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Iron Mike Norton (born October 20, 1973) is an American blues musician who plays slide guitar.Known as "the King of Swamp Stomp", Norton developed a style of blues that combines elements of traditional hill country slide guitar, with modern elements of hip-hop and other modern urban styles of music.
Rebecca Rusch is an American endurance professional athlete, seven-time World Champion, author, entrepreneur, Emmy Award winner, [1] and motivational speaker. [2] Rusch's career has spanned adventure sports including rock climbing, adventure racing, whitewater rafting, cross-country skiing and mountain biking.
The Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS) [1] is an endurance racing season where adventure racing teams compete in a range of disciplines including, for example, navigation, trekking, mountain biking, paddling and climbing.
Squiggly Lines: Map and Compass Navigation with a Focus on Adventure Racing and Rogaining by Mark Lattanzi ISBN 978-0-473-38677-1; Surviving the Toughest Race on Earth by Martin Dugard. ISBN 0-07-135821-8; The Complete Guide to Adventure Racing: An Insider’s Guide to the Greatest Sport on Earth by Don Mann and Kara Schaad. ISBN 1-57826-064-7
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The Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic (sometimes called the Alaska Wilderness Classic) is an adventure challenge that espouses purity of style and zero impact. Started in 1982 as a 150-mile (240 km) wilderness traverse, the Classic has crossed various mountain ranges throughout Alaska with some routes covering nearly 250 miles (400 km).
Eco-Challenge: The Expedition Race is a multi-day expedition length adventure race in which teams of four (five in the early years) competed. It originally aired on TV from April 1995 to April 2002. Based closely on the Raid Gauloises adventure race, the broadcast of Eco-Challenge led to the popularity of the adventure racing. [1]
Before its debut, Expedition Impossible drew comparisons to other reality television series, including The Amazing Race, [1] Pirate Master, [8] and Burnett's own adventure race series Eco-Challenge. [32] Burnett has repudiated the comparisons to TAR, saying "There’s no taxis. There’s no hotels. This is very, very different.