Red Yeti 2006
Posted on 28 Nov 2006 |
Red Yeti is a 36hr race which means you get to see some sleepmonsters if you are lucky… The race is in Gippsland and starts at midnight which means we have to be back across the finish line by Sunday midday. Simon originally was in the team and Zoe was going to be our support crew, but after a nasty sprained ankle on a rogaine, Simon joined Zoe and we found Pete to be our last minute fourth.
It was a great race with a rather long second (or was it third?) paddle due to the increasing winds. We walked anything we could as it was almost faster than paddling… We finished first mixed and second overall!
![Red Yeti adventure racing](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_01-300x200.jpg)
Red Yeti adventure racing
![our yellow van as our support vehicle](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_02-300x200.jpg)
our yellow van as our support vehicle
![the team just before the midnight start - Pete, Muz, Marcus and Jude](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_03-300x200.jpg)
the team just before the midnight start – Pete, Muz, Marcus and Jude
![we're off](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_04-300x200.jpg)
we’re off
![kayaks waiting for us at the TA](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_05-200x300.jpg)
kayaks waiting for us at the TA
![off on our paddle](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_06-300x200.jpg)
off on our paddle
![getting close to finishing another leg](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_07-300x200.jpg)
getting close to finishing another leg
![off on another paddle again](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_08-300x200.jpg)
off on another paddle again
![Pete and Marcus](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_09-300x200.jpg)
Pete and Marcus
![it was an easy start on the paddle](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_10-300x200.jpg)
it was an easy start on the paddle
![the awesome setup at the TA by our support crew](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_11-300x200.jpg)
the awesome setup at the TA by our support crew
![carnage coming in from this paddle due to the serious storm](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_12-300x200.jpg)
carnage coming in from this paddle due to the serious storm
![we struggle to move forward when in the boat and it is very cold](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_13-300x200.jpg)
we struggle to move forward when in the boat and it is very cold
![walking is often the faster option](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_14-300x200.jpg)
walking is often the faster option
![Pete is pretty much hypothermic when we finish the paddle](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_16-300x200.jpg)
Pete is pretty much hypothermic when we finish the paddle
![another TA ready for us to come in](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_17-300x200.jpg)
another TA ready for us to come in
![we finish our hike here](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_18-300x200.jpg)
we finish our hike here
![getting ready to go again](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_19-300x200.jpg)
getting ready to go again
![start of our last mtb ride](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_20-300x200.jpg)
start of our last mtb ride
![(almost) all the way downhill to the finish from here](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_21-300x200.jpg)
(almost) all the way downhill to the finish from here
![finish line](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_22-300x200.jpg)
finish line
![we made it!](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_23-300x200.jpg)
we made it!
![first mixed, second overall with the best support crew ever!](https://lost-and-found-adventures.com/wp-content/uploads/red_yeti_24-300x200.jpg)
first mixed, second overall with the best support crew ever!