High Profile Adventure Racing L.L.C. presents the 4th annual adventure camp in Mount Carroll, Illinois at the scenic and historic YMCA Camp Benson. The camp will give aspiring first timers to experienced racers the skills and knowledge needed to participate and excel in adventure races. The camp is also ideal for adventurers who may not be not interested in racing but in adventure travel and for those preparing for mountaineering, backpacking, or canoe trips.

The camp will be held on Friday, March 26, – Sunday, March 28, 2010.

The focus of this years camp is on fixed ropes, navigation with map and compass and new for 2010, canoe and kayak paddling.

Fixed ropes instruction will focus on safety, equipment, knots, and communication with plenty of hands on experience in the field with rappelling, ascending, and traversing on fixed ropes and rock climbing. The rappels, ascents, and climbs are on cliffs over 100’ high and traverses of over 300’ long.

Navigation instruction is presented in a classroom setting with an outstanding Power Point Presentation followed by an extensive field exercise in a small group setting at the Mississippi Palisades State Park in Savanna. Buses will provide transportation to the Park.

Paddle instruction will include a presentation on clothing selection, safety precautions, paddle selection, boat and hauling method selection, boat ergonomics, paddle stroke techniques to include forward and control, reading water/line selection, teamwork/communication, drafting/wake riding techniques, navigation, and setting up the boat. Skill stations on the Mississippi River will allow participants to practice strokes, boat control and turning, drafting/wake riding, and turning in and out of currents.

The highlight of this years camp is the LIGHTNING STRIKES 6 hour sprint adventure race on Sunday featuring land navigation, mountain biking, canoeing, caving and multiple fixed ropes. The race will feature two divisions, competitive and recreational. In the competitive division, teams of two coed racers will compete for the USARA and Check Point Tracker Series. Prizes will also be awarded to the same gender winner in the competitive race and both the coed and same gender winners of the fun race. The winner of the competitive division will receive a $400 voucher towards the USARA National Championship Race. In addition, the top four teams will qualify for the race. The LIGHTNING STRIKES Adventure Race is an excellent opportunity to qualify early in the season!

The cost of the camp includes Friday night seminars, all day Saturday classroom and field instruction, fixed ropes and rigging, canoes, use of a limited number of kayak paddles and PFD’s, bus transportation, Friday and Saturday night lodging at Camp Benson, a Saturday night buffet meal, a Sunday morning buffet breakfast, insurance, prize drawings for valuable gear donated by our generous sponsors, a sprint adventure race, and a certificate of attendance.

Active Endeavors will be at the camp and will have all the required rope gear for sale along with headlamps, shoes, clothing other accessories available.

The High Profile Adventure Camp’s volunteer staff are all experienced adventure racers and adventurers. Each is highly skilled with backgrounds and expertise in the topics and disciplines presented.

The camp is presented by Gerry Voelliger, Director of the Thunder Rolls Adventure Race and Captain of Team ENViROMARK – Orthopaedic Specialists.

2010 scheduled presenters include Gerry Voelliger, Ron Stonitsch, and Jeremy Rodgers. Additional presenters may be announced in the future.

The camp is sanctioned by the United States Adventure Racing Association, and is one of the only camps geared towards adventure racing held nationwide in 2010 and by far the least expensive!!