Are you living life through screens instead of your senses?
Do you ever feel like your body is slowly fossilising into your office chair?
Has your comfort zone quietly become… a cage?
Time to step out.
Far out.
All the way out of London — on foot — until you hit salt air and open water.
The London to Hastings Survival Race is a two-day, team-based survival race for modern humans who still hope to escape turning into robots.
You’ll meet early in central London, have your phones sealed away, board a coach, and — in the final minutes of the journey — be blindfolded.
Your start point?
You’ll only know when the blindfold comes off.
From there, it’s up to you and your team to navigate south using only a map and compass, moving through ancient woodland, farmland, valleys and ridgelines.
Along the way, you’ll encounter checkpoints with challenges — some physical, some strategic, some absurd.
Crack them and you gain an edge.
Fail them and you fall behind.
It’s not the fittest team that wins — it’s the calmest, smartest, and most creative under pressure.
You don’t need to be an athlete.
You do need grit, humour, and a willingness to get muddy and tired.
The Route
You’ll travel entirely on foot, navigating by map and compass.
Expect roughly 28–32 miles over two days, taking you through:
Rolling farmland and quiet villages
Pockets of ancient woodland
The green seams of the High Weald
River valleys, ridgelines and old trackways
Landscapes that feel a million miles from Zone 1
On Day 2, after miles of forests and fields, you’ll descend toward the coast — hearing the gulls before you see the water.
Your finish line: the sea at Hastings.
The Vibe
Think pilgrimage meets adventure race.
like duke of edinburgh but for adults in a perpetual existential crisis. Bear Grylls meets Alan from The Hangover MeEts wes andersoN.
a proper challenge, minus the macho, with a touch of analogue beauty.
You’ll laugh.
You’ll ache.
You might swear.
You might cry.
And when you reach the sea, you’ll feel something you haven’t felt in a long time.
This is Wolf Pack.
A medicine for modern life.
A story you’ll tell for years.
The CAMP
By late afternoon on Day 1, you’ll arrive at a peaceful camping spot surrounded by trees and farmland — your base for the night.
There’ll be:
A communal fire
Hot drinks served in tin mugs
A solo acoustic indie-folk set as the sun drops
Stories, laughter, and steam rising off tired bodies
Bring your own tent.
Carry what you need.
Reconnect with each other and the land in a way most people rarely do anymore.
TEAMS
This is a team event — no lone wolves.
• Minimum team size: 2
• Maximum team size: 8
• Ideal team size: 3–6
Solo sign-ups welcome — we’ll place you in a team.
Minimum age: 18+
TICKETS
Early Bird: £110
Standard: £125
Last Call: £135
Your ticket includes:
Race entry
Race materials
Wolf Pack Challenges
Coach from London to the secret drop
Overnight campsite (Saturday night)
Hot drinks at camp
Live acoustic guitar set around the fire
Emergency support
The coveted Wolf Pack League patch
What you bring
Your own kit (full list sent after sign-up)
All food (this is a self-reliance event)
Your tent, hammock or bivvy
Your sleeping bag and sleeping mat
At least one OS map per team
Grit, humour, and a mild existential wobble
DATES AND LOGISTICS
May 2-3, 2026
Early meet in central London
Secret coach drop (~90 minutes travel from London)
Finish by the sea near Hastings on Sunday afternoon
Easy train access back to London from Hastings.