Expedition adventure racing
is when a coed team of from 2 to 5 people race across
the wilderness without assistance. Teams are required to
navigate the entire course while trekking, orienteering,
kayaking or canoeing, mountain biking, rappelling &
ascending. These are skill set's that translate to a
lifetime of playing in the outdoors. Either
competitively or not, really doesn't matter.
For more than a decade
American Adventure Sports, LLC has been the trainer to
the greatest expedition adventure racers in North
America. In 2008, each of the athletes that we certified
completed the worlds toughest race, the grueling 550
mile Primal Quest expedition race. 3 of our athletes
competed on teams which finished in the top 10.
Over the past 5 years we
have trained more than 500 campers at the Junior
Naturalist Outdoor Adventure Camp. Many of our campers
have been with us for 3 or more years. As we have
watched their skill set's evolve, we realized that the
next evolution, progression would be to teach them how
to adventure race safely.
Our goal is to cultivate a
love for adventure sports in the outdoors, which
supports a healthy life style for our Junior Adventure
Racers. Students will be encouraged to stay within their
own comfort zone while exploring new challenges.
Ultimately, we want to improve their self confidence
while helping them to be a more well rounded person. We
want them to be unafraid of failure..... and to learn to
take time to make good decisions.
The JUNIOR ADVENTURE RACING
TRAINING PLATFORM consists of:
Introduction to
Adventure Racing - 2 hrs
Assessing & managing
risk - 1 hr
Gear & Equipment - 1
hr
Wilderness 1st aid
- 4 hrs
Orienteering/map
reading - 4 hrs
Intro to mountain
biking: wilderness bike repair, riding over & around
obstacles, riding as a team - 4 hrs
Trail Running &
Trekking: Team synergy, technical trail running, body
maintenance - 4 hrs
Kayaking & Canoeing:
Wilderness boat repair, paddle strokes, navigating in a
boat, reading river currents, self rescue, river
swimming, portage - 6 hrs
Rappelling &
Ascending: Gear maintenance & inspection, self rescue,
belaying, proper rappel/ascend/top rope
climbing techniques - 6 hrs
Wellness &
Nutrition/Body Maintenance: CONSTANT
1st Adventure Race:
Thursday Evening - 1.5 hrs
Graduation Adventure
Race: Friday at 2pm - 2 hrs
Each student will receive
the coveted AAS finishers medal, a plaques & a techno
top from American Adventure Sports.
The cost is $658.00 per Junior Adventure Racer
Print & mail your
registration by
clicking here
