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January Newsletter

Welcome to our latest scribe on all things Open Adventure, read on to find out about all things Open Adventure.

Mountain Hardwear Open5 Series

Clear, crisp, cold, icy - sound familiar? Well done to all those who braved the brisk conditions at the North Yorkshire Moors event on 9th Jan. You can see the results and images on the website.

Andy Brook Dobson went away a happy man with a NEW Suunto Core watch, worth hanging around for and Isaac Griffiths won the Anquet voucher. We also thought that one of our first time competitors all the way from the states Dawn Westrum deserved a mention after a spectacular fourth place in the ladies solos!

We are back on 6th February in the Dales at Kirby Stephen - come along and find out what the fuss is about .

Planet Fear Endurance Series

The 2011 endurance series consists of the usual 5, 12 and 24 hour races with a bit of spice mixed in. Just to remind you that entries go up in price on February 1^st 2011, so if you want that 10% discount best get on line. www.openadventure.com/endurance/

• Open5+ 21st May :: North Wales
• Open12 25/26th June :: North York Moors
• Open24 30/31st July :: Lake District

Get Paddling - 19th/20th March

Need to get that paddling up to speed for this year's events? Well fear not there are still places on Adventure Elements 2 star and 3 star training and assessment weekend on the 19th-20th of March. The cost is £130.00 which includes boat and kit. The course is based out of Anglesey outdoors, if you require accommodation look at www.angleseyoutdoors.com. If you book before February 1st you will get a 15% discount. Contact James Stevenson for details - 07986992254

Adventure Elements,
Sea Kayaking Adventures,
North Wales
www.adventureelements.com

An Epic...

Well known Adventure Racers Anthony Emmet and Bruce Duncun have come up with a challenge that will push them to the max. The racing duo intend to run the Bob Graham, (72mile run in the Lake District over 42 peaks within 24hours), followed by a nonstop John O Groats to Lands End ride on a tandem, before jumping into a kayak and paddling from Devizes to Westminster in the DW kayak race.

This is a huge undertaking even for these two fine athletes, They are taking on this challenge to raise money for Cancer Research UK. For more details of their challenge take a look at theepictri.com

Snowy Adventures Photo Competition

Thanks for all your entries to our photographic competition. James Kirby has spoken and chosen "Home for the Night - Fords of Avon, Cairngorm" as the overall winner. Alex and Kerry Pilkington will shortly receive a bag of goodies from the Open Adventure team. Well done and thank you all for your entries. Check out the images on Facebook here.

Don't get Lost in 2011

Take a look at the discounts that are part of the Anquet January Sale - There is 50% off OS 1:50,000 mapping! Click here for more.

Thats all from us this month - we will be back in February with more exciting news from here at Open Adventure.

No worries
James Thurlow

PS we just won the BEST UK ADVENTURE RACE in 2010 for the adidas TERREX event at the UK Adventure Racing Awards.. Happy Days.

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