High Profile Adventure Racing

On Sunday, October 8, 2001, Team HP raced in the Great Mississippi River Adventure Series #3 at Mount Carroll. The race originated at Camp Merrill Benson YMCA camp at 0430 a.m. Twenty eight (28) teams participated. The race began in 26 degree weather under a star filled night sky. A twenty eight (28) mile mountain biking session started the race followed by a nine (9) mile navigation/trekking section. A three (3) mile canoe paddle while navigating followed on the Mississippi River followed by another two (2) mile trek. Back on to the mountain bikes for a fifteen (15) mile ride back to Camp Benson. At the camp, racers followed a marked trail to a 80' rappel down a shear vertical hard rock cliff into the Plum River. Then down the river coasteering in knee to thigh deep water to the canyoneering section for one (1) mile. Up a slippery rock water fall to the Zip line over a 300' ravine, 100' in the air. Then off to the caving section after a one (1) mile trail run. The racers crossed the Plum River in waist deep water to the mouth of a 250' cave where a pumpkin that the teams had decorated the night before was found. The team then left the cave across the river again with another one (1) mile trail run to the finish. Team HP finished 3rd overall and 3rd in the 4 person division. The team wished to thank race director Mike Ehredt and all of the volunteers for making this series of races the most racer oriented and least controversial of any. A true class act.

Randy at the bike to rappelling transition area	Team High Profile crossing finish line in 9:17:10

Randy and Frances coasteering down the Plum River	Canyoneering up waterfall to zip line
Displaying 3rd Place awards	Randy rappelling down an 80' cliff