Adventure Sport in the Gorge

NEWS-1: On Sat 13th in the 1st Basin the Basin Café will be providing a pasta meal for $12 to competitors / supporters who pre-purchase tickets during the day.

What?
The Teva Gorge Multisport Sprint on Saturday 13 Jan 2007 is an event to appeal to both first time adventurers and experienced adventure sport athletes alike and is an ideal start to your 2007 fitness campaign. A key feature is the post-event social gathering on the First Basin lawn with live music.

Unlike endurance adventure sport races each event is short and sharp with enough time between each legs to get ready and recovered (well, sort of anyway) for the next leg. You can enter one, two or three legs as an individual or as a team.

Where and When?
All activities will be based around the First Basin in Launceston’s Cataract Gorge on Saturday 13th January 2007.

· Registration: Will be from 11:00 am onwards at the BBQ Hut beside the lawns of the First Basin.

· Briefing: Will be at 1:30pm at the registration area.

· 9 km Mountain Bike Ride: After the briefing riders will cruise slowly to the start of the race - at the small car park at the high point of the access road to the Gorge Restaurant – on the Trevallyn side NOT the First Basin car park side. At 2pm the race will mass start and riders will complete a short circuit before finishing near the First Basin area.

· 5km Trail Run: At 3pm runners will mass start from the First Basin go past the swimming pool then up along the main walkway (on the east side of the river) to Duck Reach. They will cross the river over the suspension bridge, pass the old power station and climb the ladders to the top of river bank before running on walking tracks on Trevallyn Reserve back past the Gorge Restaurant to the finish at the First Basin.

· 1 km Flat Water Paddle: Paddlers will assemble for a 4pm mass start in the First Basin. Paddlers will do 4 laps around the buoys before crossing the finish line.

· Gorge Social Event: Music will kick off from 5:00pm on the lawns. This event is open only to participants / sponsors of the festival and their friends, family and supporters. After 9:00pm the folky music will evolve into dance music with a 70’s dress-up theme. This event is open only to participants / sponsors of the festival and their friends, family and supporters

How Much?
The event will cost $25 whether you do one, two or three sections.

Click Here to Download the Entry Form, Rules and Waiver as a pdf file