Competitors for ‘Toughest Mudder’ climb, leap, slide in Las Vegas — PHOTOS
By SAM MORRIS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Competitors make their way under barbed wire during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Contestants leap off a 40-foot cliff and then climb out of the water during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Contestants make their way through a heavy rope obstacle during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A disconsolate Duane Oftedahl sits wrapped in a blanket during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. Oftedahl had been running in 4th place when he dislocated his toe, knocking him out of the race he had been training two years for. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Chris Davis from Pennsylvania makes his way out of the "Birth Canal" obstacle during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A competitor makes his way up a hill during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Cheryl Van Hoose, form Salem, Ore., sprays the mud off her husband’s shoes during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors try to land a rope up a 30-foot cliff so they can climb up during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors jump off a 30-foot cliff during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Volunteer Ben Fochs, left, gives high fives to competitors next to his sound system during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A competitor’s shoes hang to dry on a tent during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Spectators watch competitors navigate an obstacle during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors make their way under barbed wire during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bruce Smith, from Atlanta, answers questions at a medical check during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Chris Stark from England empties rocks out of his shoes during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Support member Brian Guzik preps lanterns and hand warmers for teammates during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors run during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A competitor takes a nature break during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Joe Michael, from New Haven, Conn., makes his way out of a tunnel during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A competitor runs along a ridge during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors start wearing headlamps as the sun goes down during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors make their way through a mud bog during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors make their way over a hill during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors scale and descend a wall during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Matt Woodruff, from Las Vegas, makes his way up a wall during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors make their way through a rope obstacle during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Participants navigate the course as the sun sets during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Chris Crews from Phoenix chows down on a bagel during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Participants slog their way up a hill during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors swim across a section of the course during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors climb a wall during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors, illuminated by headlights, make their way along the course during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors make their way along the course during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The pit area is seen as competitors make their way along a ridge during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors navigate an obstacle during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors carry cinder blocks after failing an obstacle during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors crawl under barbed wire during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors make their way past an obstacle during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors crest a ridge line during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A competitor drops into the water of an obstacle during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors make their way through the night during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors make their way through the night during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A competitor heads up hill during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Competitors make their way across the desert landscape during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A competitor braces as he hits the water after a 30-foot jump during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A competitor leaps off a 30-foot jump during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A competitor is lit by the setting sun during the World’s Toughest Mudder competition Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at Lake Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
More than 1,200 of the most hardcore Tough Mudder men and women from around the globe will put their mental and physical grit to the test in hopes of being named the “Toughest” on the planet.
World’s Toughest Mudder is the culminating event of the Tough Mudder global calendar.
The grueling 24-hour obstacle challenge – Tough Mudder’s only competitive event – is designed to push Mudders℠ to their physical and mental limits through extreme competition.
When the winners are announced Sunday night, one man and one woman will win $10,000 and one couple will win $15,000.
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