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Örnsköldsvik, 23 January 2006 |
| Now we are facing a new exciting adventure racing year, and the preparation for the AR World
Championship 2006, is going really good.
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ARWorld Series Dates to be Announced |
| The dates and events in the ARWorld Series 2006 will be announced on the new arworldseries.com website shortly |
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All Teams Home in 2005 Adventure Racing World Championship |
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All teams in the 2005 Adventure Racing World Championship have arrived home although some a little later than others.
Cross Sportswear crossed the finish at 6.47pm and Sierra International at 7.58pm last night.But the Kiwi team Orion Adventure did not arrive out of the bush at TA 10 until this morning at 8.15am. They missed the after party function and are all in good spirits! |
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Merrell finish |
| Merrell Wigwam have made it to Tauranga Bay in sixth place. |
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Fourth and fifth are in |
| Port Nelson has finished the race in fourth at 4.21pm 22 minutes ahead of Swedish team Halti who came in fifth. |
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11-Sep-2010 08:21:25 |
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Adventure Racing World Championship Organisers Reject Unsubstantiated Caving Claims |
| 15-Nov-2005 18:20:44 |
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A ‘misinformation campaign’ is being run against the Adventure Racing World Championship organisation’s plans to hold a caving section during the event which is currently being held on the West Coast of the Southern Alps.
Permission was granted by the Department of Conservation last week to use the well known Te Tahi Cave near Westport during the race on Thursday.
ARWorld Series director Geoff Hunt has reacted to statements from the New Zealand Speleological Society and the Tasman District Search and Rescue organisation, which claim DOC should review the decision, because of concerns for the safety of the competitors and further concerns that acceptable safety practices would not be used.
"There is a definite ‘misinformation campaign’ going on. We have been given approval to use this cave for the event by DOC and professional cavers from Norwest Adventures Ltd of Westport will be on hand monitoring everyone as they go through. "
The company has been commercially operating tours in the Te Tahi Cave and Mr Hunt says they have extensive experience over many years in the caving industry.
"They are more than happy for our racers to use the cave and they, along with the race organisation, will ensure all safety measures are in place."
Mr Hunt pointed out that the only criteria for people to go on a caving expedition with Norwest Adventures is to be over the age of 16 and fit.
"People who book on this venture do not have to have any caving experience. NZSS president Dr Stephen Swabey has noted that 50% of the world championship competitors do have caving experience which we believe is an extremely high ratio."
While 46 teams entered the World Championship it was likely that less than 30% of the teams would still be competing by Thursday. A number of teams have withdrawn today and the attrition rate is expected to continue.
"This means there won’t be a great number of athletes using the cave. Professional cavers will be monitoring everyone before they go into the mouth of the cave and we have full confidence in their ability to judge what is safe and what is not."
Mr Hunt says strict conditions will be applied and the section will not be a timed one to prevent people racing through the cave.
"The adventure racers themselves are fully aware of the need to protect the caves from any damage. They are aware of their sensitivity. These people all have strong environmental concerns and there is no way they will cause any damage."
He says competitors have a two hour time frame in which to complete the cave section and a temporary line will be laid on the ground for them to follow, where it is necessary to direct them away from highly sensitive or unsafe areas.
"Orange tape will also be used to mark the closed areas in the caves and to prevent teams from following the wrong route."
Mr Hunt was adamant that safety would not be an issue. "We are experienced adventure race organisers having run fifteen Southern Traverse events. We know the level of safety required and can assure both the New Zealand Speleological Society and the Tasman SAR that we will closely monitor the section, just as we are monitoring all stages of this high profile world class race."
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: GEOFF HUNT 0274 967530 OR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDIA MANAGER JENNY MCLEOD 021 357173
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