November 2011 BMARE Event

Write up coming soon!

August 2011 BMARE Event

Thanks to all the participants of the Big Mountain Adventure Racing for the Environment (BMARE) event on Aug 20th! Great workout, lots of trash collected, and an impressive rope ascension by everyone. We are also very thankful to Go-Lite and Sole for their generous sponsorship of BMARE!

We met at the High Drive parking lot for a morning workout - either running or biking at Bear Creek, Section-16, or up High Drive to Captain Jack's while picking up trash along the way... leaving the trails cleaner than before!

Now for the trash contest...

Most amount of trash collected: Vance Nixon

Most creative trash display: Beth Kline and Sheryl Lampert

"ICE CHALET" (complete with snow composed of packing peanuts!)

Runner ups... Lots of creative talents all around! 

"Fork in the road to the Distillery"	"Trash Orchestra"	"Bowling alley"

Off to the rope ascension practice. It was a hot day and a long way up but everyone made it up… Nice job!!

THANKS AGAIN TO SOLE AND GOLITE FOR THEIR GENEROUS SPONSORSHIP!!!

Rampart RAGE BMARE Competition Report

At the Rampart Rage adventure race, eyes were keen not only on finding strategically hidden checkpoints but also for the not so tactfully discarded trash at a few of the less remote areas of the race. Racers fought through a tough course, but even more importantly they fought to decrease the impact and make the course cleaner then before. Incredible endurance, a greater than average supply of adrenaline, and a shared respect for the environment makes these adventure racers unique from being racers with a number and a finishing time. Riding the challenging single track back to the finish line, some racers could hear the metallic cling of discarded beer cans in their trash bags and endured the extra weight on their backs all to help make a difference. And at the finish... they added in a bit of creativity to have a little fun!

Racers Lara and Joe of team Gross Jeans won the 6 hour category both for the most amount of trash collected and the most creative trash display -"death of an adventure racer." Any racer racer carrying beer for hydration, heavy aluminum cans of beans in place of power bars and running in flip flops may just have that fate! In the 12 hour category, team DST-TANG won the category for the most amount of trash collected. They were a tough team with a mission!

The winner of the of most creative trash display in the 12 hour category went to team 617 Express. Their trashed stuffed glove decorated with a goofy face and hair adorned with shotgun shells was hilariously named "Hillbilly with a Shotgun."  Thank you to all the racers who participated in the BMARE competition and to all the racers for their environmentally conscious racing! In the core of adventure racing is the opportunity to explore the raw beauty and untamed challenges of the surrounding environment. There is an intrinsic reward, whether in the lead or lost in some undefined location on the map, in marveling at the tenacity of grand boulders clinging to a precarious cliff or at a moment of synchrony amongst unwieldy wildflowers in a breeze. There too is the thrill of rappelling from a precipitous rock ledge or peddling up a hill laden with natural obstacles. It is this remote wilderness that is the foundation of adventure racing and  thereby it is a united goal to keep this wilderness remote. The foundation of this adventure we seek is woven through the constructs of nature.

Rock2Rock BMARE Competition Report

Thank you to all the teams that participated in the Big Mountain Adventure Racing for the Environment (BMARE). The April 23rd Rock2Rock Adventure Race hosted some fast racers and impressive navigators.  But some ultra motivated adventure racers took on an additional challenge: collecting trash and making our awesome urban parks beautiful all while racing! The two competing categories were  (1) Most amount of trash collected by weight and (2) Most creative trash collected.  And the winners are... The heaviest trash collected, two FULL trash bags, was hauled in by the impressive duo female team: Milky Mamas.  You go girls!! Nord Vrai's themed trash: Beer cans, cigarettes, poker chip, golf ball - Certainly have a theme going on!! Is this what people do when not adventure racing?!? The most creative trash collected was by team Nord Vrai, who not only took the time to pick up some creative trash, but also won the 3-4 person coed team category!  Nord Vrai's trash theme? Vices! With beer cans, golf ball,  poker chip, and cigarette pack they really were on a roll. Congratulations Nord Vrai! BMARE is very grateful for Soles, GO LITE, and Bestway who sponsored this competition and provided the prizes.

BMARE Competition

At most of our events we host a secondary competition called BMARE. We provide each team with a trashbag to have our participants collect trash at our venues. There are two conditions for winning BMARE: weight and creativity. The team that collects the most amount of trash by weight wins first prize. The team that provides the most creative display of the trash collected within a 10 minute period wins second prize. Everyone has a chance of winning this competition, but the environment is the real winner! (Note the winners of the 1st prize cannot win the 2nd prize as well)

The prizes for BMARE will vary depending on the event and our sponsor support. Fun times for a good cause.

BMARE Competition Sponsored by:

Leave No Trace Ethics

Big Mountain Adventure practices and promotes Leave No Trace ethics both as a team and an organization. Leave No Trace information is rooted in scientific studies and common sense. The information is framed under the Seven Leave No Trace Principles.

• Plan Ahead and Prepare
• Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
• Dispose of Waste Properly
• Leave What You Find
• Minimize Campfire Impacts
• Respect Wildlife
• Be Considerate of Other Visitors

BMAR Team Committment

Our Big Mountain Adventure Racing Team does our part in preservation. We bring a garbage bag on every training we do to pick up trash while we use our training grounds.

Supporting and Promoting Green Companies

We seek and promote green companies as our sponsors. We also support and promote the products of green companies both as a team and an organization.

Supporting and Promoting Environmentally Conscious Individuals

Preserving the environment we use for our adventures is everyone's responsibility. We as environmental enthusiasts owe it to ourselves and future enthusiasts to maintain and improve our environment. Big Mountain Adventure supports our friends and race participants who are conscious of their impact on the environment and understand their responsibility to preserve it and encourage others to do the same.

BMAR Team Blog