Event & Race Descriptions

EVENT DESCRIPTION & BACKGROUND

THE FAN DANCE RACE SERIES

The Fan Dance Series has a summer & winter edition as per SAS Selection and is made up of the following event/challenge evolutions in both Load Bearing and Clean Fatigue categories.

  • * The Fan Dance Test: The original 24km SAS Test march
  • * The Fan Dance Double Tap Challenge: two Fan Dance attempts over as many days
  • * Fan Dance Exercise High Moon: A Fan Dance staged at night over an enhanced route
  • * Fan Dance Black Edition: The Fan Dance followed by Fan Dance Exercise High Moon or vice versa. There is a rest period of several hours between the two
  • * Fan Dance Trident: Our most demanding Fan Dance challenge. The Fan Dance followed by Fan Dance High Moon and then another Fan Dance.
  • * The Fan Dance Woodhouse Edition: The original post WWII Fan Dance with three ascents of Pen y Fan via two new approaches and an enhanced route. Standard Fan Dance veterans only.
  • * The P Coy Fan Dance: The original Pegasus Company Paratrooper Selection Fan Dance; disbanded by Airborne Forces over 25 years ago. An extended version of this test/event comes under the Steel Bayonet umbrella.
  • * Blade Runner Ultra Series: An ultra-marathon of 50km staged in SAS Selection heartland, visiting many iconic and legendary landmarks and features from the world-famous SAS Aptitude phase, known simply as the hills.

THE TEST MARCH SERIES

These are our gold standard and very best events. Completion of the Fan Dance and a dedicated Training Day are prerequisites to qualification for these specialist tests.

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Proud to support Brecon & CBMRT Mountain Rescue Teams,The ABF (Airborne Forces Charity), The Pilgrims Bandits, The True Grit Initiative, and the Friends of Storey Arms project for disadvantaged children. A special tribute to Support Our Paras, the official Parachute Regiment Charity and home of the UK’s original military challenge, the legendary Paras 10 TAB of P Company fame.

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