WHO:       High Profile Adventures L.L.C.

WHAT:     Colorado Adventure Camp IV 

WHERE:  Base Camp in Silverthorne, Colorado

WHEN:    June 20  -  24, 2012 

Geared towards adventurous individuals who are interested in an active multi-sport camp where challenge, personal achievement, learning, and camaraderie are had by all.  This trip is an "mini expedition" and is off the beaten path.  It is not your typical “tourist activity” involving large groups in heavily visited places.  Past participants have proclaimed it an "adventure of a lifetime"!  Base camp will be conveniently located in the beautiful town of Silverthorne on the banks of the Blue River.

You will spend 4 days in the heart of the Colorado mountains, rock climbing, rappelling, sea kayaking, mountain biking, and mountaineering.  The final day of the camp will involve a summit attempt on 14,265' Quandary Peak. 

The cost of the camp is only $1195 per person.  This includes 4 days of mountaineering adventure, 4 nights of deluxe lodge accommodations, 2 catered evening meals, a daily hosted evening social hour, a 1/2 day sea kayak trip, ropes and rigging, maps, a commemorative gift, and hosted arrival and after summit celebrations.  Personal expenses are on your own.

Each day’s activities have been geared to acclimatize you to the altitude, increasing your chances of standing on the summit of one of the highest peaks in Colorado.

YORKTOWN – Registration for the Mid-Atlantic Region, Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Department’s annual all-military Wilderness Challenge opens April 2. The Wilderness Challenge will take place, Oct. 4–6, in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains and on the New and the Gauley Rivers in West Virginia. The event is hosted and co-organized by ACE Adventure Resort, West Virginia's largest outdoor outfitter.

More than 300 military personnel representing teams from around the World are expected to compete. Only the first 60 teams will secure a spot in the Wilderness Challenge, so teams are encouraged to register early. 

            “Every year, the MWR Wilderness Challenge brings together the best athletes the armed forces has to offer and puts them to the test,” said Michael Bond, event coordinator. “As the competition gets tougher and tougher every year, so do the competitors as more teams battle it out for the title.”

 The challenge contains a series of five outdoor adventure races in a team format designed to bring camaraderie, competition and team spirit between all five branches of the Armed Services. Teams participating in this year’s challenge will compete in an 8K mountain run, a 12-mile mountain bike race, a 14-mile forced hike through the mountains, a 13-mile whitewater raft race on the Gauley River and a 7-mile kayak race on the New River. Last year’s winner was Team “HT-18” from Helicopter Training Squadron EIGHTEEN (HT-18), from Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Milton, Fla.

            “This is one of the most grueling, hard-fought competitions in the armed forces, so the winning team will be the best of the best in outdoor recreation and physical endurance,” Bond added.

            In addition, the United States Adventure Racing Association (USARA) has endorsed the All-Military Wilderness Challenge as a qualifying race for the USARA National Championships. As a USARA sanctioned event, the winner of the Wilderness Challenge will be able to compete on a national level for what is considered the “Heart & Soul” of Adventure Racing in the United States … The USARA Adventure Race National Championship.

“USARA is excited to have the Wilderness Challenge as a 2012 USARA Regional Qualifier,” said Troy Farrar, President USARA. “We hope to see several teams from the Wilderness Challenge represent their military branch and compete in the USARA Adventure Race National Championship.”

Local and regional adventure race series help build excitement around the sport of adventure racing. These series get teams excited about competing for a series championship and often encourage teams to increase their race schedule, benefitting the local race director.

REGIONAL SERIES The USARA defines a Regional Series as 3 or more races in 3 or more states produced by 3 or more different companies that have a point system which determines a series champion.

STATE SERIES All series that do not meet the Regional Series requirements or series that consist entirely of sprint distances races would be considered State Series. States series must have a point system which determines a series champion.

Regional Series will receive bonus USARA national ranking points for the series final.
Ten (+10) bonus points will be added to a Regional Series final ranking points.

Five (+5) bonus points will be added to a State Series final ranking points.

If the series final is a regional qualifying event, teams will also receive the ten (+10) regional qualifier bonus ranking points. 
(Example: If the Regional Series final is a USARA regional qualifier, teams will receive a total of twenty (+20) bonus ranking points)

Adventure Racing Teleclass

We've got a special event coming up and we want you to be part of it. Please join us on Thursdays, March 8-29, 2012 at 8:00-9:30PM. We'll be offering an adventure racing teleclass, geared to help novices to advanced adventure racers excel in the world of adventure racing!

Look forward to talking to you!

Ronny Angell
President/Owner
Odyssey Adventure Racing

Adventure Racing Teleclass

How to become a faster, more efficient racer through simple but effective tips!

13 years of obsession, passion, and mistakes!

Ronny Angell, the President and Owner of Odyssey Adventure Racing and Next Level Coaching andFitness, would like to share his knowledge of years of adventure racing, endurance sports and coaching endurance athletes.

His knowledge is gained from years of directing, coaching, training, and racing success! You will be learning from his experiences, that of hundreds of racers that he has talked to after the 100+ events he has directed, and from the debriefs with one of the top teams in the country, Odyssey Adventure Racing/ImOnPoint.org.    

You will not be able to gain this amount of information in 10, 20, or 30 races. Let him HELP YOU with your learning curve and take you to the NEXT LEVEL!!

Adventure Racing Teleclasses- $179- Thursdays, March 8-29, 2012 at 8:00-9:30PM              

              OR

Individual class- $49 each

Navigation- Thursday, March 8 @ 8:00-9:30PM

• Team Navigation
• Maps
• Route Selection
• Compass
• Altimeter

Nutrition and Training - Thursday, March 15@ 8:00-9:30PM

• Pre/Post Nutrition
• Race Nutrition
• Yearly Plan
• 3 month
• 6 week
• Taper

Gear/Foot Care- Thursday, March 22 @ 8:00-9:30PM

• Mountain Bike
• Boats
• Paddles
• Packs
• Shoes
• Foot Care

Race Strategies- Thursday, March 29@ 8:00-9:30PM

• Sprint/12hr
• 24-48 hr
• Multi Day
• Sleep
• Supported/Unsupported/Drop Box
• Transition Area

  So you must take advantage of this wealth of information!

Only four months after opening registration, the Untamed New England

Adventure Race is sold out with its final spot going to a team from Quebec, Canada. 

This is the third straight sellout for the expedition adventure race that has established itself as THE destination adventure race in the Eastern US if not all of North America.

"There are teams from all corners of the continent: California, Alberta (Canada), Florida, and all points between," stated Clay Abney, Marketing Director for Untamed New England.  "The race continues to attract international teams from as far away as Ecuador, Sweden and Denmark." 

With over four months to go until the racing begins, this marks the fastest the race has ever reached capacity.

The record setting sellout can be attributed to 3 main reasons, explained Race Director Grant Killian: "It's a testimony to our ability as an organization to deliver an authentic adventure race with emphasis on a real back-country experience; we've been organizing great races since 2004 and word has spread about the Untamed New England Adventure Race.  It's also validation by our racers who can't wait to explore the wilds of our course in Maine, based from Northern Outdoors Lodge.  Finally, it's a statement that the sport of adventure racing is vibrant and capturing the hearts of endurance athletes who are bold enough to give it a try."

Forty-five of the teams racing in Untamed NewEngland are listed at www.UntamedNE.com/Teams.aspx -- but the full race roster will not be announced until March, as a few teams are finishing payments and formalities surrounding their registration.

Teams still interested in participating can join the waiting list, and there are still teams looking to add a teammate or two.  Visit www.UntamedNE.com for more information.

About Untamed New England Adventure Race
Untamed New England is a 4-day expedition adventure race that is a qualifier for the Adventure Racing World Championship.  The race includes mountain biking, canoe and kayak paddling, trail running, off-trail trekking, orienteering and fixed ropes.  The 2012 edition will take place in the Maine wilderness.  www.untamedne.com

WASHINGTON, DC, January 10, 2012 – Rev3 Adventure Race Series announces the confirmation of an all female adventure reality star team.  The four person female team consists of members of A.C.T. Powered by Champion System, Champion System’s Athletic Celebrity Team (.  The race is set for April 21-22, 2012 at Shenandoah River State Park, Front Royal, VA.

A.C.T.  Powered by CHAMPION SYSTEM, has chosen the following four female members to participate in the REV3 adventure race:   Eliza Orlins from Survivor Vanautu and Fans vs. Favorites,  Jodi Wincheski   from season 14 of the Amazing Race, Marissa May  from The Bachelor 2011, and Sara Leshner from Season 13 of the Amazing Race.  All the women have an athletic background and are now racing with the Champion System ACT.  

"We are very excited to have our celebrity athletes participate in the REV3 Epic Adventure Race, as well as other REV3 events throughout 2012. The celebrity talent we have on A.C.T. Powered by Champion System will prove them selves to be fierce competitors,”  said Scott Kaylin, President and CEO of Champion System.

Adventure Racing mixes certain outdoor sports into a challenging and exciting experience. Mountain biking, trail running, trekking, and water sports are built off a navigation foundation, making for an outdoor multisport cocktail that will bring out individual and team dynamics never before experienced. “Rev3 Adventure is honored to have CHAMPION SYSTEM athletes represent them at this year’s Epic,” stated Charlie Patten, President of Revultion3 (the parent company of Rev3Adventures).

"I could not be more excited about participating in the Epic Adventure Race. Being a former collegiate athlete and active in my everyday life will prove to be small feats in comparison to this challenge. Pushing my mind and body to the limits along with my A.C.T. powered by Champion System teammates is the adventure of a lifetime!"  Marissa May (The Bachelor, 2011)-

"The Rev3 Epic Adventure race is a great way to diversify my race calendar from the triathlons that I   love. The Champion System team (A.C.T.) is going to show the world how tough reality TV women truly are!" Sarah Leshner- (The Amazing Race-Season 13)

Rev3’s Epic Adventure Race is twenty-eight hours of paddling, biking, trekking, navigating and team bonding.  “There are 20 optional checkpoints on the course and teams can get those points at any time during the race and cross the finish line in less than 28 hours,” stated Michael Spiller, Rev3’s Race Director for the Epic.

About Rev3 Adventure’s click here - http://www.rev3adventure.com/

About Champion System click here - http://champ-sys.com/index.php

Media Contact:  Vanessa Spiller, 703-835-7886

2012 Tecnu USARA National Championship Site Revealed

We are excited to announce that the 2012 USARA Adventure Race National Championship will be held in the Catskill Mountains of New York. This area will provide the two main ingredients, a stunning scenic back drop along with challenging terrain, that have become indicative of the USARA Adventure Race National Championship. The event will be produced by the New York Adventure Racing Association, NYARA, who have earned a reputation as one of the premier adventure racing production groups in the nation. The combination of the Catskill Mountains with NYARA as the race directors ensures a course deserving of the national championship moniker.