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There's a lot going on in the exciting world of extreme endurance / stage racing and we'd like to be able to keep everybody in the picture. Which is why we are dedicating our homepage to a new news bulletin board designed to bring together details of races, challenges, events and any other related topics from around the world. |
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 The heat is on as HeatmaxUK have pledged their support for the Kona Land of the Yeti duathlon.
With competitors experiencing a huge range of temperatures during the 5 day race, the guys at Heatmax have come up trumps by supplying Toasttoes and HotHands for when the thermometer dips below zero and Evercool cooling Bandanas for those times when the sun gets too much. Heatmax also supplied equipment for this years Yak Attack and a review of the ToastiToes can be found here. |
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Raise money for a charity of your choice |
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For any of our events booked in 2009 we will donate 5% of the total entry fee to a charity of your choice. Simply set up a Just Giving account and when we have received payment in full we will simply credit the account with the corresponding amount. Also to help you out with your charitable efforts we will give your cause some airtime on the homepage of this site. So if you want to take on a challenge of a lifetime whilst benefitting a good cause then this is the place to be seen. |
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Journalist required for Yeti duathlon |
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As our original reporter has had to withdraw from the race, we are looking for a sports orientated journalist to take his place and to take part in and report on the forth coming Land of the Yeti duathlon. We already have a major publication interested in running an extesive article on the race and this is an opportunity to be involved with the regions first ever duathlon . For more details or to express an interest please contact us at
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Finally we have found a budget priced airfare from the UK to Kathmandu. They may not be Qantas but Bimanair can get you from London Heathrow to Kathmandu via Dhaka for £509, or business class for £819. On top of that they offer a very generous luggage allowance on the outward leg (40kg economy or 50kg business class) so you can take enough energy bars to fuel you through a dozen extreme challenges!! The schedule means that you will have to spend a night in Dhaka, but included in the ticket price is hotel accomodation and transfer to and from the airport and probably a life changing experience!! If you require any assistance booking tickets for any of our challenges we will be more than happy to help. |
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Kona to sponsor Land of the Yeti |
 Extreme World Challenges are proud to announce that Kona bikes will be sponsoring their next event, the Land of the Yeti duathlon, taking place in Nepal in October.
The eventual winner of the 5 day, 150km high altitude duathlon will receive a Kona Kula MTB and a cash prize, with cash prizes also allotted for each stage winner.
Competitors from around the world will meet in Kathmandu on October 20 before taking the 1 hour flight out to the mountain air strip at Lukla. After an 8 day trek along the Everest trail, the race proper starts in Gorak Shep, close to Everest base camp at over 5200m.
After 2 days of running a total of 50km back to Lukla, participants will collect their bikes for a further 3 days and 100km's of mountain trails, crossing 2 3000m+ passes on their way to trailhead and finish at Jiri.
This bi-annual race, run with the assistance of Dawn till Dusk MTBing (Nepal) and also supported by Torq Fitness , is the first ever duathlon to be held in this region and has attracted athletes from around the world. Not yet comfirmed but a probable entrant will be Kaji Sherpa, recent Everest summitter and winner of this years Yak Attack who will also be accompanied by a strong Nepali contingent, all vying to be the first Land of the Yeti duathlon champion.
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Extreme World Challenges are proud to announce that TORQ Fitness will be supporting the Land of the Yeti duathlon. Matt Hart, director of the nutrional and fitness consultancy company and competitor in this years Yak Attack has pledged to supply enough energy drink powder for the duration of the race. This will be highly welcomed by all participants as they push their bodies to the max to be fastest over the 150km high altitude course. TORQ energy is a naturally flavoured high carbohydrate energy drink, containing no artificial sweeteners, colours or preservatives. TORQ energy has been painstakingly formulated so that it delivers TORQ's unique blend of carbohydrate and electrolytes to the working muscles through a drink that is lightly flavoured, refreshing and most importantly NATURAL.. For a review of more of Torqs products please visit out Product Review page or visits Torq,s website for a list of all the products and services available. |
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