DREAM RUN WORDS: KATE DZIENIS IMAGE: DAVID ALTABEV, RICHARD TILNEY BASSETT, ATJAN FESTIVAL
AN INVITATION TO SERENDIPITY
Trail running in the Faroe Islands is absolutely mind blowing, with every step and every view forgivably stopping you in your tracks.
competitive mountain running events from 10km to ultra distances, adventure activities and unique after parties.
Every September, Atjan Wild Islands plays host to an inspirational 5-day trail running, adventure and music festival in a land that’s unspoiled, unexplored and unbelievably beautiful.
The Faroe Islands – located halfway between Scotland and Iceland – consist of 18 wild islands adrift the North Atlantic Sea, a place like no other on earth. With lush green valleys, imposing basalt cliffs, grand treeless moorlands and waterfalls plunging directly into the wind-whipped ocean, it’s hard to pass up the opportunity if you’re ever given one.
Atjan Wild Islands believes that no other single activity can reward you with as many benefits for your brain and body as trail running, and organisers are passionate about the sport. So they’ve created a festival, if you will, to cover five incredible days of 20
A trail runner’s dream adventure, an Atjan Wild Islands ticket gets you a trail race
entry, live music, talks and workshops, an adventure film screening, access to a hot tub by the sea, a pub crawl run, your very own Atjan Wild Islands concierge, and adventure activities like sea kayaking, sailing, rock climbing and cold-water surfing. Putting your body through its paces in the Faroe Islands is an experience that will captivate you for the rest of you life. I think we’ve hit the jackpot for Dream Runs. Host: Atjan Wild Islands Destination: Faroe Islands, North Atlantic
