Our friends over at the Gear Junkie are having another great sweepstakes which could land you an all expense paid trip to Utah during the summer Outdoor Retailer show! If you think you are the most durable person…click here to enter. Good luck!

The Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race takes place in one of the last true wilderness regions on the planet – and we are offering you the chance to travel to Chilean Patagonia and experience its stunning scenery as a race photographer in February 2011.

The race, which was created to help protect Chilean Patagonia, draws teams from around the world to race through deep fjords, twisted forests, glaciers and snowy mountains. It sees competitors kayak, bike and trek non-stop for 10 days with only a map and compass to guide them – and the 2011 route will focus on the amazing region of fjords and mountains around the Southern Continental Icefield.

This competition, promoted through National Geographic Traveller (UK), is open to anyone around the world and will see a selection of the winner’s photos from the trip to Patagonia published in the magazine next year. Please see full Terms and Conditions for details.

The theme of the competition is ‘adventure’ and each submission must include THREE images that the photographer believes best sums up this category. Entries will be judged by leading adventure photographer Michael Clark, race director and founder of Nomadas Outdoor Services Stjepan Pavicic and National Geographic Traveller (UK)’s art editor Chris Hudson.

“Being a photographer for the Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race is a wild experience — it is challenging but highly rewarding as it allows you to get to places where few people have gone before,” says Michael Clark. “For this competition, the simple subject of adventure has many connotations and offers a wide scope for innovation around the topic. We are looking for submissions that show the photographer has the ability to capture the sense of adventure in an impressive landscape as this is what they will be doing if they win and get the chance to go to Chilean Patagonia.”

To enter, click HERE.

Come April 2011, lucky tenants of the Teva Fiji “house-boat” will be flown round trip to Viti Levu Island. The adventure begins with a river trip guided by O.A.R.S. through the remote Upper Navua Gorge, where the black lava rock walls overgrown with cascades of lush ferns are so remarkable that this stretch of river has been hailed “a river of Eden.” Guest will live aboard the 140-foot Tui Tai sailboat and cruise to remote locations only accessible by boat. Guests will snorkel over reefs that are a hundred miles from the closest resort, go on epic hikes off the beaten path and meet local villagers and learn their customs.

“We opened the first Teva House in Vail during the Teva Mountain Games in June,” said Liz Ferrin, Teva Global Branded Content Manager. “The Vail house was a perfect hub where our athletes, artist, Life Agents and contest winners could mix and mingle. It wasn’t hard to decide to do it again for 2011.”

The Teva tribe gathers in, around and on the water so what better location for their second Teva House than returning to the waters of the South Pacific where their 2011 photo shoot took place aboard the Tui Tai.

“Through the Teva House, we’re offering our tribe a chance to escape from their everyday lives and take part in something bigger,” continued Ferrin. “It’s about living better stories that keep us inspired until our next departure.”

Want to escape to Fiji with Teva? Become the one guest selected from the U.S. to hop on board by entering to win at TevaHouse.com.

Via Press Release

With the adventure racing season in full swing, we have teamed up with the folks at Brooks-Range for this giveaway!

They want to give away a free Adventure Racing UTM Reader to one of our lucky fans. To enter, simply go to the Brooks-Range fan page, become a member and leave a note on their Wall saying ‘Adventure World sent me!’ Brooks-Range will select a winner and send the prize directly to you. So act fast! The contest is only good for one week beginning Monday, June 7 and ending Friday, June 11.

Adventure Racing UTM Reader™ – An essential tool for any serious adventure racer. Includes the five UTM map scales most commonly used in adventure races. Cartographers designed and oversaw production of this unique tool to comply with USGS standards for accuracy – it is accurate within 1/50th of an inch. The Adventure Racing UTM Reader, measuring only 4.25″ x 7″ (108 x 108 mm) square, easily fits in a pocket, and its non-glare, flexible plastic material prevents broken corners or tearing in cold and severe conditions. Essential features make it as necessary for adventure racing and orienteering as a map or compass. Made in USA.

Skateboarding has gone a long ways since the days of Dogtown and the first ollie; once considered trivial at best,  skateboarding has evolved into one of the most popular activities with American youth.   Last weekend I got to check out the Element Make It Count skate contest in Delano, CA.

Towards the end of 2009, Element finished up a four part documentary showcasing the companies defining moments and compelling story -from it’s humble beginnings, to a forward thinking global brand.  Their work and responsibility towards youth beyond skating is evident in programs like Elemental Awareness, founded upon the belief that a person can positively impact thheir world through active involvement in their passions and offer sholarships and educational opportunities.

Element Skating is currently on tour with an international contest series called Make It Count, creating the opportunity for the community to come together and reognize the passion their town has for skateboarding.  The overall winner at each location gets invited to a YMCA Skate Camp this summer for the opportunity to get sponsored by Element.

Levi Brown, a sponsored Element rider, said of the contest in Delano last weekend, “Good turnout.  Fun time.  The Kids ripped.  And it brought the community out.  That’s what it is all about.”
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SylvanSport lauches its ‘Cache Me If You Can‘ contest. The makers of the award-winning ‘GO’ Mobile Adventure Gear camping-trailer, have loaded a GO with phenomenal adventure gear from eight partner companies and will hide this prize somewhere in North America. This is the best adventure gear cache ever, including a custom Niner bike, Jackson Journey kayak, Burton snowboards and more from Yakima, Kelty, Ground Industries, SPOT, and WNC Outdoors. It is valued at over $14,000!

Contest rules: Cache Me If You Can is open to anyone over 18 with a desire for adventure and access to the net. To find the GO prize package, tune into www.findtheGO.com every week to receive a video clue. The video clues, featuring SylvanSport Adventure Team Captain, Tracy Broeckel, contain a set of geo-caching coordinates and a verbal clue that will guide users to the ultimate gear-cache location. The first person to arrive at the final location with the information from all 8 clues will qualify to take home the prize! Contestants are encouraged to use their skills and to team up with friends to optimize their chances.

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Teva House Looking for Tenants

Looking for the perfect summer getaway? Teva® is giving away the experience of a lifetime at the ninth annual Teva Mountain Games, June 3–6, in Vail, Colo. The Teva House sweepstakes, featuring roundtrip tickets to Vail and an invitation to be a guest at the Teva House, is now officially open to anyone looking to add a little adventure into their everyday experiences.

“The Teva House promises to be a one of a kind experience for those lucky enough to win one of the exclusive spots,” states Teva Global Branded Content Manager, Liz Ferrin. “In addition to all the amazing events at the Teva Mountain Games, Teva House guests will have the opportunity to wake up to morning yoga sessions by the pool, enjoy street concerts from the balcony and get to know our Teva Life Agents at evening happy hour events.”

Enter to be a guest at the Teva House by filling out a simple form at www.tevahouse.com. One individual will be chosen from the U.S., Europe and Asia. Each winner will be allowed to bring a guest. Tenants of the 2010 Teva House will be flown round trip to Denver, Colo. and shuttled to the renowned mountain resort town of Vail where the four day, three-night adventure begins.

In between enjoying events and competitions at the Teva Mountain Games, House Guests will have the opportunity to participate in an array of daily and nightly activities organized especially for them. A camera crew will be on-site to record house happenings for later release as webisodes.

Enter to win March 1-April 15, 2010 at www.tevahouse.com.

Photos courtesy Teva Mountain Games.

From press release

Enter online for your chance to win a trip for two this fall to mountain bike with 3-time reigning 24-hour solo mountain biking world champion, Rebecca Rusch. It is time to dial up the training in the basement until I can get out on the trails to prepare in the event that I win this great opportunity. Winners will be selected June 27, 2010.

So, you think you have what it takes to become an adventure racer?
All you need is determination. We will help you with the rest.

Phatchicks.com, in partnership with RACEDAYRUSH, are hosting a contest where four selected participants will go through a 12 week training program in order to qualify for one of two spots on Team RACEDAYRUSH.com at Saucony RockstAR Adventure Race on July 24th 2010.

Eligible participants will be coached by phatchicks.com and will have periodic training sessions with members of RACEDAYRUSH. In addition to endurance running, general nutrition and overall fitness, participants will learn cool mountain biking skills, orienteering and paddling skills. Above all, the importance of teamwork, commitment, fun and overall enjoyment will be the theme of this contest.

This is a great opportunity for personal transformation and each participants blog will be a personal recording of their experience. Participants will blog at least once per week.
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GearJunkie.com has launched a new Choose-Your-Adventure Sweepstakes, where one winner and a guest will pick between five adventure-vacation itineraries in the Alleghenies, a mountain range in the southeastern United States. The winners will travel this fall on the all-expenses-paid vacation, which includes airfare plus gear from sponsor companies. Gear Junkie readers and the general public can sign up now through Sept. 15 for a chance to win: www.gearjunkie.com/sweeps09

Below is a screen shot for the sweepstakes:

The winner of Design21SDN´s Power To the Pedal Contest: The Pedal Power Pack, by Ben Decherd

This product combines elements of two very separate concepts to create a product which has multiple target group opportunities. Simply put, the product is a small power supply unit that recharges by attaching a bicycle.
Using design aspects of a stationary bike trainer and a portable power supply, the product offers consumers a way to power small everyday electronic devices during power outages.

The first possibility for use is in disaster relief. By offering a portable and renewable power source, families and communities can attempt to achieve some comfort in times of distress. A rugged and industrial look, as seen in this particular presentation, makes the device good for use in disaster zones.

The everyday consumer is another target group of this product. A less industrial look than used for the disaster relief version could allow this device to enter the home of the average consumer. A possible user could be the bike enthusiast who, instead of buying a traditional bike trainer, is attracted to the possibility of living a more sustainable life. Instead of wasting the exerted energy of indoor training rides, the consumer can get a return on the hard work. This device can save him or her money on electricity, offer a more eco-friendly lifestyle, and give users a better understanding of the true energy needed to power everyday electronics. The wide range of opportunities for this device and the simple steps need to use the product, would support its success in the market.
Quoted from Design21SDN

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The 2009 REEL ROCK Filmmaking Competion is now accepting submissions! Check out their site for information and “enter your exciting, original, hilarious, or inspiring short film”. The best films in each category will be featured on the 2009 tour and will win prizes from their sponsors: Windstopper, The North Face, Petzl, and more. As long as it´s no longer than 2 minutes and somehow related to climbing, they want to see it!
Deadline for Submissions: July 20, 2009

In the meantime, check out last years winners.

“Adventure is just bad planning.”
-Roald Amundsen (Norwegian explorer: first to reach both the North and South Poles)

Enter Adventure World’s ‘Misadventure Essay Contest’ and win a pair of inov-8 trail running shoes.

In the spirit of Roald Amundsen, Adventure World magazine invites you to share a personal essay about an adventure gone wrong…or right! Maybe you forgot a tent, got lost in the wilderness or had a bizarre animal encounter…but the result is an unforgettable experience.

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