The Straddie Salute Off-road Triathlon & Teams Challenge
Swim, bike and run your way around one of Queensland's most beautiful island destinations and salute the last of the Humpback Whales as they migrate south on their annual pilgrimage.
Set on North Stradbroke Island, the Straddie Salute is a breathtaking experience on Brisbane's doorstep. Swim the crystal clear waters, ride the scenic 4WD tracks and roads and run along one of the most beautiful coastal trails in Queensland. Take up the challenge or grab a couple of mates, enter a team and join the fun!
Innovations and Technology
MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR DESIGN CONCEPT
Create compressible, reliable, affordable sleeping bags that maintain loft and warmth while using the latest advances in fill and our patented Lamina construction technology.
•UltraLamina and Lamina Bags with Thermic Micro™
LAMINA CONSTRUCTION: WELDED SEAMS INCREASE LOFT
Maximizing loft is the true measure of synthetic sleeping bag design. Over time, all synthetic bags gradually lose loft due to stuff sack compression and general wear and tear. designing a synthetic sleeping bag that would retain loft – and warmth – over the long haul be- came our engineering challenge, and our welded Lamina construction was born.
WHY WELD?
Welding stabilizes fill without sewing through the bag and pinching the insulation, thereby maximizing warmth and loft. Offset welds on the top and bottom of the bag increase fill stability. sewn seams pinch through the bag and can compress the insulation. sewing a bag often requires more fill to compensate for cold spots, thereby increasing bag weight.
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Athletes
Mountain Hardwear sponsored athletes:
Andrew Lock - Australia's most accomplished high Altitude Mountaineer who is nearing completion of his 'Summit 8000 - the Ultimate Mountaineering Challenge', his quest to climb all fourteen of the world's 8000m peaks. -
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Natasha and Gemma - August 2008 the girls are heading to a remote part northern India in the Himachal Pradesh region, to hike into the Miyar Valley which is part of the Himalayan Range, and attempt new routes and unclimbed peaks.
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Athletes
Lee Cossey - and team just returned from Yosemite Valley where they got a hell of a lot of climbing done. One of the biggest highlights was Lee with good friend Jake Bresnehan of Tasmania, climbing the 1000m Nose of El Capitan in a blistering 6 hours 44 minutes, the fastest recorded time for first timers.
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Peter Wilson and Michael Hull - Peter and Michael are hoping to complete 7 ultra marathons across the 7 continents before the end of 2010: Australia - The North Face 100 (completed), Asia - Gobi March (Completed), South America - Atacama Crossing (completed), Antarctica - The Last Desert Race, North America - Rock & Ice Ultra, Africa - Sahara Ultra, Europe - TBC.
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Eric Philips - As an adventurer, Eric has visited every continent on earth, often leading lightweight and self-supported expeditions to remote areas.He has skied the world's four largest icecaps and was the first Australian, together with companion Jon Muir, to ski to both the North and South Poles. Eric was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2004.
Click here to read more about each of our amazing Athletes.
Win a Bebop Superlight Backpack
Just tell us why you need a Bebop Backpack for your next Adventure. Entries close March 31st and the winner will be notified by email, please limit your entry to 25 words or less.
Click here to enter
Congratulations from the entire team at Mountain Hardwear to Christy Van Heerden of Brisbane for being the winner of a Mountain Hardwear Synchro Jacket we hope that you enjoy getting out there, looking great and having fun in your new jacket.