USWE Adventure Team

This was not according to the plan.

Have struggled with a never ending cold 🥶 for weeks. Finally feeling better. Was hoping to be on the MTB in a couple of days, but f it up with a dirtbike crash.

X Dislocated and broke right thumb 👎
X Seriously sprained left wrist.

And worst of all…

X Broke left ankle.

I’m happy that I wore a chest protector as I smashed into a rock 🪨 with the chest. Also happy that nothing serious was hit or injured. Still the combo of injuries makes me not very mobile (to say the least).

Will find out later this week if thumb and/or ankle will need surgery.

If you learn anything from adventure racing, it is that everything will not go as planned. When 💩 happens it’s about not freaking out, handle the situation and find a new way forward.

Riding down the mountain this Friday was challenging, but with a little suffering and creative technique I got to the emergency room.

Not sure what to learn yet, but this season is definitely lost. Main goal is to summit some of the peaks in the Cascade range before the snow hits.

Post race picture after 18h of racing and a couple of hours of sleep in a cargo van. 0% BS. 100% glamour.

We signed up the day before the Rainer Raid adventure race and did a solid performance. Start at 6am Saturday in Ashford, Washington and finish by midnight. Running, bushwhacking, MTB and pack raft with some tricky designed navigation.

Next time we might actually prepare for a couple of weeks and maybe also bring the road book for all stages. Watch out… we might just be ahead of you 😃

Thanks for being flexible and have us enter the race last minute and also a big thanks for having us paddle your .packrafting Barracuda !!