Please make sure your whole team is familiar with the rules.
BEWARE OF THE COURSE.
You must stay on designated trails. You can not go off trail to get to a control, however you can get creative and take a trail to cut over to another location.
The terrain is well maintained on the mails trails, loose rocks with uneven ground, lots of bluffs (which are not all marked on the maps), some loose rocks and slippery trails on steeper parts. There is cellphone coverage on 90% of the course. The low spots are where coverage is worse.
DANGERS: Snakes, lizards, rabbits, spiders, desert tortious, chimp munks, birds may be on course, please don’t touch any of them. There is also cactus do be aware of where you are walking.
**Dogs are allowed on course but must be on lead at all times.
Course start time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm - you have 2 hours to be on course.
Course open time: 4:00pm - 8:00pm - Every minute you are past 2 hours you will loose points.
Teams: Teams can be 2-4 people. If you have more in your group consider splitting up into smaller groups.
Rules: We are using our MAP and QR code reader for this event. Each team will need to download this app
Procedure at each control
Each control comprises white board with electronic unit & control number.
(There will be a test CONTROL at the Start.)
Team tag must scan the code at EVERY control.
Points value, penalty points, protest.
Points 10-19 are worth 10 points, points 20-29 are worth 20, 30-39=30 ,etc.
20 points penalty for each minute late. 30 minutes late - all points lost
Mandatory Gear (*not required for this event)
One base layers polypropylene or wool
*Waterproof jacket
Hat and gloves polyprop or wool
Good footwear
At least two/three litres of water
*Whistle
*Food
*Headlamp with spare batteries
*One Survival blanket per team
*Basic First aid kit per team
One cellphone per team
*One Compass per team
You may also need a range of marker pens, pencils and highlighters, pins and string, and ruler, for planning and measuring your route before you start.
Maps: Maps are based on the standard 1:50000 topo maps, with 10 metres contours and limited details. There are some horse tracks which we have added. If you get in trouble and need to call us, or ask another team to contact us, if you are not able to move. If we don't answer your call, send us a text.