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5th Réunion d'Aventures 9 - 15 May 2009

Press Release / 23.03.2009

For its fifth anniversary, the course of the Réunion d'Aventures will be truly awesome. The competitors will go from pitons to boulder walls as they cross the 3 cirques of Cilaos, Salazie and Mafate to give their backing to the candidacy of Reunion to be classified as a World Heritage site by UNESCO.

This World Heritage classification appears obvious to all those of us who know the island of Reunion well, and the Reunion National Park is working towards the legitimate success of this candidacy.

Although the course is stupendous, it is nonetheless accessible to all nature sports enthusiasts thanks to the three categories whose differences are much greater than in past races. Thus, the Adventure category is a quarter less long than the Extreme category and – above all – the uphill difference will be 1/3 less for the Adventure teams.

That being said, all the competitors will be in the same adventurous atmosphere and will have a truly exciting experience packed with a great variety of activities, consisting of:

Walking-orienteering

Trail running, using trail technique (with minimum equipment)

Mountain biking in all the styles:
- Climbs that make the 36-32 gear ratio indispensable
- Descents that require great agility and good protective gear
- Cross-country for the best technical talents

Kayak racing in rivers and on the sea

Roller on a flat and wide terrain away from traffic in a unique setting that will never again be opened

Aquarando fun

Canyoning demanding knowledge of rope techniques

Orienteering racing adapted to all the levels

For more details visit the event website at www.authentiqueaventure.com.