* All fees are subject to a 5% GST Tax
MOMAR 101
is for new and experienced Adventure Racers who would like a comprehensive introduction
to the adventure racing and navigation skills needed to successfully complete
a MOMAR race and other shorter adventure races. This course focus on navigation. This one day course is easy enough
for beginning racers, and challenging enough for those who want to polish more
advanced racing and navigation skills. Be prepared for plenty of inside racing
tips specific to the MOMAR! Limited to 8 participants per clinic.
During this half-day course, we will review rappelling equipment and use, basic rappel configurations and the various types of rappels as they pertain to adventure racing. We will also ensure that participants have ample opportunity to practice the various rappels under the direct supervision of the guide. The courses start at 9:00am and will last approximately 4 hours. Squamish clinics will meet at the Squamish Nesters Starbucks (across from McDonalds). The Whisler Core Clinic will meet at the Core. As with all of our programs, we will provide the necessary equipment. *If the following dates don't work, book your own course through our private instruction program.
More Info:
> Squamish Rock Guides go to www.squamishrockguides.com
> Whistler Core Climbing Gym go to www.whistlercore.com
MOMAR Special - For interested racers, we will provide an afternoon of experiential rock climbing (no experience required) for a grand total of $100.00 + gst (rappel course and equipment included). Choose "MOMAR Special" under program name on the booking page to register.
This clinic is designed for those wanting to try Adventure Racing for the first time and for those of you that have a couple of races under your belt and now want to start honing your skills in order to have a higher finishing placement. This clinic starts Saturday April 28th and runs every Saturday morning until June 16th. The goal being to have you race ready for the July 7th MOMAR at Shawnigan Lake. Your instructor for this clinic will be Sean Lunny. Sean is a certified personal trainer and a 3 time MOMAR champ. Sean has competed with Team Helly Hanson in major races like the Eco Challenge NAC, Explore Sweden, Raid the North, and most recently in the Raid World Cup as a member of Team Supplier Pipeline. Over the 8 consecutive Saturday mornings (1.5-2hours each) you will cover all three disciplines that will be thrown at you in any MOMAR - (Kayaking, Mountain Biking and Navigation) with the main emphasis’s being to develop your navigational skills, the place where most MOMAR races are won and lost. Sean will teach you how to understand and read a map, how to orientate yourself and your map to your surroundings, how to correctly use a compass, set declination, take a bearing and how to choose the route that will hopefully get you from A to B the quickest. You will also get lots of opportunity to work on improving your technical mountain biking skills and learn how to make trail side repairs. One of the Saturday sessions will include kayaking and instruction on proper paddling technique. (there may be an additional charge for this class) This course is very limited in numbers so don’t delay. All clinic members must have their own mountain bike and their own compass (or one per team) For more detailed information please contact Sean at seanlunny@shaw.ca or at 760-0211.
Not
sure you can navigate your mountain bike well enough to do a MOMAR? This course
will teach you all the basics needed to safely and successfully take on the mountain
bike stage. Learn how to ride up and down hills properly, avoid obstacles and
get over small barriers. The course is taught by Sean Lunny a former member of
the National Jr Cycling Team, coach and personal trainer. Course runs for approximately
2 hrs.
The MOMAR 301 clinic
is an advanced navigation specific course designed by Todd Nowack, head navigator of Team Helly Hansen / MOMAR. The goal of this course is to make you race smarter and faster by giving you Todd's tips and tricks that will speed up your navigation abilities. This 'hands-on' course will use orienteering specific maps and will consist of a series of excercies that will demostrate how you can be more effective on the maps by making smarter route choices. If you're looking to shave off that additional time to get closer to the podium, or if you're simply looking to have a better understanding of how to navigate well, then this course is for you. Participants should be comfortable with a compass, have participated in at least one previous MOMAR, and should be quick on their feet.
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