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Sponsors Almost all of our sponsors are local businesses, all of which we patronize personally. The businesses and organizations listed below and throughout our website are all generous contributors to our events. Please learn about them and thank them for making these wonderful events possible. |  | Backcountry.com High end gear for hard core outdoor enthusiasts
This is where it all started. Our roots were simple but our vision was and still is clear; Backcountry.com is dedicated to being the best online retailer of the best built outdoor and backcountry gear on the planet. From the start our founders were intent on selling quality gear over the Web and what they found was that if the content is good and the products of the finest quality that people will come. If you're as intense about your gear as you are about your adventures then you're in the right store.
We Use the Gear We Sell.
|  | GREGORY
Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2007, Gregory Packs has been the longtime international market leader in expedition, backpacking and day packs. Gregory has become world-renowned for setting standards for durability, comfort and performance in backpacks. In 2005 and 2006, Gregory won awards for its pack designs from such diverse media outlets as Backpacker Magazine, Consumers Digest and Alpinist Magazine. Responsible for many industry firsts in backpacking fit and design, the Gregory research and design team, headed by company founder Wayne Gregory, continues to lead the way in innovative backpack technology and performance. Based in Temecula, Calif., the company in recent years has expanded into lightweight packs, sport-specific packs, and travel, commuter and lifestyle products. |  | Hammer Nutrition
For well over a decade, Hammer Nutrition has helped tens of thousands of endurance athletes start strong, stay strong, and finish strong. Combining our fuels with our unparalleled knowledge and support is your ticket to successfully fueling your body for optimum performance. Hammer Nutrition is an enthusiastic sponsor of the 2007 4th Dimension Winter Adventure Race and we invite you to visit us at www.hammernutrition.com
|  | IBEX
Our message is simple: Ibex Wool; the best in performance outdoor clothing for every day life. Since 1997, we’ve been spinning, knitting, weaving, finishing and sewing new ideas into wool. With our exclusive 17.5 micron New Zealand merino wool we craft apparel that is both functional and luxurious - a combination that is unique to Ibex and almost too good to be true! At the cornerstone of Ibex is Merino wool and a passion for the renewable, ultra-soft, high-performing fabrics knitted from this extraordinarily dynamic fiber. This passion continues to drive Ibex to offer our customers the best of what nature and human ingenuity have to offer.
|  | Leamon Group Leamon Group helps create effective environments for people, teams, and organizations. We help individuals identify their true purpose and show companies how to leverage that knowledge to cultivate productive employees and more effective organizations. |  | Meridian Geographics
Meridian Geographics (MerGeo) is a Seattle-based business that produces Street Scramble and Night & Day Challenge urban orienteering events, BEAST adventure races, and Northwest Trail Runs. MerGeo also makes WeGo Team Link towing gear and offers map and compass navigation training and custom events.
• Street Scramble
• Night and Day Challenge
• BEAST Adventure Races
• Northwest Trail Runs
|  | Mind Over Mountain (MOMAR)
A Mind Over Mountain Adventure Race is a one-day event that challenges the bodies and minds of racers. The 8th Annual Mind Over Mountain Adventure Racing Series (MOMAR) features three sprint races for 2007. Race venues in Squamish and on Vancouver Island. Check out more info of the race on our website.
|  | nuun
Imagine being out on a long run or ride, or being in the gym. Rather than settle for water or buy a sugary drink from a store, you just fill up your water bottle and drop in a couple of nuun tabs. By the time you’ve tied your laces or put on your pack, you’ve got a complex electrolyte drink that recharges your salts, but is refreshing and more efficiently absorbed than water alone or most sports drinks on the market. Said simply, nuun was designed, formulated and tested to keep you optimally hydrated, wherever you are.
|  | Sierra Summits
Sierra Summits is the vision of Jennifer Rice, a nationally certified practicing physician assistant. Working with her are Martha Rice and Kris Brandenburg. Our mission is to offer effective and high quality products to the general public, without the high price tag . . . and to increase awareness regarding the negative effects of the sun and to provide education in the prevention of skin cancers.
|  | Road ID Our mission is two fold: One, to educate runners, cyclists, walkers and other athletes who participate in other sports such as rollerblading, skiing, climbing and hiking about the importance of wearing ID. Two, to provide these athletes with innovative products that impel them want to include ID as an integral part of their gear. Whether you engage in cycling, bicycling, running, walking or any other sports, let Road ID assist you in making ID an integral part of your gear.
|  | TEKO
Best socks on the planet. Best socks for the planet. Intelligent design, natural yarns, non-toxic dyes and great durability add up to the most ecologically sustainable high performance sock available. Teko’s selection includes styles using the following fibers: EcoMerino Wool sourced from a single sustainable farm in Tasmania; EcoPoly recycled polyester; certified Organic Cotton; and the new super-soft & sustainable corn-based fiber, Ingeo PLA.
Teko started with a solid vision: To create the best performing socks in the world, with the least impact on our planet. We searched around the globe to make sure that Teko socks provide the best performance out there, carefully choosing only the most advanced design features, the finest yarns, and the least toxic dyes to create superb quality, with the minimal ecological footprint. All Teko socks are made in U.S.A. |  | Wicked Adventure Races
We produce sports events in the rugged and beautiful Pacific Northwest, a venue arguably custom made for Adventure Racing. Our races are designed to be highly challenging for accomplished racers, while still accessible to beginners. Check out our Ethos on racing and the environment for more details.
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