Gargoyles Eyewear News Blog

  

As part of the 2010 Red Energy Adventure Racing Series, Gargoyles own Madness Adventure racing Team took on the Apache Lake course head on in Arizona. Starting the day at 3am the team was loaded up and ready to begin the pre-race meeting at 6:30.

   

The race started out with a 2.5 mile paddle to the orienteering course with 11 orienteering points. On to the 6 mile orienteering course on rough terrain and hard to locate orienteer points. Next the team transitioned into Kayak Gear again where they had to hit 5 specific paddling points over 8 miles. At the end of the paddle the team got a new map to follow where they had to plot 4 new points in the desert. The first point from the transition area was about 6 miles away. The course had lots of trekking up and down through creek beds until the canyoneering section of the race. Sunset was upon the course as the team had to make the long journey back to the starting point and finish.