RAID THE NORTH EXTREME 2010
MEDIA RELEASE / 08.04.2010
(Rossland, BC) -- BC’s Kootenay Rockies has been selected as the destination for the 2010 edition of the internationally acclaimed expedition race Raid the North Extreme, to be held September 4-12, 2010. The event is organized by Frontier Adventure Sports & Training Inc (Frontier), Canada’s premier adventure racing company.
Frontier first hosted Raid the North Extreme (RTNX) in 1999, and it is now one of the world's most recognized expedition-length adventure races. Renowned for its focus on real wilderness, real navigation, and real adventure, RTNX is a traditional wilderness adventure race. Over 6 days, co-ed teams of four will navigate a 500km+ expedition over an unmarked route by canoe, kayak, mountain bike, fixed ropes, and on foot.
“It’s hard to imagine a better place for a wilderness expedition race than the Kootenay Rockies,†said Geoff Langford, RTNX Race Director. A pristine region of rivers, lakes and waterfalls; alpine meadows and jagged snow-capped mountains; beaches and hot springs, the Kootenays grabs at the adventurer’s soul.
The Kootenays are world-renowned for unbeatable mountain biking trails, including Rossland’s Seven Summits Trail, named one of IMBA’s Epic Trails. And of BC’s seven national parks, four are in the Kootenays.
For thousands of years, this area was home to the Kootenai First Nations, who were recognized for their incredible paddling skills, as they travelled the region by water. In the mid-1800’s, the Gold Rush changed the Kootenays forever, and has left a legacy and history of the spirit of exploration.
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