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Past Press Releases

Fall 2006		The Celebrity Adventure Games™ A 2-hour Network television event is slated for 2006 with cash, awards and prizes, with favorite charities earmarked to participate in the winnings. The Celebrity Adventure Games™ will feature secret new extreme events married with traditional adventure and action sports such as mountain biking, rappelling, trekking, flat-water paddling, dragon boat racing, swimming, kick-scootering, horseback-riding, power-parachuting, while combining SUV-based GPS assisted navigating, and ATV and personal water craft water events. Participants race from venue to venue, staged across a secret course around the South Lake Tahoe mountain terrain. Casino high rollers will join with other celebrities to judge the achievements of the approximately fifteen starting teams. Competitors will pull out all the stops to survive the day holding on to a chance at the top spot.
September 2004		`TopoTrak’s TrackAnalyzer Takes Adventure Race GPS Tracking to the Next Level` TopoTrak announces the beta release of TrackAnalyzer, a revolutionary display and analysis tool for GPS Tracking of Adventure Races and similar outdoor events. TrackAnalyzer provides an instantaneous, web-based graphical display of each Team’s "checkpoint-to-checkpoint" progress through an adventure race course, focusing on performance related statistics such as Travel Time, Distance Traveled, Top Speed, Avg Speed, and even Time Spent Standing Still.
Spring 2003		2003 Four Winds USA Supreme Adventure Race, Presented by The North Face® Takes to the Air — Ever dream of soaring in the sky? Flying a powered parachute is one of the most exciting air sports available to the regular guy, in one of the safest aircraft you can fly. Racers will take to the air in this year's Four Winds USA Supreme Adventure Race, presented by The North Face®.
May 2002		Four Winds Announces Partnership with Outdoor Sports Marketing — Recently, the Four Winds Adventure Co. entered into a comprehensive and integrated partnership with Outdoor Sports Marketing Group to incorporate development funding and media distribution in order to further develop the sport of adventure racing in the United States and around the world. Check back here
May 30, 2001		Four Winds 2001 Season Continues With Mountain Rage Series — Summer may be over come September, but the adventures will continue with the Four Winds Adventure Company's two-day Mountain Rage Series races. . . .
May 8, 2001		Window of Opportunity for Early Registration Closing Soon for FOUR WINDS '01: THE USA SUPREME ADVENTURE RACE/IDAHO — Early registration has been held over for a limited time for FOUR WINDS '01: The USA SUPREME ADVENTURE RACE/IDAHO. The window for teams from the United States will close soon; early registration for international teams remains open. . . .
Mar 23, 2001		Four Winds 'MARCH GLIMPSE' . . . Countdown On To 2001 Supreme Adventure Race/Idaho — The countdown continues to Four Winds '01: The USA Supreme Adventure Race/Idaho. Team registrations are well underway, and as one Idaho-bound racer said, "We are very excited to be part of this year's Four Winds Idaho race, and [like] the fact that we don't have to fly halfway around the world, get some strange disease and empty out our bank accounts to do a top-level, expedition-type adventure race." . . . .
Dec 28,2000		Mark Your Calendars! Four Winds Announces 2001 Schedule — Continuing its quest of providing top-quality, adventure races that invite athletes around the world to push themselves physically and mentally, the Four Winds Adventure Company — now in its sixth year as the longest running mulit-day adventure racing company in the U.S. — is pleased to announce the 2002 season.
Nov 1, 2000		Ninth House Network to Spotlight Teamwork in Adventure Racing During Mountain Rage/Lake Mead — Corporate America will soon get up close and personal with adventure racing, specifically, how group dynamics play a part in achieving success when Ninth House Network chronicles one team's journey during Four Winds' Mountain Rage '00/Lake Mead Nov. 4-5. The San Francisco-based company will follow team Dawg/4Winds (Kiviok Hight, Ron Kelly, Ann Motokaitis, Bill Watters) throughout the race as it mountain bikes, treks, paddles and rappels through the nearly 100-mile rugged course . . . .
Oct 2, 2000		Four Winds Adventure Co. Brings Its Championship Mountain Rage Series Adventure Race to the Lake Mead/Las Vegas Region November 4-5, 2000 — Wild horses, petroglyphs and cerulean blue waters of Lake Mead near Las Vegas await racers participating in the last Four Winds Mountain Rage Adventure Race of the year 2000. This is the second year that the race series will visit the Lake Mead region shouldering both Arizona and Nevada, and the first time that the Series Championship will be held in the region. The stark and dramatic landscape has the glitter of Las Vegas as a nighttime backdrop, and fall temperatures will drop sharply in the unforgiving desert to give adventure racers thermal, as well as athletic, endurance and mental challenges. . . .
Sep 21, 2000		Epinephrine Wins Mountain Rage/Ventura — Under 50-plus degree temperature swings that topped 108 degrees during dry, breezeless days, Southern California-based team Epinephrine took home the victor's title at Four Winds' Mountain Rage Series race in Ventura County over the weekend. . . .
Jul 26, 2000		Adventure Racers Head to Southern California for Four Winds' Fall Mountain Rage Series Race Sept. 15-16 — Fronted by ocean and backed by the Sierra Nevada's southernmost peaks, Ventura County will be the host site of Four Winds' first Mountain Rage Series race in Southern California Sept. 15-16. . .
Jun 14, 2000		Four Winds Teams With Leading Entertainment Agency — Forming an alliance to bring the Supreme Adventure Race to television viewers, leading entertainment agency Endeavor has signed with the Four Winds Adventure Company for exclusive television representation of the expedition-level competition. . . .
Mar 29, 2000		Veteran Team HI-TEC/SCAR Wins Four Winds' Third Annual Lake Roosevelt Mountain Rage Series Race — In a nearly flawless race across approximately 100 miles of the Tonto National Forest, team SCAR outstripped the competition to cross the finish line first in the Four Winds Mountain Rage/Lake Roosevelt adventure race March 18-19.
DEC 8, 1999		Four Winds 2000 Schedule — Two new Mountain Rage locales and the fourth annual expedition-level USA Supreme Adventure Race highlight Four Winds Adventure Company's 2000 schedule . . . .
NOV 16, 1999		Subaru Outback Wins Final 1999 Four Winds Mountain Rage Series Race at Lake Powell - Pinnacle Takes Overall 1999 Mountain Rage Series Title Setting a blistering pace and only conceding the lead for a brief time, Subaru Outback jogged to the winner's circle to capture the final Four Winds Mountain Rage Series race title at Page/Lake Powell . . . .
OCT 1,1999		Lake Powell to Again Host Adventure Racers for Four Winds Mountain Rage Series Race Nov. 6-7 — Athletes from across the continent will converge in Northern Arizona/Southern Utah for America's last major adventure race of the millennium during Four Winds-The Mountain Rage Series/Lake Powell, Nov. 6-7 . . . .
AUG 25,1999		Houston Captures First Place Title in the 3rd Annual Four Winds '99 USA Supreme Adventure Race/Wyoming — Slipping in just before midnight on August 20, Team Houston finished the final mountain biking leg on their way to victory, capturing the Four Winds '99 - USA Supreme Adventure Race/Wyoming . . . .
MAY 27,1999		Four Winds '99/Wyoming Rescheduled — As a result of snowed in and washed out access roads that will not be ready or repaired until late summer, Four Winds '99: The USA Supreme Adventure Race/Wyoming has been rescheduled for Aug. 14-21 . . . .
MAY 25,1999		S.C.A.R. Crosses Finish Line First and Unscathed at Mountain Rage/Lake Mead — Not wanting to miss out on a good night's sleep, S.C.A.R. blazed through a challenging course that began just before daybreak May 15, to cross the finish line first later that night during the Mountain Rage Series . . . .
APR 14,1999		Lake Mead to be Host Site of 1999's Second Four Winds Adventure Race: Mountain Rage Series MAY 15-16 — Amid basalt cliffs, red rocks, gravel washes, and sand dunes, the Lake Mead area will physically and mentally challenge adventure racers from across the continent . . . .
APR 2,1999		High, Wide and Handsome… Western Wyoming To Be Host Site for Four Winds '99: The USA Supreme Adventure Race/Wyoming, June 19-27 — Brilliant skies and sagebrush rangelands… the majestic heights and awesome valleys of the great Rocky Mountains… antelope and elk, buffalo and bear. The grandeur and extremes of Western Wyoming will test athletes beyond the limits . . . .
MAR 29,1999		Qualcomm Venture Four Captures Title at First Mountain Rage Series Race of 1999 — In a closely watched race between first and second place, first-time Four Winds competitor Qualcomm Venture Four zoomed through a foul weather-designed course to win the Mountain Rage Adventure Race at Lake Roosevelt in a record time . . . .
MAR 8,1999		Four Winds Lowers Entry Fees For 1999 Races — Thanks to sponsor support, and in response to the adventure racing community, the Four Winds Adventure Company has lowered its entry fees for its 1999 Mountain Rage Series and USA Supreme Adventure Race competitions . . . .
FEB 24,1999		Four Winds Adventure Co. Returns To Tonto National Forest For Second Mountain Rage Series March 20-21 — Combining a challenging mix of rugged, austere terrain, and desert and alpine eco-systems, Arizona's Lake Roosevelt region will again set the stage for the two-day Four Winds Adventure Race . . . .
JAN 18,1999		Now In Its Third Year… Four Winds Adventure Company Announces 1999 Race Schedule — Four Mountain Rage short-course races and the expedition-level USA Supreme Adventure Race will highlight the 1999 adventure racing calendar as the Four Winds Adventure Company announces its slate of events for the coming year . . . .
NOV 18,1998		Team Delirium Wins Mountain Rage '98/Lake Powell — About 41 hours after leaving Page, Arizona on foot just after midnight Saturday morning, November 7, Team Delirium returned to Page for the finish to win the second Four Winds Adventure Race, Mountain Rage Series . . . .
OCT 13,1998		Four Winds Adventure Co. To Present Second Mountain Rage Series Race NOV. 7-8 At Lake Powell — Against the spectacular and diverse scenery and landscapes of Lake Powell, nearly 30 adventure racing teams from as far away as Hawaii, Canada and Massachusetts will converge for the Four Winds Adventure Race: The Mountain Rage Series Nov. 7-8 . . . .
JUN 29,1998		S.C.A.R. Wins Four Winds '98 — The USA Supreme Adventure Race/Montana — Capping a week that barraged participants with rain, hail, freezing white water rapids, high winds, snow, sleet and more rain, Team S.C.A.R. mountain biked to the finish at Bear Canyon Campground at 9:02 a.m., Friday, June 19 to win Four Winds '98 . . . .
MAR 28,1998		Team S.C.A.R. First To Cross Finish Line At Inaugural Mountain Rage Series Race — In a little less than 30 hours after taking off in canoes from Roosevelt Lake's Windy Point Saturday morning, March 21, the three-person squad Team S.C.A.R. jogged to the finish Sunday afternoon, March 22 at the Grapevine Campground . . . .
FEB 1,1998		Extreme Athletes To Head To Big Sky Country For Four Winds '98 — The USA Supreme Adventure Race/Montana, JUNE 13-20 — Recalling the inspiring expedition and explorations of Lewis and Clark almost two centuries ago, Montana's Rocky Mountain terrain of rolling plains and snow-covered peaks of granite slabs will provide the majestic backdrop for Four Winds '98-The USA Supreme Adventure Race/Montana . . . .
DEC 19,1997		Four Winds Adventure Co. To Introduce Short Races With Inaugural Mountain Rage Series March 21-22 In Arizona — Combining a challenging mix of ruggedness and austere terrain, Arizona's Tonto National Forest region will set the stage for the debut of Four Winds Adventure Race: The Mountain Rage Series March 21-22 . . . .
JUL 11,1997		Knuckleheads Win Inaugural Four Winds Adventure Race — Taos, N.M. — After more than 360 grueling miles through the beautiful Rocky Mountain Southwest and a sprint to the finish, The Knuckleheads, whose members came from Maine to California, won the first-ever Four Winds Adventure Race . . . .
MAY 1,1997		Extreme Athletes To Compete In First Annual Four Winds Adventure Race In The Rocky Mountain Southwest JUNE 14-21 — Against the spectacular and breathtaking backdrop of the Rocky Mountain Southwest, the Four Winds Adventure Co. will welcome athletes to challenge themselves beyond the limits of their five senses during the inaugural Four Winds Adventure Race June 14-21 . . . .