Adventure Sport NQ

The 2012 Barron River Challenge (BRC 2012) canoe race is only 13 weeks away. Whilst Tinaroo dam is still 3m from overflowing – rainfall in the catchment areas below the dam wall have allowed for training/ recon paddles during the last couple of weeks. Mareeba river height between 1.60 and 1.90 is generally an indication [...]

Yes no cups, none, nought, nada, zilch, zero, zip, who would have thought? It makes sense really.

Pete from Top Knot Climbing will be at the Aeroglen site for an afternoon of fun outdoors Saturday 23rd July. Come along and give it a try. Gear provided. go here to check in or here for Pete’s Facebook page and details of Top Knot Climbing.

Bastille day, July 14th, sees our first Winter Series Metrogaine hosted by Muzza at Duplock Park, Cnr Palmerston St and Stratford Connection Road, Aeroglen. Event entry is $5 per head or $10 per family with teams of 2 to 5 welcome. All entries are on the day, commencing from 1730 for a 1800 start for [...]

Sundays Aloomba Bike Hike 2 hour Metrogaine was well received by teams. Leanne, MF and crew did a fantastic job putting together a wonderful event with controls to suit all takers from the guns to a mum with 2 little ones. Weather was perfect from 9 to 11 with a heavy shower sending people under [...]

Porcupine Gorge Race & Mt Walker Fun Run 18th 19th June 2011 Many a mate had touted this weekend as being great fun, in beautiful location and offering huge prize money. Not known as one to run fast when on camping trips, I rounded up my cash cows Chris White and Sue Crowe to have [...]

Saturday June 25th see the inaugural Cairns 2 Kuranda Train Race, commencing at 0845. Competitors will race the Kuranda Scenic Railway Train from Freshwater Station to Kuranda via tracks and trails. Go here for the race profile and here to view the full details and race entry form

Photos from the RVEMSR 2011 are now the Adventure Sport NQ Facebook Page for you to peruse and download. There are more than 500 photos in several albums right here. Make sure you like us while your there!

Last years Cairns Adventure Film Festival (CAFF) absolutely rocked and with the second one coming this weekend you better hold on to your jocks. Three nights of absolutely outrageous entertainment, all you need to do is be there. Details below. Screening Last Paradise Thursday 26th May @ 7pm Centre of Contemporary Art Cairns (Jelly Beans) Screening Bikes and Broken [...]

Cairns Chamber of Commerce Event Details Date: Tuesday, 24 May 2011 Guest Speaker: Steve Moneghetti One of Australia’s greatest marathon runners – Steve draws parallels between the demands of an elite athlete and the corporate world $47 – Cairns Chamber members & guests $60 – Non-members – Welcome drink and hot plated lunch served, Time: [...]

BRC 2011 Race organiser, Terry McClelland is confident that the BRC will become a permanent fixture on the Norths Adventure Sport event calendar following 2 successful events on May 8 and 9. The Inaugural BRC50 saw 22 paddlers leave the Low Barron bridge in Mareeba in 1.93 m of water. All were seasoned paddlers and [...]

The 7th running of this hugely supported race is only 3 weeks away and the early bird discount expires on Friday May 6th. For some great Multisport action get over to the RVEMSR Site and register for a top day of fun. Both sport and social events are available.

Due to the importance of the Great Steam Train Race we have reconsidered our Calendar of Events and made several changes. The annual 24 hour Bush Rogaine has been moved to the weekend of July 30/31 and will include shorter events. On June 25th Leanne Kruger, MF De Jourdan, Deb Trehearn and Doon McColl will [...]

Ignite your passion for Adventure, Action and Travel! Hot on the heels of the largest and one of the most prestigious mountain festivals in the world, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour has hit the road again, with stops planned in more than 360 communities and 30 countries across the globe. This year’s tour [...]

Sue Crowe led home a quality field of female runners in the 2011 Speewah Legend. All three female placegetters went under the previous record, but it will be Sue’s time of 1:48:42 that will be the time to chase in future Speewah Legends. Here’s her version of events.

Our next Metrogaine was not meant to be until July, however we have been fortunate to be able to share a Metrogaine next Monday April 11th commencing at 5:30 [event start] from the area on the footpath in front of the Convention Centre. A Health Conference will also be Metrogaining at 5:30 so come along, [...]

Setters Report “Fun in the Sun 6 and 3 hour Bush Rogaine” Sundowner Station 3 April 2011, By Tony Webster Without too much sun it was a pretty good day for rogaining. Having already set the course for an 8 hour rogaine (given it was folded into a 6 hour event), it was pretty obvious [...]

I would like to give a big thank you for being apart of Adventure Sport NQ’s awesome events and really friendly community. Late last year we asked you what you loved and what we could improve on for future ASNQ (events mainly). And to show you that we have been working hard at it when [...]

I’m now hooked on the idea of trail running and would like to bid farewell to concrete and bitumen.

Mike LeRoux heads out to Moab today (Sydney via San Francisco to Salt Lake City) with good mate Tim Andersen to participate in his FIRST 100 mile event. Unfortunately Kirsten won’t be there in person to support him this time but Tim is well prepared to crew and is looking forward to a day at [...]

  The Tinaroo Canoe Club are proud to host the first Barron River Challenge on May 7th & 8th. The Challenge is to paddle a watercraft from Mareeba to Kuranda. This 50km river race is open to juniors as well as age categories with discount prices to Australian Canoe members. A flyer  and a course [...]

Saturday and Sunday March 12/13th saw the hamlet of Tinaroo hosting Adventure Sport NQ members and friends for the second Adventures on a Summers Weekend. 169 people registered for the weekend and the 6 events on offer were well supported. The enthusiasm with which competitors completed events revealed the fun being enjoyed. The BBQ dinner [...]

Starring Leanne Kruger, MF DeJourdan, Deb Trehearn and Doon McColl Friday 4th March saw the intrepid team of the Tropical Tryhards ( Leanne Kruger, Mary Frances DeJourdan, Doon McColl and Deb Trehearn) join some 600 others in teams of four for Coastrek -  a 50 or 100km walk along the stunning NSW coastline from Palm [...]

            The  Tropical NQ Institute of TAFE is calling for expressions of interest in Outdoor Rec Cert 3 & 4. If you are interested in the outdoors and would like to know more click the button below for further information.

This is an event that should grab our Trail Runners and Multisporters attention. 21.1 km of some of the north’s best trails will feature in the June 25th Man v Machine foot race against a Steam Train from Freshwater to Kuranda.