Cross Sportswear
descends to CP17 by rope (photo by Rahoul Ghose)


Cross Sportswear leaves CP18 (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Cross Sportswear leaves CP18 (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Cross Sportswear leaves CP18 (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Danelle Ballangee (Nike ACG / Balance Bar) (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Nike ACG / Balance Bar - first descent(photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Nike ACG / Balance Bar - first descent (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Geoff Hunt (ARWC Director) and Lawrence Foster (course designer) (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Heli lift (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Hurting Feet (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Ian Adamson (Nike ACG / Balance Bar) - Brief Respite @ CP18 (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Ian Adamson (Nike ACG / Balance Bar) - kayak launch (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Mats Anderson (Cross Sportswear) chows down (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Merrel Zanfel Adventure - umbrellas (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Merrell Zanfel Adventure -- setting up kayak umbrellas (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Michael Tobin and Danelle Ballangee (Nike ACG / Balance Bar) (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Mike Kloser (Nike ACG / Balance Bar) (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Natasha Westling (Cross Sportswear) erects kayak sail (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Neil Jones (Merrell Zanfel Adventure) rehydrates (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Neil Jones & Robyn Benincasa (Merrell Zanfel Adventure) - kayaks @ CP18 (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Nike ACG / Balance Bar readies the kayaks (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Nike ACG / Balance Bar readies the kayaks (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Nike ACG / Balance Bar - carrying kayak gear to the beach (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Chris Morrissey (Merrell Zanfel Adventure) gets a boost (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Kayaks @ CP18 (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Cross Sportswear carries the kayaks to the put-in (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Cross Sportswear carries the kayaks to the put-in (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Cross Sportswear descends Blow-me-down (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Cross Sportswear drags kayaks out (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Cross Sportswear drags kayaks out (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Cross Sportswear drags kayaks out(photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Cross Sportswear - building bikes (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Cross Sportswear chasing leaders (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Cross Sportswear chase the leaders (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Cross Sportswear bike through the bush (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Nike ACG / Balance Bar - biking quartet 2 (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Ian Adamson towed by Mike Kloser (Nike ACG / Balance Bar) (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Mike Kloser (Nike ACG / Balance Bar) grabs a drink (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Danelle Balangee (Nike ACG / Balance Bar) gets some hill help (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Nike ACG / Balance Bar - biking quartet (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Danelle Ballangee (Nike ACG / Balance Bar) (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Michael Tobin pushes through the bush (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

2004 AR World Champions - Nike ACG / Balance Bar (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Champagne Celebration (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

A Hug from Ian (Nike ACG / Balance Bar) (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Bike Through the Finish Line (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Cross Sportswear celebrate tight finish (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

First and Second place teams (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Chris Morrisey (Merrell Zanfel Adventure) celebrates 3rd (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Finish Line chat (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Merrell Zanfel Adventures crossing the finish in 3rd place (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Mud-splattered Ian (Nike ACG / Balance Bar) (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Neil Jones and Chris Morrisey (Merrel Zanfel Adventure) @ Finish (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Robyn Benincasa (Merrell Zanfel Adventure) @ Finish (photo by Rahoul Ghose)

Robyn Benincasa gets a hug from Ian Adamson (photo by Rahoul Ghose)