Team Registration is closed. Please support our teams through the Philanthropy Challenge below! PHILANTHROPY CHALLENGE STANDINGS

FAQs

Everything you need to know about the event, the daily schedules, and travel and lodging information.

COURSE

Learn more about the course description, safety provisions, required and suggested gear, rules and regulations, and suggested training plans.

SUPPORT

Support a team or an individual participant with a financial contribution, and learn about our sponsorship opportunities.

COMPETITORS

Meet the competition!
A Who’s Who of your fellow competitors.

A TEST OF ENDURANCE INSPIRED BY MARINERS

September 25 – 28, 2025 • Mount Snow, Vermont

Each working day, mariners push themselves in a race against time and nature to deliver the world’s commerce.

Taking place on land and water, the SCI Mountain Challenge parallels many of the hardships mariners face on a daily basis: the elements (facing northern New England’s notoriously unpredictable weather), isolation (teams of three work self-sufficiently on the mountain and water race courses) and physically demanding work (participants ascend approximately 3,000 feet each day).

In addition to the outdoor elements, competitors participate in the “Philanthropy Challenge” to raise funds and awareness for the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) and its mariner support services.

Are you up for the Challenge?

REGISTER YOUR TEAM