by site editor Rick McCharles
Each June in Northern Idaho, Adventure Sports Week offers 10 days of racing, training, clinics, gear demos and more. ASW features triathlons, mountain biking, trail running, adventure racing, open water kayaking and swimming.
2009 was our inaugural year and we’re gearing up for 2010. One of the best new adventure sport races in the U.S.A.
details and registration is available at www.adventuresportsweek.com
What do rollercoasters, a great rappel, fantastic scenery, a first class event and “10-24-1” have in common?
Hosted at beautiful Farragut State Park in Bayview, Idaho (just north of Coeur d Alene), ASW 2010 is promising to be one of the top festivals in the USA this year.
• official event home page
• Team Adventure Sports Week blog
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If you think that’s tough check out the Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race (www.patagonianexpeditionrace.com). It takes place every year in Chilean Patagonia, it consists of a testing combination of kayaking, mountain biking, trekking and ropework. Next year’s race will start on February 8th and end on the 16th. One team got lost for four days in the wilderness in 2009! There’s no prize money – but the prize is just the chance to race in such an incredible environment….
Thanks Laura. I’ll check it out.
I’m looking for an excuse to go back to Patagonia.