Join us July 9th for Women Rock Adventure Challenge.

Teams: In the spirit of traditional adventure racing all racers must be apart of a 2-4 person team. This is not a relay, teams will complete the course together. All team members must be within 25 meters of each other (50 meters on bikes) at all times and always within voice and sight.

Course: Before the race teams will receive a set of maps full of checkpoints and transition areas. Teams will navigate their way to checkpoints on bike, boat and foot to complete the course.  Like a triathlon, there will be manned transition areas to safely leave gear you will need to access during the race, i.e. going from trekking to biking.  Unlike a triathlon the course is unmarked and navigated by map and compass. Checkpoints are marked on maps, how you get there is apart of the strategy and up to you!  

Navigation: Because the course is not marked and is determined by racers, some navigation is required to reach checkpoints. You do not need to be a map and compass expert to successfully complete the course. Most race checkpoints will be on or near trails. A quick "how to" will be given at the prerace meeting for those who would like some tips on navigation. Want to practice? Arctic Orienteering Club has weekly meets, click here for details.

Format: Women Rock will be set up as a traditional adventure race format, meaning the first team that crosses the finish line with all checkpoints wiins.  In the event that a team finishes without all checkpoints, they will be ranked below teams with all checkpoints regardless of time. So number of checkpoints is more important than time.  For example if Team A completes 16 checkpoints in 5 hours and Team B completes 15 checkpoints in 4 hours, Team A is the winner.  Most teams should have no problem completing the entire course within the 4.5 hour cut off time. In the event you finish after the cut off time, checkpoints will be taken away. This sounds confusing, but it will make sense on race day.