RMB Ultra-Trail Cape Town 2024
Fri Nov 22, 07:00 - Sun Nov 24, 17:00
Gardens Rugby Club
ABOUT
RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town hosts a variety of trail races that traverse the beautiful mountain trails of the Cape Peninsula - a world-class destination that features on many trail runners’ bucket lists. The City is shaped by two oceans and Table Mountain National Park, a dramatic mountain chain that stretches from Table Bay in the north to Cape Point in the south. RMB UTCT is the penultimate race on the Gran Canaria World Trail Majors.
RMB UTCT offers a distance to suit every trail runner - 100 miler, 100km, 55km, 35km, 23km and 16km.
UTCT
DATE: Friday 22 November 2024
START TIME: 17h00
DISTANCE: 100 miles
ELEVATION: 7500m D+
CUT OFF: 45 hours - 13h00 on Sunday 24 November 2024
No qualification required
18+ minimum age
THE FLAGSHIP 100-MILER ROUTE, WITH 7500M ELEVATION GAIN, VENTURES FROM THE NORTHERN MOUNTAIN RANGE OF THE MOTHER CITY TO THE MORE REMOTE SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN, TAKING IN ADDITIONAL TRAILS FROM SILVERMINE TO KALK BAY, SIMON'S TOWN, KOMMETJIE AND NOORDHOEK.
UT100
DATE: Saturday 23 November 2024
START TIME: 04h00 (please note earlier start time)
DISTANCE: 100km
ELEVATION: 4800m D+
CUT OFF: 24 hours - 04h00 on Sunday 24 November 2024
World Trail Majors Race
No qualification required
18+ minimum age
A FRONT-LOADED, TECHNICAL ROUTE OFFERING TWO SIGNIFICANT CLIMBS ON TABLE MOUNTAIN AND KARBONKELBERG WITHIN THE FIRST 50KM, WITH 4972 M OF ELEVATION GAIN.
PT55
DATE: Friday 22 November 2024
START TIME: 07h00
DISTANCE: 55km
ELEVATION: 2700m D+
CUT OFF: 15 hours - 22h00 on Friday 22 November 2024
No qualification required
18+ minimum age
STARTING FROM LLANDUDNO, THE RACE OFFERS RUNNERS THE CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE TECHNICAL TRAILS INCORPORATING SUTHER PEAK, MANGANESE MINES, AND VLAKKENBERG, EVENTUALLY WINDING THROUGH ALPHEN TRAIL, CECELIA AND NEWLANDS FOREST VIA THE CONTOUR, TO FINISH AT GARDENS RC.
TM35
DATE: Sunday 24 November 2024
START TIME: 06h00
DISTANCE: 35km
ELEVATION: 2000m D+
CUT OFF: 11 hours - 17h00 on Saturday 23 November 2024
No qualification required
18+ minimum age
SHORTER IN KILOMETRES BUT DEFINITELY DELIVERS A TOUGH CHALLENGE IN THE FORM OF UNRELENTING ASCENTS AND DESCENTS, COVERING OVER 1950 M OF ELEVATION GAIN.
EX23
DATE: Saturday 23 November 2024
START TIME: 09h00
DISTANCE: 23km
ELEVATION: 1150m D+
CUT OFF: 6.5 hours - 13h30 on Saturday 23 November 2024
No qualification required
18+ minimum age
THE EX23 STARTS AT THE BEGINNING OF ALPHEN TRAIL GREENBELT (ACROSS FROM THE ALPHEN HOTEL) AND OFFERS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TABLE MOUNTAIN TRAILS. THE RACE OFFERS RUNNERS A GLIMPSE OF WHAT MAKES RMB ULTRA-TRAIL CAPE TOWN® SPECIAL.
KS16
DATE: Friday 22 November 2024
START TIME: 08h30
DISTANCE: 16km
ELEVATION: 665m D+
CUT OFF: 6.5 hours - 15h00 on Friday 22 November 2024
No qualification required
16+ minimum age with parental consent
No t-shirt for the KS16
THE KS16 STARTS AT BEAU CONSTANTIA AND OFFERS SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC VIEWS AND TRAILS ON TABLE MOUNTAIN, A TRUE INTRODUCTION TO THE MOUNTAIN RUNNING EXPERIENCE SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE IDEAL WAY TO PARTICIPATE AND STILL SUPPORT THE FESTIVITIES AS THE ULTRA RACING UNFOLDS!
YOUTUBE - RMB UTCT
CANCELLATION AND REFUNDS POLICY
RMB ULTRA-TRAIL CAPE TOWN 2024
ENTRY CANCELLATION REFUNDS:
If a runner wishes to cancel their entry, Summit Events requires written confirmation on or before the following dates to [email protected]:
60% - before 01 July.
50% - from 02 July to 01 September.
40% - from 02 September to 01 October.
30% - from 02 October to 27 October.
0% - from 28 October.
No substitutions are allowed
No deferrals will be accepted. The only exception is if the runner is pregnant and we require a doctor’s letter/medical certificate emailed directly to the organisation. A deferral is valid for 1 year only. Certificates need to reach UTCT by 04 November 2024.
ENTRY AMENDMENTS:
You may downgrade (e.g. 100km to 55km) at any time before 04 November, provided that the respective race is not sold out. No partial refunds for downgrading.
You may upgrade your event e.g. from 35km to 55km at any time before 07 November provided that the respective race is not sold out. You will need to cover the difference in the entry fee on the given date.