BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Edmonton X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Edmonton BEGIN:VEVENT UID:149@old.gonitehawk.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170909T050000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170909T210000 DTSTAMP:20170824T233042Z URL:https://old.gonitehawk.com/events/calendar/off-grid-adventure-race-201 7/ SUMMARY:Off-the-Grid Adventure Race 2017 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n          \n\n\n\nOFF THE GRID is Northern Albert a's premiere Adventure Race\, showcasing the amazing terrain of the Peace Area and the challenges &\; experiences that it creates. \n\nHosted at &\; in support of Nitehawk Year-Round Adventure Park\, located in Gran de Prairie\, AB.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral Informatio n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Adventure Race is a great way for new teams to be in troduced to adventure racing or for experienced racers to have a fun day o utdoors. Many hours have went into scouting and designing a race course th at will challenge and excite all levels of racers. Racers can be assured o f a well-run event that highlights the amazing Northern Alberta Terrain\, all while creating an experience that will not be forgotten.\n\nOTGAR is a n unsupported race (ie. no support crews to move your gear and serve you f ood on course). Teams will provide their own bins to have whatever gear (s ome mandatory)\, food or water they desire at transition points and we wil l place them on the course where required. This is a wilderness event so c ome prepared to deal with unexpected situations. This means bringing the m andatory gear plus any other equipment that you think will help you\, as l ong as the rules do not prohibit it. For example\; be prepared to find and filter your own water on the race course and carry enough food to last\, as OTGAR will provide NO food.\n\nYou will see a checkpoint around every 3 0 minutes to an hour\, assuming you do not get lost. Beyond that\, you are on your own. Prepare for the starting line to be anywhere from 10-30 minu tes from Nitehawk Year-Round Adventure Park.\n\nTREKKING:\n There are a lo t of trails out there and they can be useful if you navigate well. To us\, off-trail travel is an important part of the race so teams are encouraged to find their own routes if they see fit. You will get to explore some re ally beautiful country out there.\n\nMOUNTAIN BIKING:\n Mountain Biking wi ll be done on double track and single track. You will see all different ty pes of terrain so be ready for anything. That being said it will not be te chnical riding. All skill levels will be successful. We do not make suspen sion bikes mandatory but we think you will suffer without at least front s hocks.\n\nPADDLING/PACKRAFTING:\n You will be paddling on flat water durin g this race or low grade river (class 1 to 1+).\n\n\n\n\nNAVIGATION &\; MAPS:\nAlthough there is definitely a course to follow\, we want teams to choose their own route choices and use their skills to find their way. Yo u will be plotting your own route at our race so you must know how to read and apply UTM Coordinates from the instructions. A few hours before the s tart you will receive your map and information for the entire race. This a llows you to mark a route and prepare your strategy.\nOur maps are printed on paper so you must protect your copy as you will not get a replacement if it is ruined. Figure out the way you want to protect your map\, which i s likely to disintegrate if it gets wet. Map bags are on the gear list but what happens to it when you pull it out in the rain or when the bag leaks ?ADVANCED SECTIONS:\n There will be at least one advanced section during t he race that you may take as an optional route. In the final rankings\, a team that completes an advanced section is ranked above teams that do not complete the advanced section. Similarly\, if you complete two advanced se ctions\, you will be ranked ahead of teams that only complete one advanced section. You must take all advanced sections in order. If you miss gettin g the first\, you can't go for the second. if you do not get the second\, you can't go for the third\, and so on.\n\nIf a team starts an advanced se ction\, they must reach every Checkpoint on that route or they will not be given credit for the section. EVERY Route has a cut-off so watch the cloc k as these sections may be shut down at a certain point.\n\n\n\n\n LOCATION:Nitehawk Recreation Area\, 10 minutes south\, Grande Prairie\, Alb erta\, T0H 1X0\, Canada GEO:55.058038275450905;-118.86649312988283 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=10 minutes south\, Grande P rairie\, Alberta\, T0H 1X0\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Nitehawk Re creation Area:geo:55.058038275450905,-118.86649312988283 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Edmonton X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Edmonton BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR