Eco-challenge tests CF members’ endurance
February 22nd, 2010Online Registration
January 17th, 2010This is a big year for the E2C. It is our 10th anniversary and we’re planning some special events to make sure that this is the best event yet. To make things easier for you, and to help you and your teammates register for the event, we have created an online registration form. Powered by PayPal, you are able to use virtually any credit card or bank account and pay almost instantly. Check it out on our registration page and find out how you can join this year’s E2C faster than ever!
Help spread the word!
January 17th, 2010Do you love the E2C? Do you want to help others find out about E2C? Well, help us spread the word. Join our Facebook Group, subscribe to our YouTube Channel and add us as a contact on Flickr. We’re also working on a Flickr Group, so all the great pictures you take of the event can be shared with others – and you can view photos of everyone else!
Looking for a Challenge?
December 20th, 2009Then navigate this … Halifax Regional Search & Rescue’s “Eco-Endurance Challenge”. There are four exciting Navigational Competitions available, offering eight and twenty-four hour options. All challenges have the same full course open to them and use the same competition map.
The Eco-Endurance Challenge 2010 will be an exciting and challenging eco-adventure hosted just outside Halifax, Nova Scotia. The E2C will be physically and mentally demanding with an event area of more than 200 km2 of thick forests, extremely wet bogs, fast flowing streams and miles of backwoods trails and cart tracks. It will challenge your navigational abilities as well as endurance in the backcountry of Eastern Canada. This fundraising event promises to be equally fun and challenging for the seasoned adventure racer or the first time participant.
The E2C is a hybrid of classical orienteering, ultra-distance running and the navigational training practices of Search and Rescue Emergency Responders. Good physical conditioning is necessary to push one through the tough terrain, but accurate navigation skills are key to finding controls and minimizing the distance traveled. The 24 hour challenge is mentally exhausting as team members must always be aware of their surroundings. Teams of two or more have a fixed time (8 or 24 hours) to visit as many of the 60 checkpoints as possible. The winner of the event is the team that visits the most points within the specified time, or is the fastest to return to the start after visiting all the markers on the course.
All profits from the Eco-Endurance Challenge are used to support the life-saving activities of Halifax Regional Search and Rescue and provide assistance to the Orienteering Association of Nova Scotia. Revenues are used to support:
- Search and Rescue Operations
- Children’s Hug-A-Tree Program
- Training and Educational Programs
- Medical Equipment and Supplies
- Capital Asset Purchases
2010 Registration opens January 1st 2010
Challenge I – Search & Rescue – 8 or 24 hour events
Challenge II – Public Competitive – 8 or 24 hour events
Challenge III – Recreational – 8 or 24 hour events
Challenge IV – Armed Forces – 8 or 24 hour events
24hr Public Competitive Prizes
1st Place Team – $1,000
2nd Place Team – $500
3rd Place Team – $250
ENTRY OPTIONS: The Pledge Challenge: Registration waived with a minimum of $150 in pledges per person per team. Charitable receipts available. Contact Mannie Lewis or Chris Richards for further details. The team that finds a minimum of 10 points and raises the most donations will win the grand prize – a $400 shopping spree at the Trail Shop. There are also individual draw prizes for pledge participants including MEC gift cards.
OR
Registration Fee: $75 per Person CDN/USD
Registration: Opens January 1, 2010.
Search and Rescue Training Discount: $25 per person
Join the challenge and live the adventure!
