Mexventure Racing Week

Frontier Adventure Racing / 25.01.2007

This week long extravaganza focuses on the skills and knowledge required to complete your first race and/or take you to the next level in competitiveness. This “Mexventure” skills development week will feature workshops and certifications on navigation, ropes, wilderness first aid, flat water and whitewater paddling techniques, swift water rescue, mountain biking and more!

Day 1: Welcome to Mexico!
Your port of entry into Mexico will be the International airport in Veracruz, Mexico. Our hosts for the week will be the Rodriquez Family whose hacienda will be our “home away from home” for the duration of the course.

Day 2- Whitewater Paddling
This course is designed to give you a distinct race advantage and give you the training necessary to excel at one of the most overlook and often neglected racing skill. Emphasis will be placed on stroke technique, river reading/ navigation and essential rescue skills for boat wraps and capsizes.

Day 3– Swiftwater Rescue This one day course is designed to compliment your whitewater skills and enhance your ability to race in moving water. Upon completion of this workshop, you will receive certification as a Swiftwater First Responder, accredited by Rescue 3 International.

Day 4- Navigation
Orienteering deals with finding precise markers using accurate, detailed maps. In adventure racing, navigation is about interpreting ambiguous and sometimes incomplete information to find distinct points. Learn how to interpret features, estimate pace, set and follow a bearing and select the fastest route.