Ground UP Adventures' Youth Team Runs END-SPAR

 
Ground Up Adventures'  Emmett Sum (12) and Carmen Grijalva (14) ran as the only youth team in the ENDracing's Spring Adventure Race, the race included running/trekking, mountain biking (including single-track), packrafting, and map and compass navigation. The youth team (we like to call them Guppies) came in just under the hard cutoff of 6:30 hours.  They ran with no adult team members, but were significantly assisted by long-time GUP supporter Jason Schaefer and his two teammates.  It was a great effort by both the youngsters.  Also, GUP-honed adventurer Megan Peck (14), joined the Canadian version of the super hot YogaSlackers team, and smoked the course.  Great GUP successes.  
 

Winter Break -Adventure Camp

WINTER FUN WITH GROUND UP ADVENTURES' Winter Adventure Camp
Not sure what to do with the kids during the February school break? How about taking advantage of North Dakota's greatest resource-the winter! Two day Winter Adventure (day) Camp- campers meet at Lincoln Drive Park at 8:15 am returning at 5:00 pm (on both days) and are taken by bus to Turtle River for a day of winter survival, snow fort building, sledding, xcountry skiing, snow shoeing, winter tracks for ages 10-14 year olds, $65.00 total for both days (food and gear included). Spaces are limited. Contact: groundupadventures@gmail.com. Photo by Wes Peck (at ENDSURE). Sign up here: http://groundupadventures.com/node/481

GUP Climbing Team Rocks the Cities

Image: New team member Paige on the big wall.

In early April, eleven members of the Ground UP Adventures Climbing Team traveled to the Vertical Endeavors Rock Gym in Minneapolis.  Some of the VE walls are 60’ high, somewhat taller than our team is used to, but all performed great, placing very respectably for such a large competition (over 100 kids) in such a large metro area.  GUP climbing coaches also represented us well.  Emily Orr took third in the Women’s Advanced category, with Elizabeth Carr just behind in fifth.  Veteran coaches Betsy and Dexter Perkins topped the senior citizen, oops, I mean the Master’s Women’s and Men’s categories.  See more photos from the competition, taken by Board member and GUP Photographer Wes Peck at https://www.flickr.com/photos/endracing/sets/72157649654988854/.
 

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Spring is here!

  • Posted on: 14 April 2015
  • By: matt

Spring is here, and GUP is getting ready for action.  We've spent all winter dreaming up new ways to get youth outside, active, and adventuring.  Some quick updates:

  • Ice is gone from the river and the boathouse is on the way!  We're finishing up the second shipping container, which will serve as a real office for our staff this summer.  Interested in working or volunteering?  Drop us a line.
  • It's never too early to get ready for Summer Adventure Camp!  Email gupadventurecamp@gmail.com if you have an interested youth.

See you outdoors!

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