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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Feb. 23, 2011)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Call Al Risch, executive director, FOTR, (603) 367-4417
Friends of Tuckerman to present Inferno, Wildfire pentathlons April 16
By Tom Eastman
PINKHAM NOTCH - Two exciting events mark the return of spring every season for thrill-seeking Mount Washington Valley enthusiasts: the Tuckerman Ravine Inferno Pentathlon, and the Wildcat Wildfire Pentathlon, both to be presented this year April 16.
The Tuckerman Inferno pentathlon is open both to teams of five (one of whom must be of the opposite sex) and to solo TuckerMen and TuckerWomen competitors.
The Inferno class also has an all-women category open to teams of five as well as a Dynamic Duo two-person category.
The Inferno consists of an 8.3-mile run, a 6-mile kayak race down the Saco River, an 18-mile bike race north through Pinkham Notch, a 3-mile run/hike up the Tuckerman Trail to Mount Washington's Tuckerman Ravine, and a 1-mile ski/hike giant slalom to the floor of the ravine.
The Wildfire Pentathlon will be run an hour later on a similar but slightly easier five-part course, ending at Wildcat Mountain ski area.
It consists of a 6-mile run, 6- mile kayak, 16-mile bike, 2-mile hike/snowshoe up the Polecat Trail at Wildcat and a 1.5-mile downhill ski race down a trail to be determined based on ski conditions.
The Wildfire is open to teams of five (one of whom must be of the opposite sex), as well as an all-women class, a five-person ski club category and a two-person category.
The events are presented by Friends of Tuckerman Ravine, a locally-based, member-supported, non-profit organization that seeks to preserve and protect the unique alpine and sub-alpine eastern slopes of Mount Washington and to work in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service to sustain the traditional uses of the distinctive natural area.
The group also presents trail maintenance work days every fall. Memberships start at $35 per year.
For more information log on to www.friendsoftuckerman.org or call 367-4417 or e-mail to
info@friendsoftuckerman.org .
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