1) Buzkashi

What? It’s essentially rugby on horseback with a headless calf/goat carcass.

Where? Afghanistan

Why? I saw one of these games when I was in Mazir Al Sharif and it is proper mental! The locals love it and it is a great contest to watch!

A buzkashi game held at the Pamiri Festival in the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan:

2) Iditarod

What? A 1089miles dogsled race.

Where? Alaska, USA

Why? This is the toughest race on earth. It’s over a 1000miles through Alaska in winter. It follows the route of a trip done to get vaccines and medicine out to Nome during a cholera outbreak.

3) Marathon Des Sables

What? A week or marathons in the Sahara Desert

Where? 240kms across the Morocco Sahara

Why? 151miles through a desert with temperatures up to 50Celcius, that’s why. (I hear the nurses on stand by are pretty hot too).

4) IPL Final

What? The final of the Indian Premier 20/20 League. It’s a cricket match.

Where? India

Why? Cricket is a religion in India and India has a billion people. This is the showpiece of cricket. It’s fast and amazing. I’d love to be in the cauldron when they actually play!

5) El Classico: River Plate vs Boca Juniors

What? Local football derby in Buenes Aires

Where? Argentina

Why? Football is the worlds favourite sport. South America is where the worlds most talented players come from. Buenes Aires is home to two of the best teams in the world and they live in the same city and hate each other-what’s not to love?

6) Artic Rugby

What? A rugby tournament in the Artic in the snow.

Where? 250kms north of the Arctic Cirlce in Finland.

Why? Rugby is my favourite thing in the world and this is rugby being played on snow in a ski resort in Finland-sounds AMAZING!

7) Europe to Asia swim

What? A swim across the Hellespont from Europe to Asia

Where? Turkey

Why? They stop the massive tankers for two hours and allow a few people to swim across. It’s an amazing swim and an amazing thing to have done!

What do you think? Any more suggestions? Put a suggestion in the comments or send me a message on Twitter here. They have to be epic, relatively random and relatively far away-I quite like indigeousy stuff too!

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