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Rim Fire Update – Endeavor Team Challenge

Competitors, Volunteers, and Supporters, We are monitoring the Rim Fire closely.  It has currently set the record for the 7th largest fire in California history, burning 184,481 acres, and the Governor of California has declared a state of emergency in the neighboring County of Tuolumne.  It is currently 20% contained, and it is still over 30 miles South of the event site. There is no concern of the fire reaching Bear Valley, CA.  The roads to the event

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Mountaineering Updates

Competitors will encounter a rappel certification, top-roped cliffs of Box Canyon, and an awe-inspiring suspension traverse during Saturday afternoon’s Competitor Field. The routes range in difficulty from 5.6 to 5.9, with plenty of options to challenge teams of all abilities. This activity is timed, with incentives to take on a more difficult climb. We’ll provide a helmet and harness, but the climb will be completed in the gear you are wearing or chose to carry

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Northern California Event Update

Greg and I recently traveled up to Bear Valley California to conduct our first reconnaissance of the competition grounds after the snow melt.  I have a few observations that I wanted to share with our current and potential competitors. 1. The area is still magnificent. The area combines inspiring views with an ample playground of lakes, woods, mountains, and rock formations for our competitors to be challenged on. 2. The town of Bear Valley is

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Introducing the Endeavor Team Challenge

Army Rangers Team Up with Crossfit Games Champion to Design ‘The Ultimate Culminating Fitness Event’ Menlo Park, CA (February 22, 2013) – For adventure racers, Crossfit enthusiasts, and endurance athletes there is a new competition on the horizon that may prove to be the ultimate challenge.  “Our goal,” explains Kent Keirsey, co-founder of Always Endeavor, LLC (Endeavor), “is to create the ultimate culminating fitness event.”  The 24-plus hour event, called the Endeavor Team Challenge, is scheduled

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CAN YOU HANDLE IT?

Not alone you can’t! Endeavor Team Challenge Endeavor Team Challenge is proudly announcing their first event on September 7-8, 2013 in Bear Valley, CA. Prove how tough you really are and compete in this 24 hour event that spans over 40 miles. But you’ll need a buddy, because you can’t do this alone. The course was inspired by some of the military’s most challenging and rigorous training and will bring out some fierce competition –

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