Race Entry

Entries will open 5 Feb 2012 on this page.

All Entries close on the Sunday evening, three weeks before the event . You do not need to have all team members confirmed to enter however full payment is still due.

Teams may officially cancel their entry at any stage up to the Sunday 3 weeks before the event, by writing, calling or emailing the race organisers. A refund of entry fees paid, less 10% administration fee will be made. Cancellations after the closing date and up to Sunday 1 week before the event will attract a 50% cancellation fee. After this date cancellations will not be considered for a refund or transfer. The cancellation policy is strict so please don't request an exemption.

In the event of an "act of god" (fires, floods etc) organisers will attempt to re-route the course or find alternate short courses. Organisers reserve the right to cancel the event if no suitable alternate course is possible and no refunds or transfers will be made. Due to the scale of the event and travel/commitment involved by competitors it is not practical or preferable to re-schedule.

Entries may still be accepted for one week after the closing date with a $50 per person late fee. No entries will be accepted within two weeks of the event.

Online Entries

Entries must be completed using our online entry form. You may pay via credit card (using Westpac Secure Gateway), cheque or direct debit.

What do I get for my money?

Your race entry fees include:

• A high quality adventure racing course in a new location;
• On-site search and rescue teams for emergency first aid;
• All race maps for your team;
• Kayaks for the Geo-Half course;
• Special disciplines and equipment (depending on the discipline);
• Official race vest during the event;
• Mountain Designs GeoQuest T-shirt;
• Race pack with goodies and event prizes (dependant on sponsorship);
• Great live web coverage throughout;
• Post race breakfast on Monday morning or equivelent;
• An event lasting over four days;
• up to 48 hours of the most arduous and memorable adventure racing of your life!
• 10% GST;
  
  

It is our aim to provide you and your team the best quality event we can. Admittedly, it isn't cheap to enter, but neither is it cheap to run an adventure race of this scale, in a new location each year, especially when the event goes for well over 48 hours straight!

The following are compulsory pre-requisites that teams/individuals must have:

· Agree to the conditions, declarations and indemnifications outlined in the Acknowledgement Waiver and Release form for competitors and be willing to sign this at race registration.

· Each team member must have Australian ambulance cover or an Australian medical insurance policy that includes ambulance cover or travel insurance covering medical costs including medical transportation for an injury sustained during competitive event or an Australian exemption or other ambulance coverage e.g. Australian Defence Force, residents of Tasmania/Queensland etc.

Discount Options

Geocentric Outdoors, the organisers of GeoQuest, have a program in place to offer discount vouchers to individuals or teams who generate positive media coverage for themselves and the event (e.g. have articles published, appear on news, do interviews etc).

For more details see the Media Discount Voucher Page on Geocentric Outdoors.

International Team Discounts

In recognition of additional travel costs for international teams/competitors and potential exchange rate disadvantages, each bona fide international competitor residing outside Australia may receive a 15% discount on their portion of the entry fee. On the entry form manually calculate this discount, select the discount voucher payment option, then pay your required amount.

Team Sponsorship

Information on team sponsorship can be found in Team Sponsorship for Geocentric Adventure Races

Insurance

The event organisers have a public liability insurance policy to the value of 10 million dollars. This is a compulsory insurance policy for events that are organised on, or cross through, any form of government land/public place.

This however is not personal accident insurance for you! It is recommended you have your own personal accident insurance.