Ice Ultra | The Documentary - Behind the scenes of Beyond the Ultimate's Ice Ultra race

In February 2018, a group of runners took on the Ice Ultra, a yearly, 230km, 5-day race inside the Arctic circle.
For the first time in the race's history, Beyond the Ultimate let a film crew behind the scenes. The resulting film focuses on the beauty and isolation the runners experience during their journey across Arctic Sweden, rather than the obvious hardship of racing in this uniquely challenging environment.
The Ice Ultra takes place in Swedish Lapland. It’s Europe’s last remaining wilderness and the heartland of the indigenous Sámi people. This area, Jokkmokk municipality, an area the size of Wales but with a population of only around three thousand, can experience daytime temperatures as low as -40°c and the days are short.
Ice Ultra follows the runners and race team as the adventure makes its way across a freezing, windswept landscape. The days are short and the course is long; runners spend long hours running in darkness, following the marked route by head torch, under skies free of light pollution and filled with stars and sightings of Aurora.
White-capped mountains dominate the horizon. All around is silent and peaceful, broken only by the crunch of footsteps in the snow as runners make their way through this UNESCO world heritage area.
#IceUltra #IceUltraDoc
Learn more about the race at bit.ly/Ice2020
Film by Ryan Lovejoy | www.outpost9films.com

[@BeyondTheUltimateRaces]

Thanks for Joining us for the Live Premier everyone. Was great to speak to everyone and re live the adventure!

[@bertvandergat]

Awesome work you guys! Goosebumps. I'm going for the year 2022 when i turn 40, my birthday is in the week of the race. :D

[@BeyondTheUltimateRaces]

We will see you there and thanks for joining us on the live premier!

[@casy6203]

One of the things I love about running is seeing older runners kick ass over younger ones, makes me feel less annoyed about turning 27

[@Goggsy08]

@@casy6203 Dude, you're young, but can still kick some ass 😉

[@szilardszabo2728]

Did you do it?

[@runergy470]

Wow, you guys have some of the best running films I've seen in a while!

[@BeyondTheUltimateRaces]

Thankyou!

[@999shaznay]

I've just stumbled across this tonight. Wowsers, what a brilliant short film. Loved it.

[@pabloangel6746]

The advice and details are priceless to get an idea of what the race involves. Makes one want to go at it now that one more clearly sees what it consists of !

[@ArthasMal]

3:52 I see you got Apple Vision Pro there.

[@AroundtheworldXHJ]

Proud of you Jeff... Malaysia🇲🇾

[@Goggsy08]

These films are incredible. Keep em coming!

[@BeyondTheUltimateRaces]

Thanks Victor!

[@TalesofAdventure]

Wow, this race is definitely going on our adventure bucket list now! 😍😍

[@deanc6772]

one of my dream ultras to do

[@PelariDenai]

Amazing! Greetings from Malaysia!

[@BlacksOnline]

Absolutely amazing work guys, well done to everyone who got involved!

[@BeyondTheUltimateRaces]

Thanks guys. Looking forward to trying out and reviewing some gear there in 2019!

[@ryanbarrett7630]

Here we go!

[@richardbrown7241]

Amazing work guys. Ryan...hero! Kris King and your team...BE EXTREMELY PROUD. Im thinking 2019...

[@BeyondTheUltimateRaces]

get your self on lad!

[@catedoge3206]

wanna do this someday!!!

[@simonblair300]

Got the right account now. Again...great work team.

[@Obstacleracemagazine]

Cracking viewing, well worth putting things on hold to watch. Kris, Will and of course the magic of Ryan made for awesome viewing. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@BeyondTheUltimateRaces]

Thanks for joining us guys!

[@fozzy_che]

Probably the toughest men in the world!!

[@TrailsInMotionFilmTour]

Great stuff guys, well done!

[@BeyondTheUltimateRaces]

Thanks guys. When you are touring in the UK let us know. We will pop by!

[@MsJliang]

Wow amazing.

[@BeyondTheUltimateRaces]

thankyou!

[@OLIMWTY]

Fantastic people, BTU rock! Starting to save the many pennies needed :-)

[@wunderlichcatt4420]

you rock

[@BeyondTheUltimateRaces]

Thankyou Wunderlich!

[@nigelkenyon1047]

Nice one guys, its nice to put some faces to the names I look at and put into the system, good luck to you all in this year and the years to come. The eXtrac team.

[@BeyondTheUltimateRaces]

Thanks for keeping all our runners safe out there Nigel and team!

[@firegod20max]

cool

[@sunbirgill5990]

Anyone have a ballpark on how much this kind of thing costs? Willing to pack Ramen.

[@BeyondTheUltimateRaces]

Hi Sunbir. All of our prices are on our website!

[@MarkSins]

How is that song called starting at 15:10?

[@davidgrayrd264]

Does anyone know the name of the song in the intro?

[@eriktred]

God I wish I were younger...

[@wouterraasveldt3586]

In endurance age becomes less important.

[@soaprincee]

With all the respect and all that, just, it feels much more natural to ski instead.

[@BeyondTheUltimateRaces]

Yeah you would think that, but that would be the easy way. We like our runners to see things at a slightly slower/tougher pace!

[@James-yy4vl]

That would be a different event though wouldn’t it 🙄

[@pliashmuldba]

Christ. a Danish GIRL, just won this. I think with the state of things, we men are "F"ked