Since 2003 there's been a new Apex Challenge t-shirt designed each year. Originally intended for the organising team to wear, there was so much interest from teams taking part that from 2004 an exclusive souvenir design is produced each year. How many have you got in your collection?
2009
Design: Lime Green Footprint
The 2009 design saw a break from the circle motifs used in previous years. They were replaced by a bold black footprint and the wording "Apex Challenge 09" and the event web address on the reverse. It was chosen to symbolise the tough outdoor nature of the Apex Challenge events and the sort of no-nonsense kit you need to take part in such a challenge. We've never yet used the same colour twice and lime green was another bold colour that we thought would stand out when it is being worn.
2008
Design: Red Apex Circles
Following on from the 2007 design we stuck with another circle motif in 2008, but this year breaking up the iconic Apex Challenge logo into four parts and hiding them inside circles. A fifth circle conaining a question mark was added with the year 08 represented in two circular numerals underneath, one of which also formed the dot of the question mark. The reverse design contained an "Apex 08" design with the slogan "Join The Adventure" underneath. The bright red colour is the brightest that has yet been used on an Apex Challenge t-shirt.
2007
Design: Dark Green Activity Circles
There was just one Apex Challenge competition held in 2007 because of the Centenary celebrations, and so just one chance to get hold of the dark green circle motif t-shirt. It is also unique for another reason - it is the only Apex Challenge t-shirt which DOESN'T contain the event's year! Each of the four circles contains a symbol - a footprint, a compass point, a rope and a question mark - aiming to represent the range of qualities including strength, agility, mental capabilities, and other skills needed to win the event. On the reverse is a large Apex logo.
2006
Design: Blue Squares
2006 was the first year the Apex Challenge used the new "Join the Adventure" slogan and it featured prominently on the front of that year's T-shirt design along with the event logo, the year and a design showing rows of squares interlocking. This complimented the design of that year's posters which showed interlocking squares of teams from previous years enjoying the range of activities at each of our competitions. The reverse of the T-shirt showed another Apex Challenge logo and the website address.
2005
Design: Khaki 05
A bold and simple design with Apex Challenge 05 written in yellow on the front of the T-shirt in the style of lettering you would expect to see on an American baseball t-shirt. The reverse showed an Apex logo and the website address. It's the only time the printing on the T-shirt has been anything other than black or white. A printing error also meant that those printed for the Autumn event, while the same design, were on a darker green khaki t-shirt rather than the lighter brown khaki used at the Spring event. Do you have both?
2004
Design: Navy Blue Traffic Light
The very first Apex Challenge t-shirt to be available for team members to order when they take part in one of our competitions. The navy blue design had "Apex Challenge 2004" on the front with a traffic-light style motif containing part of a Scout logo, part of an Apex Challenge logo and the word "GO!" where the green light should be. On the reverse was the Apex Challenge logo in full with the website address and the tagline "Yorkshire's biggest and most popular Scout competition." To date, the Scout logo hasn't featured on another design.
2003
Design: White
Though never available to team members taking part in either of that year's competitions, this basic white t-shirt was the forerunner of all the designs which have been created since. The white t-shirts showed an Apex Challenge logo and the event website on the front and were given out to members of the organising crew who were helping to run that year's events to make it easier to spot them. These have since been replaced by the navy blue "Apex Crew" sweatshirts which are still in use at events now.
Registered Charity No. 1102633 | Last updated:
6 Mar 2010
