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.jpg) THE 2011 CAMP IS SCHEDULED FOR....
April 2 - 4, 2011 Mount Carroll, Illinois NEW! Read Team Virtus Blog on the camp and race! Absolutely hilarious reading. Also, visit their picture page.
click on the picture above to access blog
New for 2010.... LIGHTNING STRIKES Adventure Race
click on the above logo to access the race web site The 8 hour "sprint" race will take place on Sunday, March 28 to conclude the camp. It will be an USARA National Championship Qualifier and a Checkpoint Tracker Series Sprint Race. Come as a team or form a team at the camp. Participate at your own pace, there will be a competitive and and a recreational, non competitive division. RACE RESULTS - 2010 The cost is only $175.00 per person! Registrations have quickly sold out in the past. This years camp is limited to 150 participants, so register early! Registration Now OPEN! Two registration options: fast, simple, inexpensive, and secure on-line registration via credit card at www.getmeregistered.com or by printing off the registration form at the above site and mailing it along with a check to High Profile Adventure Racing, 4123 17th Ave., Bettendorf, Iowa 52722. 2010 CAMP DETAILS
Special Guest
For 2010, we are excited to welcome Jeremy Rodgers from Boulder, Co. As an elite adventure racer, he has raced for Team Salomon USA and Eastern Mountain Sports. He currently races with Team Boulder Performance Network and MOAT. Having raced in over 60 multi-day expedition races on 5 continents including Eco Challenge, Raid Gauloises and multiple Primal Quests. He paddles professionally for Clif Bar and KEEN and is a current member of the US Canoe and Kayak Team. He will be presenting the paddling program. PRESENTED BY ENViROMARK ACTIVE ENDEAVORS 2010 CAMP PICTURES by Greg Boll
A special thank you to the Sterling- Rock Falls YMCA and Camp
Director Tony Hakes for making the camp possible!
The Lightning Strikes Adventure Race is a 2010 Checkpoint Tracker
Event. Click on the banner below to access Checkpoint Tracker
Adventure Racing.
The Thunder Rolls Adventure Race is a 2010 Checkpoint Tracker
Event. Click on the banner below to access the
race web site.
NOTE: Teams must create a RACER and a TEAM PROFILE and add each of
these to your TEAMS SCHEDULE in order to earn Checkpoint Tracker
Points. This must be done BEFORE the official start of the race to
receive points. For more information, including the rules and
points schedule and to register and create your racer and team profiles,
go to
www.checkpointtracker.com. Registered racers and teams will
earn points towards national rankings and qualification into the
Checkpoint Tracker National Championship. Currently, there are
over 75
events in the 2010 Checkpoint Tracker Adventure Racing Series.
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High Profile Adventure Racing L.L.C. presents the
4th
annual adventure camp in Mount Carroll, Illinois at the scenic and
historic YMCA Camp Benson. The camp will give aspiring first timers to
experienced racers the skills and knowledge needed to participate and excel
in adventure races. The camp is also ideal for adventurers who may
not be not interested in racing but in adventure travel and for those
preparing for mountaineering, backpacking, or canoe trips. Fixed ropes instruction will focus on safety, equipment, knots, and communication with plenty of hands on experience in the field with rappelling, ascending, and traversing on fixed ropes and rock climbing. The rappels, ascents, and climbs are on cliffs over 100’ high and traverses of over 300’ long. Navigation instruction is presented in a classroom setting with an outstanding Power Point Presentation followed by an extensive field exercise in a small group setting at the Mississippi Palisades State Park in Savanna. Buses will provide transportation to the Park. Paddle instruction will include a presentation on clothing selection, safety precautions, paddle selection, boat and hauling method selection, boat ergonomics, paddle stroke techniques to include forward and control, reading water/line selection, teamwork/communication, drafting/wake riding techniques, navigation, and setting up the boat. Skill stations on the Mississippi River will allow participants to practice strokes, boat control and turning, drafting/wake riding, and turning in and out of currents. The highlight of this years camp is the LIGHTNING STRIKES 8 hour sprint adventure race on Sunday featuring land navigation, mountain biking, canoeing, caving and multiple fixed ropes. The race will feature two divisions, competitive and recreational. In the competitive division, teams of solo, two or three coed or same gender racers will compete for the USARA and Check Point Tracker Series. Prizes will be awarded to the winners in the competitive race and both the coed and same gender winners of the fun race. The winner of the competitive division will receive a $400 voucher towards the USARA National Championship Race. In addition, the top four teams will qualify for the race. The LIGHTNING STRIKES Adventure Race is an excellent opportunity to qualify early in the season! The cost of the camp includes Friday night seminars, all day Saturday classroom and field instruction, fixed ropes and rigging, canoes, use of a limited number of kayak paddles and PFD's, bus transportation, Friday and Saturday night lodging at Camp Benson, a Saturday night buffet meal, a Sunday morning buffet breakfast, insurance, prize drawings for valuable gear donated by our generous sponsors, a sprint adventure race, and a certificate of attendance. Active Endeavors will be at the camp and will have all the required rope gear for sale along with headlamps, shoes, clothing other accessories available. The High Profile Adventure Camp's volunteer staff are all experienced adventure racers and adventurers. Each is highly skilled with backgrounds and expertise in the topics and disciplines presented. The camp is presented by Gerry Voelliger, Director of the Thunder Rolls Adventure Race and Captain of Team ENViROMARK - Orthopaedic Specialists. 2010 scheduled presenters include Gerry Voelliger, Ron Stonitsch, and Jeremy Rodgers. Additional presenters may be announced in the future. The camp is sanctioned by the United States Adventure Racing Association, and is one of the only camps geared towards adventure racing held nationwide in 2010 and by far the least expensive!! Note: Participants
should be in good physical condition and willing to get wet, dirty, and
cold, all in the pursuit of adventure! Get your adventure camp gear at.....
Active Endeavors or
Visit Beautiful Mount Carroll, Illinois!
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