The Amazing Adventures are our beginner and family friendly adventure races.

Teams consisting of two or three (ages 8 and up) will work together to travel through the course on foot, by bike or paddle power, conquering several fun mental and physical challenges along the way. Adding to the excitement, your team will navigate the course using street and orienteering maps.

Using the supplied maps and course instructions, you will move through the course encountering various Checkpoints (CP's) where you'll punch your "passport", find a clue or possibly complete a special challenge. Check out the Gear List for all the stuff you'll need to bring.

Columbus Amazing Adventure Goes Wild!

Last year's urban assault on downtown Columbus saw you ghost hunting in a haunted theater, getting flushed down a giant toilet, and sliding down a real fireman's pole! This year, bring your appetite for high adventure, scenic vistas, zany challenges, and plenty of thrills in western Bartholomew county! (hint: there will be a pre-race bike inspection to insure that your brakes and tires are in good working order).

Rugged terrain will make this year's race challenging (and rewarding). But don't worry; we love beginners, families, and fun, and the course will be rated "E" for everyone! All riding will be downhill.* So, team up with your kids, bring grandma and grandpa, get reacquainted with your spouse or sweetheart**, rouse out your best friend, or challenge the rival department at work (they're a bunch of slugs!).

As if it couldn't get any better, the ridiculously generous folks at Planet Adventure donate 100% of the race profit to kids! Over the past two years, they have donated over $3400 to the Ocean Science class at Columbus East high school to help students attend their annual field trip to Seacamp in the Florida Keys. This field trip is an amazing, once in a lifetime adventure for our kids, and gives them real life experience that makes their classroom lessons pop!

The race will begin at the Columbus Youth Camp, about six miles west of the Columbus I-65 exit (the one with the big red arches). Directions are posted below. You can get a preview at www.columbusyouthcamp.com. If you missed the Columbus Amazing Adventure Race last year, stop beating yourself up and get signed up for this year! We look forward to enjoying a great day with you!

* not quite true, but we are working on that part
** they had better be the same person!

The Columbus Amazing Adventure is a fund-raiser event for the Ocean Science Class at Columbus High School.

Date: Saturday, April 9th

Start Location: Columbus Youth Camp, Columbus Indiana

Saturday Morning Race

• 9:00am Transition Area Opens
• 9:30am Check in Opens
• 10:15am Pre-race Meeting
• 10:30am Start
• 1:30pm Race Cutoff
• 1:30pm Awards

• Running (or Walking/Trekking): 2-4 miles on roads and trails
• Biking: 6-10 miles on sidewalks and biking trails, and maybe other places
• Ropes: Potential rope protected pursuits
• Paddling: 1-1.5 miles of Canoeing or other wet activities (or maybe not paddling...)
• Navigation & Orienteering through the Course
• Mental, Physical and Team based Challenges

A Family and Beginner Event!

• Teams of 2 or 3, All Male, All Female or Co-ed
• Junior Division: 1 member of the team between 8 and 14 years old
• Note: if your child is 6-7 and you would like to race with them, please contact us.
• Varsity Division: All members 15-17 years old
• Open Division: Everyone 15-100 years old!
• Challenger Division: One member of the team has a physical or mental challenge. These teams will be given advance instructions to allow extra time to plan and discuss the various components of the event with the director. For this division, register as usual but send us an email to make us aware.
• Entry Fees (does not include race shirt this year, this event is a fundraiser):
• $30/person : 17 & Under
• $60/person : 18 & Over
• FREE Rental : Paddles and PFDs (life jacket)

FROM THE NORTH (Approximately 45 from Indianapolis)

• Take I-65 South to the 2nd Columbus Exit (Exit 68).
• Turn West (right) on State Road 46.
• Proceed 2.5 miles to CR525 West (on the left).
• Turn left and proceed 1.5 miles to Youth Camp Road.
• Turn Right on Youth Camp Road and proceed 2.5 miles.
• The Columbus Youth Camp will be located on the right.

FROM THE SOUTH (Approximately 70 miles from Louisville)

• Take I-65 North to the 1st Columbus Exit (Exit 68).
• Turn West (right) on State Road 46.
• Proceed 2.5 miles to CR525 West (on the left).
• Turn left and proceed 1.5 miles to Youth Camp Road.
• Turn Right on Youth Camp Road and proceed 2.5 miles.
• The Columbus Youth Camp will be located on the right.

FROM THE EAST (Approximately 45 miles from Greensburg)

• Take SR 3 or SR 9 to State Road 46.
• Take State Road 46 through Columbus (Watch 46 signs closely- 46 winds through town).
• When State Road 46 intersects with I-65, continue going straight for 2.5 miles to
• CR525 West (on the left)
• Turn left and proceed 1.5 miles to Youth Camp Road.
• Turn Right on Youth Camp Road and proceed 2.5 miles.
• The Columbus Youth Camp will be located on the right.

FROM THE WEST (Approximately 38 miles from Bloomington)

• Take State Road 46 to CR525 West (on the right)
• Turn right and proceed 1.5 miles to Youth Camp Road.
• Turn Right on Youth Camp Road and proceed 2.5 miles.
• The Columbus Youth Camp will be located on the right.