Wilderness Society Wild Endurance
Official Post-event report
Diane Chanut - AROC Sport / 12.05.2009
The Blue Mountains were the scene of amazing feats of courage, endurance and strength over the weekend of the 2nd to the 3rd of May 2009.The second edition of the WildEndurance challenge went on without a hitch and will stay in participants’ minds as a challenging yet exhilarating experience which will live on for a long time!It was indeed a memorable event which saw some teams go beyond their physical limits, then keep on pushing and reach deeper to eventually cross the finish line and celebrate their achievement with their trusted support crews.
It all started with the sun rising into a clear blue sky over Dunphy’s Campground in the Blue Mountains on Saturday 2nd May, heralding the start of a fantastic weekend… this was WildEndurance 2009.
As the campers roused themselves and more teams arrived by car, the air was filled with chatter, laughter and excitement. By the time the starting signal went at 8.05am, 68 teams (over 300 people) had crossed the line to set off on one of the greatest challenges they would ever undertake – walking 100km through the Blue Mountains in 48 hours to raise funds for The Wilderness Society.
The course meandered from the Megalong Valley up onto Narrowneck ridge, passing beneath the magnificent Katoomba cliffs, around the Three Sisters, back down through the beautiful Jamison valley, along the Andersons and Ingar trails, returning via Wentworth Falls and Echo Point to the finish at Katoomba Oval.
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