Rules and Regulations

To ensure participants’ safety and with regards to weather conditions that may occur even in June, the following items are part of MANDATORY GEAR FOR ALL RACE PARTICIPANTS:

• Fully charged mobile phone

• Long waterproof trousers

• Additional hat / buff

• Spare long-sleeved T-shirt

• Running / trekking poles

• Energy gel or bar

• 1 l of liquids

We advise ALL participants not to underestimate weather conditions, arduous nature and length of the race course! All participants compete at their own risk and we strongly believe you have all acquired personal autonomy on the trails. The Organizer shall not provide for any collection buses you may know from city races.

• Each participant participates in the race exclusively at their own risk and responsibility (in case of need basic aid service will be provided). The Organizer bears no liability for participants‘ health and life throughout the entire JEŠTĚD 24 WINTER Event and/or during any training sessions on the race course or during the accompanying programme.

• Chip may only be handed over upon completion of the whole race circuit and only in the pit stop at the Ski Jumping Premises.

• Each participant is RESPONSIBLE ON THEIR OWN for right selection of the race route, they shall rely on the map and not on the navigation from spectators along the race course.

• Participants may only use their physical and mental abilities to complete the race course.

• Participants are not allowed to use assistance from any other person or a means of transport, such as bike, roller skates, motorbike, car, bus, tractor, horse, and the like.

• Participants must stay on the marked route of the race – see the race map.

• It is not allowed to move outside tourist paths and paths marked out by the Organizer.

• Participants must go through all check points of the race where their chip on the race bib will be read.

• Only participants who fully and without any reservation fulfill race rules may enter the race. Furthermore, participants must be in good health condition, under no influence of alcohol, drugs or any other narcotics (the Organizer reserves the right not to allow the start of and/or to stop any participant that may present symptoms of excessive fatigue or exhaustion and where there is a significant health risk).

• Failure to pass through the check point
• Loss of bib with the chip
• Deviating from the race course – taking shortcuts
• Not finishing the race
• Not observing the mandatory gear requirements
• If the participant is found out to have willfully polluted and/or damaged the environment

• Participants shall respect traffic rules, i.e. Act No. 361/2000 Sb., Road Traffic Act.
• The Organizer shall not be liable for damages caused to and/or by race participants.
• The Organizer has not taken out any special insurance to compensate for damage caused by participants in connection with their participation in the race.
• Participants are prohibited to throw away any waste during the race.
• Participants shall be maximally respectful to nature of the Ještěd Ridge area and to sort out waste at refreshment points.
• The Organizer reserves the right to stop the race at any time or to respond to unforeseeable situations to ensure safety for all participants (e.g. sudden change of weather conditions, storm, strong wind, windfallen trees, predator’s attack, etc.).
• The participants consent to the fact of being photographed and that their pictures will be available online on the Event website and social media.
• The participants hereby consent to Organizer’s use of the drone at the event for the purpose of race area and race courses monitoring and enhancing race participants’ safety.