Pré de Gondran, on the slopes of Sommet des Anges above Montgenèvre.
The FFF River Run · 3–7 April 2023
330KM.
5 DAYS.
ALONE.
From Briançon, down the full length of the Durance to where it meets the Rhône in Avignon. Running, hiking and rucking—completely solo and self-supported.
Follow the river330kilometres
5self-supported days
16kg carried
0support crew
The hardest thing I’ve ever done
CARRY EVERYTHING.
KEEP MOVING.
Five days with no crew, no vehicle and no one carrying the load. Every kilometre—and every decision—was mine.
Food. Tent. Sleeping kit. Cooking equipment. Clothing. Everything needed to move, eat and sleep travelled on my back. Water came from the landscape, filtered for drinking and cooking. The first two nights, still high in the mountains, my breath froze into ice crystals on the inside of the tent. At first light, the 16 kg pack went back on.
The route
SOURCE TO
CONFLUENCE.
The Durance was the line. Briançon was the start. The Rhône at Avignon was the finish. Select the markers to move through the challenge.
The most important river in Provence and the Rhône’s second-longest tributary.
From high mountain terrain through forests, farmland, orchards and vineyards.
People are supplied by water from the Durance basin.
The river is approximately 324 km long; the self-supported route following it totalled 330 km. River facts: Montgenèvre, Pays de Manosque, SMAVD.
What self-supported meant
NO CREW.
NO SHORTCUTS.
Run, hike and ruck the entire 330 km route.
A 16 kg pack holding food, shelter and essential equipment.
Source and filter water for drinking and cooking.
Sleep outside every night—even with breath freezing inside the tent.
Day 5 · The finish
THE DURANCE.
THE RHÔNE.
My amazing wife and my son were waiting for me in Avignon on Friday evening. After four days alone, the final day became simple: get to them as quickly as possible. They were my finish line—and my welcoming party where the Durance meets the Rhône.
Briançon → Avignon330KMCOMPLETE.07 April 2023
Founder · Athlete · GrandadThe person behind the challenge
I AM
FFFHEALTH.
FFFHealth is personal. Felix built the brand around a simple idea: the plan has to be lived, tested and evolved in the real world. The FFF River Run was that philosophy stripped back to its rawest form—one person, one pack and five days of forward motion.
Felix DavisFounder, FFFHealth
The scale of it
ONE RIVER.
FIVE BRUTAL DAYS.
Distance330 km7.8 × a marathon
Daily average66 kmFor five consecutive days
Pack weight16 kgCarried from start to finish
SupportZero100% solo and self-supported
Freezing nights in a tent. Brutal days beneath a heavy pack. The hardest challenge I have ever completed.
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