Hockey Went Higher!

We set the Guinness World Record for the highest altitude hockey game ever played!

On February 6, 2018, at Chibra Kargyam in the Durbuk Block of Ladakh, Team Hockey Foundation beat Team Ladakh 6-2 at 4,361 m (about 14,300 ft) above sea level, the official Guinness World Records figure. The rink was built in five days, and 100+ players from 11 countries took part.

Official Game & Event Videos

The video playlist below includes videos from our fundraising campaign, as well as video of the game played, altitude confirmation, and thank-you videos to two of the game's generous sponsors.

There are 7 videos in the video playlist above, including 3 periods, altitude verification, sponsor thank you's.

What was this event all about?

First and foremost, The Hockey Foundation is a charity. Its mission: to change lives around the world via ice hockey by providing access to the game in remote or under-served regions, harnessing the life lessons the game imparts to empower youth and foster international understanding & cooperation.

Hockey Goes Higher Puck$10.00

In order to make Hockey Goes Higher a reality, The Hockey Foundation spent years planning this event. Without the collaboration between THF, Ladakh Winter Sports Club (LWSC) and Geronimo Stars (based in Germany), this event wouldn't have been possible. LWSC helped get the permission to stage the event, and coordinated the transportation and accommodation needs, while Geronimo helped procure the boards necessary for the event rink, without which there would be no record.

After the game, the boards were meant to go toward the local hockey arena, which had been under construction (on-again, off-again) for a decade. The idea: help the arena get closer to completion, which would extend the hockey season dramatically and create jobs in the community that never existed before.

Beyond the obvious charitable aspects of this event (which also included a donation of approx. 800 pieces of equipment, bringing THF's total in India to nearly 8,000), this event made more people aware of the efforts of The Hockey Foundation.

Official Game Score-sheet

***Official score-sheet from the record-breaking game between Team Hockey Foundation and Team Ladakh on February 6, 2018.***

Who played

Beyond the two teams on the official score-sheet, 100+ players from 11 countries took part in Hockey Goes Higher. Their registrations helped pay for the rink & made the record possible. Thank you, all of you.