faq

Everything you need to know before joining the pack.

  • Wolf Pack is a two-day, team-based survival race.


    No phones, no GPS, no money — just a paper map, the wild, and a pack of strangers who quickly stop feeling like strangers.
    It’s challenging but thoughtful, intense but playful, gritty but anti-macho.


    Think Bear Grylls meets Wes Anderson with indie-folk campfire energy.

  • Wolf Pack is designed to be tough-but-doable for most people.

    Typical distances:

    • Day 1: 17–20 miles

    • Day 2: 12–17 miles

    The harder part is carrying a 10–11kg pack with your tent, food, water and layers.

    If you’re reasonably active, you’ll be fine.


    If you’re extremely unfit, this might not be your year.

  • New for 2026:
    If your pack breaks you, you can have it transported to the next checkpoint for a time penalty.
    It keeps things fair without breaking bodies.

  • At least one person in each team should know the basics of map + compass.

    We recommend that everyone watches a few YouTube tutorials on:

    • OS maps

    • bearings

    • contour lines

    Navigation is part of the fun, not a barrier.

  • Possibly — but never dangerously.

    Everyone keeps their phone switched off in their pack purely for emergency use (including if you get properly lost or need help).
    No live tracking is used, but:

    • you have a map

    • you have clear checkpoints

    • crew monitor the route

    • we know who has/hasn’t checked in

    • we have emergency pickup if needed

    Getting disorientated is part of the adventure.
    Being unaccounted for is not.

  • You’ll receive a full kit list in January — updated specifically for the two-day 2026 season.

    At minimum, you’ll need:

    • lightweight shelter (tent, bivvy, or hammock)

    • sleeping bag + roll mat

    • waterproofs + warm layers

    • headtorch

    • food and snacks

    • water bottle

    • basic cooking setup (gas stove recommended)

    • first-aid basics

    • a backpack that fits everything

    You can share tents or cooking gear with your team to cut down weight.

  • We always try to find a campsite with soul — something secluded, simple and atmospheric.

    Expect:

    • running water

    • toilets

    • a big shared fire

    • a live music set with an indie/folk vibe

    • your own tent or shelter

    Don’t expect:

    • showers

    • electric hookups

    • luxuries

    • anything polished

    It’s intentionally stripped back and communal.

  • The challenges are a huge part of what makes Wolf Pack Wolf Pack.
    They’re absurd, funny, clever, mysterious — and often a bit surreal.

    A few past examples:

    • The Great Welly Wang — precision meets ridiculousness

    • The Return of the Sacred Aubergine — following clues across the landscape to return your team’s “sacred object”

    • The Great Aubergine Escape — stealth and evasion in the woods

    • Fire Lighting — simple, primal, harder than it looks

    • The Herbal Trials — identifying plants that heal vs harm (safely adapted, obviously)

    Every event has its own flavour.
    Challenges are demanding but never macho or humiliating.

  • Yes — and we encourage it.
    Coming solo is actually the most Wolf Pack way to do it.

  • Yes.
    You can link your ticket to friends so you’re placed in the same team.

  • For 2026, the recommended team size is 5–6.

    If you book with fewer than 3 people, you’ll be paired with another small group to form a full pack.
    This keeps navigation, morale and safety strong — and creates a great team dynamic.

  • Yes.
    We have:

    • trained support crew

    • checkpoint marshals

    • emergency pickup vehicles

    • safe routes

    • strict weather protocols

    • backup plans for everything

    It’s adventurous, but not reckless.

  • We run in rain, wind and mud — it’s part of the experience.
    We only postpone for weather that would compromise safety.

  • It varies by event:

    Outbound:
    Many races start at secret locations, so everyone meets centrally and we transport you.

    Return:
    You usually make your own way home.
    For remote finish points, we may offer an optional return coach if enough people want it.

    Full transport details released in January.

  • All tickets are non-refundable. If you are no longer able to make the event you will be able to transfer your ticket to someone else within ten days of the event.

    Wolf Pack events take place in the wild, and safety is our first priority.
    If an event must be cancelled or significantly altered due to severe weather conditions or factors outside our control, all tickets will be:

    1. Automatically transferred to the new date, or

    2. Transferred to any other Wolf Pack event in the same season, or

    3. Converted into a Wolf Pack credit valid for 18 months.

    Refunds are not offered for cancellations caused by severe weather or events outside our control, because the majority of event costs are already committed. This ensures Wolf Pack can continue to operate sustainably and offer accessible events for the community.

    If we postpone an event and you genuinely cannot make any alternative date or transfer option, please contact us — we will always deal with genuine hardship cases with compassion.

  • January 2026 — alongside ticket sales.

  • Because this is a team-based race built around shared grit, humour and survival — not ego or solo heroics.

    We’re deliberately anti-macho.
    No Ironman vibes.
    Just raw, human, communal effort with a big streak of weirdness.

  • A Wolf Pack tradition.
    The aubergine appears in different ways across the events — a symbol, a clue, a joke, a test, sometimes a curse, sometimes a blessing.

    It’s part of the myth-making and playful surrealism that runs underneath the whole experience.

    You’ll understand when you get there.

  • Email: hello@wolfpackleague.co.uk

    Happy to help with anything.

  • Aubergine.