Congratulations to Trip Jennings – and Thank You to All of the AMK Fans that Voted for Him! AMK is proud to support Trip and his team on their next expedition.  Check out the Press Release below ….

For Immediate Release:
PRESS RELEASE
Nov. 23, 2009

Explorer Trip Jennings Wins National Geographic Channel Grant to Stop Record Levels of Elephant Poaching

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the National Geographic Channel named Explorer Trip Jennings the winner of their Expedition Granted contest and awarded him a $10,000 grant to help save elephants from illegal poaching in Africa.

Will Cross on Mount Everest

Adventure Medical Kits and its parent company Tender Corp. have joined forces with world renowned high altitude mountaineer and adventure athlete Will Cross to help educate the public on the importance of proper foot care for people with diabetes.

Diagnosed with Type I diabetes 32 years ago, Cross has not let his condition stop him from amassing an impressive list of accomplishments, which includes successfully climbing the highest peaks — including Mount Everest – on all seven continents; walking to both the North and South Poles; and participating in expeditions in Patagonia, Mountains of the Moon and the Sahara Desert.

Check out the letter below from Trip Jennings, an AMK sponsored athlete and  National Geographic Young Explorer.  Trip needs votes in order to be the recipient of a Nat Geo grant that will help fund an expedition to the Democratic Republic of Congo to collect elephant DNA that can help protect these animals from the ivory trade.  Trip is an amazing filmmaker, explorer and also just happens to be a great guy. Please support him by voting – plus you area entered to win an adventure of your own!

Letter From Trip:
Hello friends,

American Climber and founding member of International Mountain Guides (IMG), Phil Ershler, celebrated the 25th anniversary of his epic ascent of the North Side of Everest.

Phil Ershler on the North Col of Mt. Everest, 1984
photo courtesy of International Mountain Guides

Phil is one of the world’s most renowned climbers with a career that spans almost four decades.  His achievements are simply awe inspiring – including being the first American ascent of the North side of Everest (solo ascent), more than 400 summits of Mt. Rainier, 25 summits of Mt. McKinley, being one of a handful of climbers to summit the highest peaks on all seven continents and the first to do it twice!

AMK would like to congratulate J.J. Kelly and Josh Thomas on the completion of their film Paddle to Seattle which chronicles their 1300 mile journey by kayak from Alaska to Seattle. We are proud supporters of their expedition and can’t wait to see what they decide to do next.

Check out the review below from the Adventure Blog writer Kraig Becker and watch the trailer to the new film.  Don’t forget to check out the Screenings page to find a location near you where you can catch the film!

Congratulations to Team iMoat and AMK’s Kyle Peter on their 6th place finish in the Primal Quest Badlands.

Crossing the finish line!!

The race began on August 14th and Team iMoat finished the race in Rapid City, SD after approximately 7 Days 11 Hours of racing. Congratulations to Team iMoat and Kyle on their incredible race!

Kyle after mountain biking and waiting for his turn on the ropes course.

Rebecca Rusch – 24 Hour Solo Mtn Bike Champ chalks up another win at the Leadville 100!

Rebecca, who won the  solo world championships at the end of July, was the fastest woman of the day in Leadville. She won with a time of 8:14:53, approximately one hour and 45 minutes behind the overall winner Lance Armstrong. Her time placed her in 30th overall among the men and she beat her closest female competitor by 25 minutes.

Excerpt from:
Hot of the Wire: Leadville Full Report – By Rebecca Rusch

As the Eco Primal Quest continues – teams are faced with cold temperatures and rain.  Below is an update from the official website with a photo of our Heatsheets Bivvy in action – keeping the teams warm and dry on a cold morning.

Here’s a photo taken just minutes ago from the checkpoint.

Teams Brace For More Bad Weather!
Posted on 08/19/09 7:53 AM| by Kraig

Wednesday morning brings us another round of incliment weather, as Primal Quest Badlands presented by SPOT stretches into its fifth day. The forecast calls for cooler temperatures today, with rain a distinct possibility. The combination of the two can make for a long, cold, miserable day out on the course.

AMK’s own Kyle Peter and his teammates from Team iMoat are currently in 4th place overall in the 2009 Eco Primal Quest taking place in the Badlands. Check out the video below of the ropes course portion of the course yesterday.

You can track their progress here and view their team profile for more information about the team.  We’ll keep you posted on their progress – Good Luck Kyle and team!!

It’s Official… The Crew is thrilled to report that Rebecca Rusch has won her third Solo Mountain Bike 24 Hour World Championships!!!

AMK is proud to sponsor Rebecca and congratulates her on this epic win! More details and photos to come – you can get updates and read more on her blog.