#Microadventure 2013 Challenge

Join the adventure on Friday June 21st and make a small adventure big!

We've teamed up with Al Humphreys and our friends at Trek, Howies and Osprey for the #Microadventure 2013 Challenge.

Adventure? A spirit of trying something new, pushing your boundaries, going somewhere different, leaving your comfort zone? It could be one of many things, but above all, adventure is about enthusiasm, ambition, open-mindedness and curiosity.

Some may see an adventure as being something big, expensive or time consuming, but it need not be. Adventure isn’t all about rowing oceans, climbing mountains or cycling around the world; by simply entering the 2013 Microadventure Competition you could soon be out there on an adventure of your very own.

So what is a microadventure? Well in simple terms, it’s an adventure on your doorstep. Having a 9 to 5 job need not prevent you from having an adventure, what about your 5pm to 9am? Those 16 hours of freedom are crying out for a #microadventure! Get out there & explore the beauty and wilderness at a minimal cost and close to home. Do it alone, with friends & family or even with your work colleagues, it’s totally up to you. The choice is yours when it comes to a #microadventure!

(heres a video of Al and the team from Trek on their recent Microadventure)

Wherever you might be, however busy you are, sign up to the competition and commit to a #microadventure, you will soon be asleep under the stars, wrapped up in your bivvy enjoying the local surroundings of the great outdoors.

The #Microadventure 2013 Challenge: June 21st

The aim is to get as many people as possible having an overnight summer solstice #microadventure on the evening of June 21st. The summer solstice will be in midsummer, a Friday night, and there will be an almost full moon (which this month also happens to be a "super moon"). After work, instead of going home, head out into the countryside with your chosen #microadventure crew and cycle, run, walk, kayak, scrap the tent if you dare, and spend a night under the stars. It’s a simple idea but full of fun.

Enter the Competition

It’s important to note that anyone can take part in the #microadventure, but to be in with a chance of winning, whilst on your adventure or when you arrive home, you must choose to do one of the following:

• Twitter - Drop a tweet/pic about your expedition and #microadventure

• Facebook – ‘Like’ us on Facebook and post your pic:http://on.fb.me/11RLCJE

• Instagram - Upload your micro adventure snap and #microadventure

• Flickr – Submit an image and tag microadventure.

• Vine Video - Submit your video and #microadventure, check out the example: https://vine.co/v/brJ5BOr10tH

• Vimeo - Add video to group Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/groups/microadventures

By entering the competition you will automatically be entered into a prize draw, and as an added extra, if you make a movie of your adventure and share it, you could be in with a chance of winning big!

There are no set rules because that would be boring; we just offer guidance, asking you to stay safe, have fun and be wild. Oh and don’t forget to submit your media to any of the above – make your adventure seen and be in with a chance of winning.

Explore it, climb it, ride it, experience it… remember, adventure is only a state of mind, go create!

You can check out more Microadventures at - www.alastairhumphreys.com

Photos: Geoff Waugh & Al Humphreys