that’s Marrakech, Amizmiz, Lahô Lodge or a rest day at the hotel, and we sort the vans. Lunch and anything you do that day are on you. It’s optional: if you’d rather fly home a day early, leave on Day 5 (11 October) and we’ll get you to the airport. The price is the same either way.
Yes, and you choose it when you book. Standard entry includes a premium room shared with one other runner. A private room is +€450. A non-running guest is +€650 and shares your room, so there’s no private-room charge on top. Coming with another runner? Book you both in one go and you’ll share a room. On a payment plan, an upgrade is spread over your monthly payments. Every combination is in the next question.
Every package includes everything in a standard entry, and you pick your room on the booking page. A non-running guest shares your room, so there’s no private-room charge on top, and two runners booked together share a room. All prices in euros.
| Package | In full | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| Just you, sharing a twin room | €1,950 | 10 × €205€2,050 in total |
| Private room | €2,400 | 10 × €250€2,500 in total |
| You and a non-running guest | €2,600 | 10 × €270€2,700 in total |
| Two runners together | €3,900 | 10 × €410€4,100 in total |
| Package | In full | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| Just you, sharing a twin room | €2,150 | 6 × €375€2,250 in total |
| Private room | €2,600 | 6 × €450€2,700 in total |
| You and a non-running guest | €2,800 | 6 × €484€2,904 in total |
| Two runners together | €4,300 | 6 × €750€4,500 in total |
| Package | In full | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| Just you, sharing a twin room | €2,350 | 4 × €615€2,460 in total |
| Private room | €2,800 | 4 × €728€2,912 in total |
| You and a non-running guest | €3,000 | 4 × €778€3,112 in total |
| Two runners together | €4,700 | 4 × €1,230€4,920 in total |
On a payment plan the first payment is taken when you book, and a plan has to start by 30 November 2026, 31 March 2027 or 31 May 2027 for its window. An upgrade is spread over the monthly payments, rounded up to the euro.
The Taj Atlas Hotel, about an hour's drive south-west of Marrakech. Airport transfers are covered by your entry.
The High Atlas region is operating normally and welcoming visitors. We advise referring to your country's government advice.
No. All transport is included for the six days, including Marrakech airport pick-up and drop-off and the vans on Team Day.
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Fully refundable for 30 days, until 120 days before the start. How cancelling works
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