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It's only been a month since entries opened for the 2010 Apex Overnight Challenge and the event is almost full already. More than 75 teams have already registered to say they would like to take part in the event at Sherwood Pines Forest Park in Nottinghamshire on the weekend of 10th - 11th April. The race is now on for teams who have already registered to get the cheques to Apex HQ to cover

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There has been a record number of teams entering the next Apex Challenge event after entries opened only a week ago. More than a third of the places in the Overnight Challenge have already been claimed. It's one of the biggest events in the Scouting calendar and this year the competition takes place in a newly enlarged playing area at Sherwood Pines Forest Park on the weekend of 10th - 11th

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This year's Apex Overnight Challenge will feature our longest ever inflatable assault course. The huge challenge stretches over seventy feet and includes slides, crawls, bashes, tunnels and climbs. This intense activity will make up just one of fourteen exciting activities which teams will face as they make their way around Sherwood Forest, gathering those crucial Apex Points right through the

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This year’s Apex Overnight Challenge will be using a brand new extended area of Sherwood Pines, bringing even more acres of adventure to this landmark event. A specially designed new map is to be used, showing all the updated features of this unique forest park. This means that for the first time the competition will be making use of a whole new area of woodland, open ground, ponds, streams and

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The Apex Challenge is leading the way becoming one of the country's first Scout Active Support units. To those taking part in our events there will be no obvious changes, but behind the scenes it formalises the link between the Apex Challenge team and South Yorkshire Scouts which have been supporting us since we started back in 2002. Over the next 12 months more and more Scout Active Support

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The Apex Challenge Facebook page has been busier than ever before in the month following the 2009 Apex Extreme on Ilkley Moor. More than 360 people have now become fans of the event on the social networking site and dozens more have posted comments about the event. It's great to see so many people logging on and telling us what they enjoyed most about the event. Recent messages include some

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The success of Team Marine in winning the recent 2009 Apex Extreme has been recognised with an article in one of South Yorkshire's biggest local newspapers. "The Star" in Sheffield has featured the four Explorers on page two of one of its latest editions. Team member Sam Lindop explains in the article how "they had a brilliant time, with a nailbiting finish." It features a picture of the four

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Dozens of extra photos from the Autumn 2009 Apex Extreme have been uploaded to the event photo gallery - all of them taken at the face painting activity base. Many people told us the activity was their favourite from the many which they tried during the Saturday main event with teams having just a few minutes to give their friends a colourful makeover. Take a look at the extra pictures in the

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This year's Apex Extreme DVD has now been completed with dozens of copies ready for dispatch. The fourteen minute video captures all the highlights from the toughest ever Apex competition, where high winds and rains added to the tough challenges throughout the weekend. From teams being chased in the darkness during the Apex Intense, to Explorers falling off the wobble bridge on the immense

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It's been confirmed that wind speeds reached at least 56mph over the Apex Challenge weekend, close to where almost 300 Explorer Scouts and members of the Scout Network were competing in one of the UK's biggest Scout competitions. The gust was measured during Saturday's storm force conditions at the Reva reservoir, only a short distance from the Sconce site where the event was based throughout

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The 2009 Apex Extreme proved to be an amazing weekend. It was brilliant to see so many people throwing themselves into the event, despite the weather conditions which were, without doubt, the worst the competition has ever had to cope with. Severe weather on Saturday made it hard work to walk in places, let alone tackle difficult activities in the middle of the bleak moorland over Ilkley. But it

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After an exhausting day battling incredibly strong winds, rain, even hail at times, and a major power cut lasting several hours at Event Centre, it's turning into a relaxing evening in the Apex marquee. The tunes are playing, refreshments have been served and the camp fire is being lit. It's clear many teams are exhausted and ready for a good night's sleep before more activities to test them

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The Apex Extreme is powering up through Saturday afternoon with dozens of teams competing in some of the most exciting activities at any scout competition. Strong winds have this morning brought down the site's electricity supply, also taking out the water pump. While teams are out competing the Apex organisers are busy drafting in emergency power to make sure event centre is back up and

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We know many of the teams taking part in this year's Apex Extreme have been counting down the sleeps till this weekend, and finally the day of the competition has arrived. In the next few hours teams will start arriving at the Event Centre on Ilkley Moor in West Yorkshire ready for a weekend of adventure and excitement. Taking into account team members and those helping behind the scenes

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This is the first picture of the Apex Team as they arrive on site ready to start getting ready for this weekend's Apex Extreme. There's plenty to organise at the Event Centre on Ilkley Moor in West Yorkshire which is why they're already on site, around a day and half before most teams are expected to arrive. There's metres of cabling to be installed, marquees to put up,generators to get

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The first five-day weather forecast covering this weekend's Apex Extreme is now available and it's predicting a changeable few days. In the run up to the event starting on Friday it's expected the area will be mainly cloudy with some showers around. Rain is then forecast overnight, spreading in from the West but those showers will get lighter as we move through the day on Saturday. Expect it to

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We're pleased to announce that one of the most popular parts of last year's Apex Extreme is returning for a second year. Teams will compete on Friday evening in the Apex Intense to kick start their points total for the weekend. The game is based on the traditional Apex Challenge format of navigating around a set of controls to gather points, but with the added twist of trying to find your way

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The Apex Challenge catering team have been busy cooking up a brand new menu for this weekend's Apex Extreme. In the past teams have given us plenty of feedback on what sort of food they'd like to keep up their energy and how much of it they need after a busy weekend of activities, so we're spending more money than ever on this year's menu. On Friday evening there'll be snacks of soup and pizza

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The army is putting the finishing touches to what promises to be the biggest, toughest and most exciting Apex Challenge assault course yet. It will be the centrepiece of Sunday's activities, playing the part of the Grand Finale to this weekend's event. For the past two years we've enjoyed having the army as a part of our weekend's challenges and they've always managed to get teams to dig deep

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Apex t-shirts are worn all over the place and now one has been shown off to a worldwide audience on the famous Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square.Michael Collins, an Assistant Beaver Scout Leader from Hampshire, wore an exclusive 2009 Apex T-shirt while raising awareness about how the proposed Rain Tax may affect Scout groups.During his hour on Antony Gormley's living art project, Michael pitched

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The 2009 Apex Extreme is now full. 70 teams have confirmed their places by sending in cheques to cover their entry fees and any t-shirts they have pre-ordered. No new entries can now be accepted. If your team is listed on the Confirmed Team List then it means your place in the event is secure and we look forward to welcoming you at the event on Ilkley Moor on Friday 2nd October. In the

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The consent form for the 2009 Apex Extreme has now been finalised and is available online to download. It is essential that each Scout taking part in the competition brings a completed form to the start of the event. Those without one will not be able to participate. This year's form has been completely redesigned and is now spread across two pages due to extra requirements from the Army team

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There are only three weeks left to this year's Apex Extreme and we're busy with final preparations for the event. One of the things we're looking at is the playlist for all the music you'll hear during the weekend and we could do with your help. We've already found plenty of great songs to include but we'd like your ideas as well. Why not add a comment to this blog post with details of anything

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The race has now started for teams that have registered for this year's Apex Extreme to get their cheques in to us to confirm their places. We now have more entries than the event can accommodate. It means not all the teams currently on the provisional team list will get a place in the competition. The maximum number which can take part is 70. If you have not already registered to take part in

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