Another Great Wilderness Race

Here's another great Alaskan wilderness race to check out.  Send an email to mdr65n@yahoo.com for more information. 

AlaskAcross moves out of the Yu-Tan highlands to the Ahtna plateau:

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the country calls:

begins June 16, 10am

   there is no entry fee; the cost/benefit is out in the country. 

there are no "rules";  

there is a release form:  

           Reply to this note for the form.

a "code of conduct" does apply in this AKX event.

please contact an AlaskAcross veteran for more information (previous AKX event: HotSprings100,  2007-11)

2011 Hot Springs Race

Thank you to spruceboy who originally posted the results of the Hot Springs 100 in a comment.  Here are the results again along with a couple links to some news articles about the race.  Congratulations to everyone who did the race! 

News Miner Article 1 

News Miner Article 2 

Traveling entirely overland from Chena Hot Springs to Circle Hot Springs,

 Gerry Hovda's time of 21hours and 13 minutes broke the old record of 23:35.

The river was very low, the paddlers couldn't catch him.

 

21 hours: 13 minutes   Gerry Hovda    “Wildermeister”

 

23:30     James Binkley, Jeff Levison,  Peter Calvin

 

24:23     Andrew Harrington, Bob Gillis

 

28:16     Mark Ross

 

28:28     Tom Moran,  Jay Cable

 

31:30     Mike Roylance, Jeff Garrder

 

32:18     Scott Jerome, Joel Pierson

 

34:15     Ed  Plumb, Mark Plumb

 

35:07     Joe Meyer, Jason Reppert

 

40:26     Ryan Clairmont, Matt Rogers

 

41:08     Riley Troyer

 

41:41     Eric Troyer

 

51:45     Andrew Bishop, Zachary Keskinen

 

51:53     Dan Bishop, Wayne Livingston

2011 Hot Springs Race

For those of you looking for a great pre-Classic race here is a great one near Fairbanks.  The pre-race meeting is in just a few days so hopefully your schedule is flexible and can accommodate a last minute race. 

Here is the press-release:

Hot Springs--AlaskAcross  MEETING, May 24, 7pm  at  beaver sports

 

please attend

Cost:

--the price you pay is out there in the country

 

Rules:

-- a code of conduct is understood:

      no pack animals(except yourself), no caches of gear, 

      carry all gear from start to finish, no sabotage

AlaskAcross is for those experienced with raw wilderness travel.

There are no marked trails or directional markers.  This is wild country. The event is difficult and hazardous even when conditions are best. You will be entirely on your own in a remote region of Alaska . 

No help will be available.  No rescue can be anticipated. The appropriate knowledge of wilderness orienteering, bears and other animal hazards, crossing and paddling rivers, illness, injury, gear failure or loss, self- rescue, bad weather, hypothermia, frostbite, extremely difficult terrain, and the like must have been acquired before entering this event. 

 

Hot Springs 100 Race Results

Here are the results from the 2010 Hot Springs 100 Race.  You can also check out this article from the Fairbanks Daily News Miner.  Clouds and Fog.

 

Mark Ross --    25:50 (hr : min)

Gerry Hovda--   26:20

Danny Powers/Eli Sturm--  29:58

Drew Harrington/Steve Taylor/Brian Young--  31:23

Jeff Wells/Jason Reppert-- 31:23

Steve Masterman/Sarah Masterman/Chip Vaughan--37:40

Ian Lleshi---  40:30

Jeff Gaarder/Michael Roylance--  41:06

Rourke Williams/Storm Williams--  61:50

Hot Springs 100

The Hot Springs 100, is a 100km++ overland wilderness event from Chena Hot Springs to Circle Hot Springs, Alaska.

 

In a straight line as the raven flies the distance on map is about 65 miles.

Afoot on terrain it may be 75 to 80 actual miles.

The terrain is primarily wilderness: unglaciated alpine domes and ridges.

 

Possible foot trails include animal(~73%), atv(~12%), gravel/tailing road(~15%),

Also a wilderness river float (as much as 40%).

 

This is a wilderness event.  The routes are mainly alpine with boreal forest approaches and a possible 30mi+ river section.  Bears, black and grizzly, are common all throughout the country.

 

Participants must be fit and equipped with wilderness experience; ready to cope with wilderness hardships.  It is essential a person feels comfortable orienteering from map to landscape and from landscape to map with a compass.

 

The event has occurred four times.

61 total participants. 55 finished.

The solo record time is 23hr. 50min.  (2009) The team record time is 23hr. 38min.  (2009) The solo all-overland record time is 24hr. 56min. (2007)

 

   Information 457-6376  or mdr65n@yahoo.com

 

be free,

-mdr