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Questars: The Adventure Race Series

Telegraph lists their Top 10 Adventure Race Series (of which Questars is No 2). The pictures from March 2009 look amazing – look out for the next event 27/28 this month!

“Due to the way questars are planned they attract people of all levels from beginners through to some of Britain’s best adventure racers. Both the one-day and the two-day races accommodate all-comers. … Questars Trio races have three stages – trail running, mountain biking and kayaking. Within each stage there are a range of checkpoints to visit. Each checkpoint has a value and the winners are those that have accumulated the most points within the time limit. The race is continuous. Transition between stages is all part of the race. Teams choose in which order to do each stage.“  See more on the website.

Ultimate X: Cape Town

Ultimate X is Cape Town’s largest extreme sports lifestyle event bringing the adrenalin and excitement of extreme sports to over 3,000 consumers in an urban environment. On Sat February 20 2010, the V&A Granger Bay site will be transformed into an extreme sporting paradise. Burning rubber, searing adrenalin, high jumps & sunshine will create an unrivalled vibe.

Info/Photo from CapeTownAlive.

Visit hosts Old School Productions

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Keep Up with Olympic Tweets

The official Olympic site is making great use of Twitter to demonstrate what is going on at the Winter Olympics: the above is effectively a series of Tweet Clouds demonstrating the big topics on Twitter at the moment, and Olympic Tweets pulling the Tweets of those involved in the action. Plenty of videos to catch up with too!

Mongolia: TeamGotMilk

Craig Philbrick and Matthew Scarfe are taking part in the famous 2010 Mongol Rally, in a team named “Got Milk“.

“The world is just a little bit too safe. Gone are the days where the edge of the map called you forth to discover what lay beyond – satellite maps and GPS have it laid out before you leave the armchair. What if you want things to go wrong? What if you want a bit of unknown in a world full health and safety measures? What if the words “adventure travel” conjure images of old ladies on a guided tour to Everest base camp with all the danger and real adventure neatly removed? What you need is the Mongol Rally.

Imagine yourself in the middle of the gargantuan Kazakh desert, your car slowly being shredded by the dirt track your map says is a motorway, completely lost hundreds of miles from civilisation with no back up crew to rescue you. Just you, your wits, your increasingly brown pants, a car that the laws of physics say shouldn’t have got you past Peckham Rye and a slightly angry looking man with a gun.

If this all conspires to make you think, “my goodness that’s a terribly silly idea” the Mongol Rally is probably not your cup of salted Mongolian tea. If, on the other hand, you think “hang on by gad, that’s exactly what I need”, you’ve found your calling, so read on to find out what you’ll be doing next summer.”

The event is not just for adventure, but Team Got Milk are taking part in aid of Mercy Corps… and they’re still seeking sponsorship.

“A third of the way around the earth, from Europe to Mongolia via a plethora of countries most people haven’t heard of in a car that has an engine with no bigger than 1 litre. Starting from England, Spain and Italy, the rally finishes in the Mongolian capital Ulaan Baatar around four weeks and a whole heap of adventure later. It’s between about 8 and 10,000 miles depending on the route you choose to throw your trusty steed at. We don’t believe in telling you what to do or where to go as this is supposed to be an adventure not a cosy guided driving tour, so the world is pretty much your oyster.”

Team Got Milk on Facebook, and whilst you’re at it, check out SFDO’s Facebook page.

Whiteair 2010: Earlybird Tickets

White Air was founded in 1997 by extreme sportsman Nigel Howell. Starting as a wind and surf-based event due to the attraction of the UK’s superb beaches, it has rapidly expanded and now is the most prestigious international festival on the calendar involving some 40 sports on water, land, beach and in the air – combined with arts, music fringes, and extensive entertainment including the awesome Live Stage which features 2 huge nights of music on the beach front with top level groups each year. Event held in Brighton, West Sussex.

Watch the video from last year, and take the opportunity to sign up for an Early Bird ticket for 2010 (if the dates are anything like last year, expecting weekend of 18/19 September):

“Here will be chances to try the gear from various manufacturers but also the chance to learn the art of Mountain Boarding and ride the hill, join in the Skate clinics, Parkour and the art of free running, Thundercat Powerboats, Paragliding, Winddisc, or learn the basics of Kitesurfing, Windsurfing and Surfing, have a go on the Mountain Bike trials course, introductory in Land Yachting, or even to have a go at Paddle Surfing, try the Aqua Skipper, Paramotoring, Flyjumping, Land Windsurfing and the Camtrike! And if you still have the energy why not try and climb the wall!. If you fancy something less energetic why not try out our Graffitti workshop, the Freequay Tent or Digital Dj Mixing with the top pros!”

Eastbourne Extreme: 17th & 18th July 2010

Eastbourne Extreme is one of the biggest FREE extreme sports festivals in the UK. Featuring a huge line up of air, land and water based outdoor pursuits, it takes place over 2 days on Eastbourne’s Eastern seafront from 10am to 5pm each day. Enjoy the music video from last year (warning: some explicit lyrics):

Attractions

Take advantage of free have a go taster sessions, see exciting demonstrations and cheer on national competitions from:

  • UKWA windsurfing
  • Thundercat Powerboat Racing
  • Sailing at Spray Watersports Centre
  • Jet ski displays
  • Seated rowing
  • In-line Skating displays
  • BMX bike displays including the Animal Relentless Bike Tour
  • Urban Shadows Parkour (free running)
  • Land yachting
  • Kite Buggies, Kite Flyers and Kite Surfing
  • VW Bus Stop tour

Also features EBM Live music event on the Extreme stage, plus shops, food stalls and children’s rides.

Visit the website for more information.

Banff: Radical Reels Film Festival

Visit the site to find a screening near you…. there’s some amazing extreme sports caught on camera, and reminds me why I’ve wanted to visit that area for such a long time – one day!

“The Safest, Most Dangerous Sport in the World”

“If I die, it’ll be doing something enjoyable – it’s got to happen sometime, why not today?” Visit the website of ‘Tough Guy‘, “The original and toughest test of its kind anywhere in the World. Run on the last Sunday in January, you will need every last ounce of mental and physical strength you can muster to rise to this challenge. Your fear of heights, tight spaces, fire, water and electricity will be tested to the max. Everyone bar the very toughest will be beaten!” If you’re feeling fit enough, there’s still time to enter, and it’s not restricted to ‘guys’ either!

ITN Source describe it as a “horrific two-mile obstable course in the Tough Guy race in Staffordshire, United Kingdom, designed by a former Grenadier Guardsman near the village of Old Perton. The annual race starts in the village with an eight-mile run, before competitors have to wade through energy-sapping mud and plunge into ice-cold water to reach the finishing post. As if this wasn’t bad enough they also have to negotiate flames, smoke bombs and taunting marshalls.The course is so bad that runners are required to sign a disclaimer which reads: “It’s my own bloody fault for being here” just to take part.”

Adrenalin Sports on Video

I can’t find any more information on this festival, aside from that it was around this time last year… looks like fun! YouTube descriptor says it was under-attended, but looks like thos who were there had a complete blast!

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Extreme Cooking

Once we finally got to our destination, it was all systems to go… into this rather ‘cleverly designed’ kitchen, where this week we were cooking for 50 (I think next week they’re cooking for 80, so I got off lightly)… I’ve not cooked on a winter trip before, just camp cooking (which is always bung it all in a big pot and ladle it out!)…, so I felt this qualified as an extreme sport… and meantime from the windows I could see some beautiful snow!

Such a large kitchen you have...

We did the pizzas early – 16 in total – took quite some time (even once we’d found enough trays!) – great upper arm exercise… and some of that flour did make its way into the pizza….

So many pizzas...

Just one of the small cooking pots – with John – who loves getting out to ski and often works in an outdoor sports centre too… and really knows how to use “the flavourings” in the kitchen:

Such small pots

It’s important to know the opening times, especially when you might need onions for 50…

Important to understand opening times...

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Thought I’d add a few more…

Christmas Dinner is almost ready, and hoping that Stephen (green t-shirt) is going to write us some info on bouldering – he’s also a snowboard instructor, so maybe we can get some more info out…

Christmas Dinner coming up...

Ben asked me to save some of my Chocolate Torte for him – so I saved him an EXTREMELY large piece – which he didn’t quite finish! Ben had done about 5 days of skiing by the end of two weeks and was doing pretty well…

If you don't like Christmas Pudding...

We like to make cake’s for our guest’s birthdays … and Louis was 7, so John pulled together this design based on a red run down the ‘Eiger’ – Louis loved it!

Happy 7th Birthday!

At the end of the week, everything gets deep cleaned… wondering if Tim was taking cleaning the oven a little too far – that’s a little extreme…

Extreme Oven Cleaning

And when all the cleaning is done, we sit down with a breakfast of sausage, bacon, scrambled egg & pancakes.. nice!

The Big Breakfast