Winter Arc — Challenge

The rules of the season

The Oath

Before departure, you declare your oath: 3 to 7 active days per week — an active day means at least one physical activity of 20 minutes timed in the app, whatever it is (program, walking, cycling…). You set your own bar. Once sworn, your oath never goes down — it can only go up, and an increase takes effect the following Monday.

The Timer

Every session is lived in real time: you start the timer at the beginning, stop it at the end (20 minutes minimum), and say in a few words what you did. No after-the-fact logging. Only one activity counts per day — the rest is bonus.

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The Wall

Your sessions are carved under your pseudonym, in front of the season's participants. Never your real name. The Wall is theirs alone — and it breathes as long as you hold.

The Freeze

Sunday 23:59, Paris time: a week under your oath = a Freeze. Final, displayed next to your pseudonym as long as you are still in the running. Nobody decides: the rule applies on its own — and you can always ask for a human review.

The Fall

At the third Freeze, you fall: thrown overboard, swallowed by the Abyss — others see the week of your Fall there, never its cause. Leaving the Arc along the way, whatever the reason, illness included, is also a Fall as soon as you have one Freeze — including on the week you leave, due pro rata to the days elapsed; with no Freeze at all, you have simply left the Arc. Fallen or gone, you keep access to the app and to your program until 31 January — but you watch your drakkar finish without you.

The season badge

At the end of the season, every participant whose order was not refunded can ask, free of charge, for the Season 1 badge: the same for everyone, whether they held, fell or left the Arc. “Do you want to receive your badge?”: you are asked at that moment, and your address is requested only then, solely for shipping.

The crossing

You don't face winter alone. At sign-up you choose your viking — shieldmaiden or warrior: it represents you for the 91 days. As soon as your oath is sworn, you board a drakkar of 10 bearing an ancient name — Sleipnir, Valkyrja, Yggdrasil… — bound for Valhalla, 13 weeks of sea away. Your ship's badge says which crew you belong to, everywhere you speak.

The ship's rule is simple: it arrives if it is never empty. Every oath kept keeps it afloat; every Fall throws a viking overboard, into the Abyss. If the whole crew falls, the drakkar sinks with them. Those who land in Valhalla on 31 January are the Survivors. Crews are assigned on purely technical grounds: no ship grants any particular right or advantage.

And we talk. Two channels in the app: the chat of the whole fleet, and your ship's own — reserved for the 10 of your drakkar. Under pseudonyms, participants only: no real names, no health information.

One program: yours, made to measure.

No off-the-shelf plans. You answer a questionnaire — goal, level, frequency, equipment, days, constraints — and your 13-week program is designed for you, from your answers, by a qualified sports coach ([À FOURNIR : intitulé exact du diplôme de l'éducateur sportif]), then made available in your space. Access to the season is included.

1 · The questionnaire

Goal, level, 3 to 5 training days / week, equipment, days — your price shows at the end.

2 · The forge

A qualified sports coach writes your program: running (5K → marathon), HYROX, muscle building, hybrid, strength or getting back in shape.

3 · Your space

13 weeks in detail, session by session, made available in your member space — within 7 business days.

3 training days / week

Custom program

€120 incl. VAT

Follow-up option

+€80 incl. VAT

i.e. €200 incl. VAT in total

4 training days / week

Custom program

€150 incl. VAT

Follow-up option

+€100 incl. VAT

i.e. €250 incl. VAT in total

5 training days / week

Custom program

€180 incl. VAT

Follow-up option

+€120 incl. VAT

i.e. €300 incl. VAT in total

The price follows your frequency — 3, 4 or 5 training days per week in your program, regardless of your oath, which has no effect on the price. Prices incl. VAT, 20% VAT included, by card, no subscription. One contract, two displayed prices: the program and, if you choose it, the Follow-up option, charged separately when you order. Programs are written in French.

Follow-up option — 13 check-ins, one per week of the season, from 2 November 2026 to 31 January 2027, with a qualified sports coach ([À FOURNIR : format, durée et outil des bilans]), and the Follow-up page: the calendar of your 13 weeks and your logbook, optional, read before each check-in. +€80 / +€100 / +€120 incl. VAT depending on your frequency, i.e. €200 / €250 / €300 incl. VAT in total (program only: €120 / €150 / €180). If you order without requesting immediate performance and your withdrawal period is still running at departure, your Follow-up starts the day after that period ends: the check-in for each week already fully elapsed is not provided, and 1/13 of the Follow-up price is refunded to you for each one.

What your order includes — your custom 13-week program, designed by a qualified sports coach and made available in your space within 7 business days from the later of your confirmed payment and your completed questionnaire (without a request for immediate performance: no earlier than the day after your withdrawal period ends). That date is calculated and shown before you pay, and your questionnaire remains editable until your program is made available. With it, access to Season 1 from 2 November 2026 to 31 January 2027, included in its price: the app (the Wall, the timer, the Living, your drakkar and its fleet, the Pack, the Abyss), whose technical and community management is handled by the publisher.

Right of withdrawal — You have 14 days from the confirmation of your payment, which concludes the contract, to withdraw. Your program is refunded in full as long as it has not been made available to you; if you asked for performance to begin before the end of that period, it is no longer refunded once made available to you. The Follow-up option is refunded in full if it has not started, otherwise pro rata to the days elapsed out of the season's 91 days. Once that period has passed, no refund, except in the cases provided for by law and the Terms (Article 18.6), in particular: program not made available to you on time, refusal by the coach to design your program, check-in not provided, lack of conformity of the app, unfavourable change to the service, exclusion, cancellation or interruption of the service by us. Refunds within 14 days, using the same means of payment. Full conditions in the Terms (courtesy translation — French terms prevail: French version).

Reserved for adults residing in the European Economic Area (European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway). Without the Follow-up option, your program is a personalised plan, with no check-ins; with it, you get one check-in per week of your Follow-up with a qualified sports coach. Either way: neither medical advice nor adapted physical activity.

Hard on you. Not against you.

The season is built on consistency, not injury. Safeguards are part of it: a 7-day Recovery pause, one per oath, with no reason to give and no proof required, which removes its 7 days from the quota of the weeks concerned and is never shown to others; a warning before you swear an oath above 5 active days per week; and a simple rule: in case of pain, stop and see a doctor — no game rule comes before your health.

Before you start, complete the QS-SPORT health questionnaire: if you answer yes to at least one question, see a doctor and only start with their approval. Also ask a doctor's advice if you have a chronic illness or take medication, if you are pregnant or postpartum, or if you are returning after a long period of inactivity. Stop immediately and call 15 or 112 in case of chest pain, feeling faint or palpitations. Your program is neither medical advice nor adapted physical activity: your coach is not a doctor.

FAQ

When do sign-ups open?

Soon. They are closed for now; the opening will be announced on this page. If you already have an account, you can still log in.

What if I get sick or injured?

Take your Recovery pause: 7 days, once per oath, with no reason to give — its 7 days are removed from the quota of the weeks concerned. If you have to stop for good, you can leave the Arc during the season, and the same rule applies to everyone, illness included: if you have at least one Freeze — including on the week you leave, due pro rata to the days elapsed —, it is a Fall; with no Freeze at all, you have simply left the Arc. You are never asked about your health. Training injured isn't discipline, it's foolishness — and the game is built to never ask it of you.

Can I get a refund?

You have 14 days from the confirmation of your payment, which concludes the contract, to withdraw. Your program is refunded in full as long as it has not been made available to you; if you asked for performance to begin before the end of that period, it is no longer refunded once made available to you. The Follow-up option is refunded in full if it has not started, otherwise pro rata to the days elapsed out of the season's 91 days. Once that period has passed, no refund, except in the cases provided for by law and the Terms (Article 18.6), in particular: program not made available to you on time, refusal by the coach to design your program, check-in not provided, lack of conformity of the app, unfavourable change to the service, exclusion, cancellation or interruption of the service by us. Refunds within 14 days, using the same means of payment. Full conditions in the Terms (courtesy translation — French terms prevail).

How do you know I'm not lying?

The timer starts and stops live, on server time: impossible to log a session after the fact. An activity counts from 20 minutes, its duration is capped at 4 hours, a timer left running for more than 8 hours is invalidated, and only one active day counts per day. A Fall marked “Perjury” is only pronounced for fraud proven by objective evidence: the facts are set out to you in writing, you have at least 48 hours to reply in the app, the decision is reasoned and you can contest it. We take your word — and we don't forget to check.

Will my name be displayed publicly?

Never your real name: only the pseudonym you choose, visible to the season's participants only. You can mask your pseudonym at any time, with immediate effect and no effect on the game.

What exactly am I paying for?

One contract, two displayed prices, charged separately when you order. First, your custom 13-week training program: €120, €150 or €180 incl. VAT depending on its frequency (3, 4 or 5 training days per week; your oath has no effect on the price), designed by a qualified sports coach from your questionnaire, session by session, and made available in your space — access to Season 1 is included in that price: the app, the Wall, your drakkar, the Pack, the Abyss. Then, if you choose it, the Follow-up option: +€80, +€100 or +€120 incl. VAT, i.e. €200, €250 or €300 incl. VAT in total, for 13 weekly check-ins (fewer if your Follow-up starts after departure: each missing check-in is then refunded, 1/13 of the Follow-up price). 20% VAT included, no subscription.

Do I have to follow the program to the letter to validate sessions?

No. The oath is about your active days, not the content: any timed activity of at least 20 minutes counts, whatever it is. The program is your battle plan; the timer is your judge.

Is the site available in English?

Yes — the app itself is fully bilingual (switch language top right), and a courtesy translation of the Terms is available. Training programs and the other legal documents are in French; French terms prevail.

What winter carves, nothing erases.

The rules of the season

The Oath

The Timer

The Wall

The Freeze

The Fall

The season badge

The crossing

One program: yours, made to measure.

Hard on you. Not against you.

FAQ

The cold does not negotiate.