Australia to Host Adventure Racing World Championship in 2011
700km of mountain biking, trekking and kayaking
Australia to Host Adventure Racing World Championship in 2011
NGAR, The Toughest Race in Georgia
Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race
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Frigid fun in Florida at the Swamp Stomp
With NGAR done and our limbs thawed — except for Peter, who froze at the Mandatory Gear Adventure Race in South
Carolina just two weeks prior– we were ready for a warm but wet race course that certainly awaited us at the Swamp Stomp in Homosassa, Florida. I’d raced in every edition of the Swamp Stomp, [...]
Feb 18, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Helly Hansen-Prunesco Wins 2010 Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race
British team Helly Hansen-Prunesco became the first in history to retain the Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race title on Monday morning when they crossed the finish line on the Beagle Channel after six-and-a-half days of exhausting non-stop racing through the spectacular wilderness of Chilean Patagonia.
The four Britons, who at one point had to swim a fast-flowing [...]
Feb 15, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Otavalo hard-sell
This morning my guide Andres took me to the world-famous Andean market in Otavalo, Ecuador. It was not a Saturday, so the market was much smaller, but still large enough to get a feel for what goes on there. Otavalo and the surrounding area is known for its weavings. What I saw, though, looked like [...]
Huairasinchi pre-race briefing reveals stunning Andean course
One giant loop of Ecuadorian Andes. That’s what racers competing in the Huairasinchi 2010 adventure race will experience. The start is at 6:30 tomorrow morning in the Northern Ecuadorian town of Cotacachi, and the finish is at Yahuarcocha Lake near Ibarra, the same place teams checked in today. The lake is surrounded by a race [...]
Feb 12, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Serenity at the Basilica of the National Vow
Among several stops at churches today in Quito was the Basilica of the National Vow. My guide, Andres, tells me Ecuador is a very religious nation, and from what I’ve seen so far, I believe it. While in the Basilica, I shot this image of a door with a stained glass window high above. I [...]
Feb 11, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Welcome to the Andes
This morning my incredible Ecuadoran guide, Andres, drove me around Quito to show me the sights. Our first stop, the Guapulo Overlook, gave me a peek at the terrain here in the Andes. As you can see, it’s pretty much straight up and down.
Wikipedia has a great article about the Andes, and it merits a [...]
Feb 11, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
Where the hecuador is Ecuador, anyway?
If you believe everything south of San Diego, Calif., is Mexico or so Mexico-like it may as well be Mexico, you’ve got some learning to do. There’s a whole other continent down here, and Ecuador, home to the Huairasinchi 2010 adventure race, is but one of 13 proud nations that call the landmass home.
You can [...]
Feb 11, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
AKALI Project Athena Racing Series
Trail Events Catering to All Fitness Levels Planned for May 8
Feb 11, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
WPER Field Report – Day One
The race started, like all good races, with a bang – this particular bang came from a Chilean policeman’s pistola.
Switzerland Leads First Day of Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race
At quarter past noon of Tuesday, February 10, began the 8th version of the Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race, the most demanding adventure race in the world, and that this year will cross Tierra del Fuego and end in Puerto Williams, the world’s southernmost city.
Yesterday’s journey was marked by strong winds in the Chilean Patagonia, which [...]
Feb 10, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Let’s talk about that Equatorial Bulge, shall we?
There’s a little excitement among peak baggers whether Ecuador’s Mt.Chimborazo is higher than Asia’s Mt. Everest.
The easiest way to explain this is to take a look at the math. No, wait, that’s kinda complicated… so let’s say this. Earth isn’t a perfect sphere. It’s more like a tomato.
If I were at the center of the earth, [...]
Feb 09, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
So long, Sucres! Bring on the Benjamins!
Covering adventure races all over the world is a blast, and I usually like to spend a little bit of money on gifts to take back home to my girls. They miss me when I’m gone, ya know?
In Mexico, it was pesos. France liked the euro. In Abu Dhabi, the dinar. So what’s Ecuador got? [...]
Feb 09, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
What’s a “Why-d’rah-SEEN-she?”
What indeed. When I cover an adventure race, I can usually pronounce the name of the event. But with the AR World Series qualifier coming up this weekend in Ecuador, I’m gonna have to practice.
Huairasinchi 2010 is the official name of the race, now in its seventh year. This edition begins Feb. 13 [...]
Feb 09, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
2010 Adventure Sports Week
3-stage adventure race will test athletes to their limits on some of the world’s most scenic and demanding terrain
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2010 Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race Course Revealed
The Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race will begin in less than 24 hours
Feb 08, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
AdventureFit Training Program Created for Outdoor Athletes
AdventureFit Training relies on a strength component in conjunction with high-intensity metabolic conditioning.
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2010 Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race Preview Video
Checkpoint Zero’s race coverage will include daily updates, photos, audio reports and updates from race management via Twitter.
Feb 03, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
