Since 2013, the Humani’Trail has embraced a mission that goes far beyond athletic performance. Thanks to race registrations, the event has helped fund dozens of charitable projects in Nepal, a country deeply connected to the personal journey of its organizers. Over ten editions, more than 400,000 Swiss francs have been donated, creating a genuine chain of solidarity between the Swiss and Himalayan mountains. The names of the routes are a blend of the wildlife found in these two mountain regions.

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But the trail‑running world has changed. The growing popularity of the sport—and increasingly strict public requirements—have made the original model difficult to sustain: giving away almost everything while continuing to exist is no longer viable. The Humani’Trail is therefore evolving, with the same sincerity and the same desire to do good, but with a more sustainable structure.

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From now on, one clearly defined project will be supported each year. And it is the Grand Raid du Yak that will carry this mission forward, allowing the adventure to continue—an adventure where effort becomes a gesture, where every step tells a story, and where solidarity remains the most meaningful finish line.

 

Over the years, many major figures of the sport have run through the trails of the Vallée des Ormonts. Among them: triple UTMB champion Xavier Thévenard, Dawa Sherpa, the first winner of the Humani’Trail, and his compatriot Sangé Sherpa.

 

And then there are the quieter, almost hidden stories. Like that of Katharina Hartmuth, future winner of the 2026 Tor des Géants and its monstrous 336 km, who made her debut in the discipline on the humble 15 km of the Humani’Trail back in 2016. Proof that legends are built step by step.