A week on and I am still buzzing from the experience. The course was not just spectacular but also very well marked, and the support team were all fun yet professional in ensuring our safety (if not comfort!) in the Highlands.
We showed up as strangers, but left as friends, united through the bond of suffering.
I’ll recommend the Fire and Ice to everyone. Especially those who hate their feet and feel the need to be punished. Legends, the lot of you.
I wanted to thank you all from the bottom of my heart — the technical and medical staff, and all the amazing runners with whom I had the honour of sharing this wonderful adventure.
It was my privilege to meet so many amazing, warm and special people. I cried leaving the restaurant. It felt like leaving family.
Massive thanks to the crew for an amazing job of looking after us.
Our own medical team take a safety-first approach to the well-being of competitors and crew, at checkpoints and in camp for the whole event. If they decide you need hospital treatment, you will be taken to the nearest hospital — and all costs associated with that are your own responsibility, however the injury or illness was caused.
It is compulsory to have insurance covering loss of possessions, injury or illness, and any other incident relating to your trip to the Fire + Ice Ultra or any other activity organised by Extreme Adventure Races (Adventure Resources). Full detail on compulsory insurance.
In addition to insurance, if you qualify we strongly suggest applying for a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) or, for UK residents, the UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC), which replaced the EHIC after Brexit. Some older UK cards still look like the EHIC design and will expire.
Your GHIC or EHIC lets you get state healthcare in Iceland at a reduced cost or sometimes free. It covers treatment needed to allow you to continue your stay until your planned return, and treatment of pre-existing conditions. It is not a substitute for insurance — it does not cover repatriation, evacuation or private treatment.
UK residents can apply for a GHIC free of charge on the NHS website. Beware of unofficial sites that charge a fee.
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