Adventure Team Challenge - Open Challenge Series 2008

Event Details

CONFIRMED DATES: 9th & 10th August 2008

ENTRY FORM: Click here for a .pdf entry form. Please print off, fill in, and post to 'Merseyventure'. Payment can be by cheque, or via Paypal using a 'request for payment'.

LOCATION: The event Basecamp will be located in north Wales, with easy access from the A55 Coastal Road and the main A5. Exact details of the event area, and Basecamp location, will not be revealed until two weeks before the event itself.

Basecamp is aproximately 1 hours drive from the M6 motorway. Parking at the site is very limited. Only 1 vehicle will be allowed per team. Please let us know if you intend to bring a campervan.
CAMPING: Facilities are limited. Toilets and water are situated 500 metres from the site. Please bring plenty of water with you for the weekend, as supplies are limited. Friends and family may camp with you by prior arrangement, at �5 per person. There are no shower facilities at the Basecamp site..!

EVENT AREA: The area has an interesting mixture of forest, open moorland and pasture, with a number of lakes and reservoirs. Access varies from quiet lanes and byways to gentle forest rides with very little technical singletrack to worry about. The highest peak in the area is around 1600 feet. Special permission has been granted by various landowners for the weekend of the event, and recce of these areas before the event is not possible or legal. Please don't try..!

EVENT ITINERARY: This itinerary is provisional and subject to change. Teams will start at 5 minute intervals, and times shown below are for first team start. For Stages 1 to 4, distance shown is aprox maximum distance required to visit EVERY control point. You DO NOT have to visit each control, just as many as you can within the time limit. Each control has a different value, and your score depends upon the total value of controls visited. Late return leads to heavy deduction of points each minute.

Stage 5 (Trail Run/Walk) is a set distance. Your score depends upon how quickly you complete the stage. You MUST visit all of the controls, in the correct order, on this stage.

FRIDAY 8th AUGUST:

1900 onwards - Arrive at Basecamp, set up tents, register at Registration Tent and receive Event Information Pack.

SATURDAY 9th AUGUST:

0700 - Last teams arrive and register.
0800 - Welcome and pre-event briefing.
0900 - Stage 1(Orienteering). Start and finish at Basecamp. Orienteering area 16km square. Time limit - 2 hours
1100 to 1200 - Basecamp
1200 - Stage 2(Mountain Biking). Start and finish at Basecamp. Maximum distance aprox 100km. Time limit - 5 hours
1700 - 1900 - Basecamp
1900 - Stage 3(Night Navigation). Start and finish at Basecamp.
Night Navigation area 9km square. Time limit - 2 hours

SUNDAY 10th AUGUST:

0930 - Cycle to Stage 4(Canoeing). 5 miles / 30 minutes
1000 - Stage 4(Canoeing). Start and finish from Canoe Base.
Maximum distance aprox 10km. Time limit - 2 hours
1200 to 1230 - Return to Basecamp on bike. 5m / 30 mins
1230 - Stage 5(Trail Run/Walk). Start and finish at Basecamp.
Total distance 10km. Aprox time 1 to 2 hours.
1430 - Finish challenge at Basecamp.
1600 - Prize giving and awards at Basecamp.

Team Information

TEAM ENTRIES:

Solo: �60 (�60 each)
Pair: �110 (�55 each)
Team(x4): �180 (�45 each)

You entry fee includes: 1x Ordnance Survey map per team (to keep), laminated A4 info maps per team (returnable), 1x Sport Ident electronic timing dibber per team (returnable), provision of open canoes, life jackets, paddles and safety craft, two nights camping, third party liability insurance, access to private land during the event only, all event information and organisation, results, marshals, volunteers and helpers..!

Your entry fee does not include: Any personal accident, injury or equipment insurance, food or drinks during the weekend, provision of other equipment than detailed above, any transport.