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(Posted - 17 Dec 2007)

Here’s the scoop.

The don of Australia’s outdoor industry Mountain Designs joins forces with Rapid Ascent to bring you the inaugural ‘Mountain Designs Great Southern Adventure Race’ on September 20/21, 2008. Western Australia’s ‘Great Southern’ will serve as the centerpiece for two days of full-throttle fun were teams of 4 will cover over 200km of varied low elevation and spectacular mountainous terrain navigating their way by foot, mountain biking, ocean/river paddling, and rappelling, while strictly respecting the natural environment.

Not your stock hammerfest crud, the Mountain Designs GSAR serves up a 12 stage action-packed itinerary that will satisfy your thirst for adventure and wow athletes of all ability out to push the limits of their sport and the boundaries of their experience. Teams of 4 with only 3 on the course at any one time will race continuously until days end where you’ll pit-stop to feast and share stories with your race hardened comrades and support crews then bank some well earned z’s before breaking camp at dawn for a hard-charging scramble to the finish line. Hooray!

Adventure has always been at the core of Mountain Design’s heritage so whatever your playground – hike, bike, run or paddle, they’ve got the goods to lift your game. Lighten your pockets and direct your Christmas splurge on their impressive armorlike apparel and revolutionary foolproof gadgetry that won’t put you into fashion exile.

While you’re getting bulbous on festive cheer we’re busy prowling the trails connecting the dots over a radical course through a jackpot of tightly packed parks and private land that’s sure to challenge and inspire so start recruiting and we’ll bring you the buzz in early February.