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Outer Edge in association with Yukon Tourism has a peach of a prize package up for grabs that includes two return air fares to the Yukon Territory in Canada, two days guided mountain biking on some of the world’s best trails, two days padding on the one of North America’s mightiest rivers and a backpack full of cultural experiences thrown in to boot.

But we want to ensure that this incredible prize goes to someone suitably adventurous, so first we’d like to know what you would do if you were presented with a full 24 hours of sun-drenched time to play in.

The capital of the Yukon, Whitehorse, is just three degrees shy of the Arctic Circle – which means that, while the sun doesn’t quite stay up around the clock, it is still high in the sky when the big hand slaps midnight, and the place never truly gets dark. Lucky locals have come up with some novel ways to enjoy their extra quota of solar-powered time. Around the summer solstice in June, a deluge of events kick off, such as the legendary paddling race the Yukon River Quest, and the 24-Hours-of-Light Mountain Bike festival, a 24-hour endurance race where bike lights are neither required nor allowed.

So, what would you get up to under midnight sun? Perhaps you’d climb Mt Mount Logan (5959 metres), the tallest mountain in Canada, or maybe you’d go mountain biking around some of the 800km of MTB trails that surround Whitehorse City

To win this stunning prize – worth over $10,000 – simply write to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and tell us (in 50 words or less) about your ultimate 24 Hours of Light Adventure plan. Be worth checking out Yukon Tourism to research a few potentials...

NOTE: This competition is only open to existing and new subscribers to Outer Edge. Not a subscriber - subscribe HERE and then email your entry.

WIN!:$2500 worth of Vaude adventure gear

OR

3. make a haiku video. We'd be very impressed.

EMAIL ALL ANSWERS TO: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , clearly marked Competition Entry and Vaude competition. Files under 5MB.
ENTRIES CLOSE 30 November. Winners announced online. Conditions apply.

We’re on the hunt for the wildest walks you’ve ever been on. Tell us in under 50 words what yours was – it can be anywhere in the world – and why it blew your mind let alone your heart rate. Bonus points for having the images to prove it. The four best entries will win a pair of Storm Chaser eV Mid hiking boots from Càrn built with eVent waterproof fabric to withstand the most extreme trails and valued at $299.95. Check them out at 
carn-uk.com.au. 
EMAIL YOUR ENTRY (images as jpeg attachments, 300dpi file sizes below 4MB per email) to: 
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CURRENT COMPETITIONS: ONGOING

READER IMAGES: Snap-happy readers take note...Forward us action shots from your adventures on the outer edge, and you too might bag a great Gerber Multitool (RRP $129). Special prizes awarded to anyone who takes an action snap of someone reading Outer Edge magazine while in the middle of the action.

READER LETTERS: Win a Lonely Planet Guide of your choice. For your chance to win write to us about anything to do with your adventures, opinions, thoughts or comments on the mag.

All images and letters to:

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PREVIOUS COMPETITION WINNERS & ENTRIES

EDITION 12

COMPETITION #1 BLACK WOLF TURBO TENT

Up for grabs was one of the fastest tents in the world to put up – the Black Wolf Turbo 240, worth $1,249.95. Check it out at blackwolf.com.au. We asked you to show us the best ‘loo with a view’ you’ve ever come across on your travels and tell us where in the world you came across it and what the view is of.

Here is the winning entry from Andrew Thomas:

 
"Here’s my mate (Hadyn) on a loo found half way along the Kokoda track. The facilities may have been primitive, but the view sure made up for it. Just for the record, we did Kokoda with No Roads Expeditions and our lead porters were Javid and Gibson {the Outer Edge cover lads] who recently competed in the Mark Webber Challenge. This loo is in Javid and Gibson's home village of Kagi."

Andrew Thomas wins a Black Wolf Turbo tent worth nearly $1300.  

COMPETITION #2 THE NORTH FACE ROAD RUNNER TENT

All readers had to do to win a TNF Road Runner 23 two-man tent worth $599.95 (thenorthface.com.au) was train their eagle eyes on the camping gear spreads on pages 42-47 and count how many issues of Outer Edge magazine appeared in the three scenes featured.

The winner was:

COMPETITION #3 SteriPEN Adventurer

In our Gearing Up feature we looked at extreme and lightweight camping gear (p47) with advice from expedition leader Andrew Strong. To win a SteriPEN Adventurer UV water purifier (courtesy of Sea To Summit, see steripen.com) worth $239.95 – a must for wilds where water borne nasties run rampant – we asked for your best lightweight camping tip.

The winning tip:

Kevin Smith from Queensland  found an extreme use for dental floss:

"I always include in my pack some dental floss. Dental floss can replace heavier, bulkier cord etc. It can be used for tying all sorts of things. I use it for tying back tent door or fly to allow ventilation while still keeping the rain off. (I bushwalk in the tropics) A 50 metre roll of dental floss is smaller and lighter than 3 metres of cord. I used to carry a roll on me when I was hang gliding, in case I ever landed in tree tops. The idea was to lower down the floss so I could then haul up a rope to be rescued from the tree. Luckily I never did need to use it for that. Some dental floss would have been very handy to have one time years ago when a mate and I discovered some complex caves with many tunnels that we partly explored. We could have explored more if we had floss to leave as a trail to find our way back.

See more lightweight tips from our entries here.

#4: CAMPS AUSTRALIA WIDE GUIDES

To win one of 28 copies of the latest Camps Australia Wide guide (Ed.5, RRP$54.95), we asked you to tell us where your favourite camp is and why, and email us a pic.

Entries were rated according to uniqueness and location.

Check out the Camps Australia collection at campsaustraliawide.com and the winners here:

EDITION 11: TEVA WHITEWATER EXPERIENCE

In Issue 11, we asked our readers to tell us, in 50 words or less, about their wildest water adventure. The winner would head to the Penrith Whitewater Stadium (penrithwhitewater.com.au) for a serious slosh session with Aussie kayaking great, Stew Bennet, plus a Teva (teva.com) footwear prizepack. Runners-up receive Teva footwear packs valued at $250.

The winner? Scott Matthews . Here’s a few pics of Scott and his mates enjoying his prize.

EDITION 10: GREATEST ESCAPE COMPETITION

Congratulations to Leanne Churchill from Newtown Victoria for winning our Great Escape subscriber competition. To win, apart from subscribing, Leanne had to tell us what her dream greatest escape would be. Her entry won for its sheer ambition, variety of destinations and activities and for the fact that, instead of envisaging lazy beach days, she took it to the, ahem, outer edge. And then some. Plus, by all indications she’s the quintessential outdoors fanatic: her email domain is aussieadventuregirl.com. We like her style.

Here’s her response>

“My greatest escape? Seven summits. Begins with a climb of the ecologically vast and oft underestimated Mt Kiliminjaro with a safari to experience the wonders of the African savannah. Then it’s off to New Zealand to learn the finer points of climbing and surviving in a glacial wilderness, before an attempt at the wild summit of Denali. The third of the seven summits is a late 2010 visit to the icy desert that is the Antarctica, a summit of Vinson and a ski expedition from the 89th to the 90th degree – the absolute South Pole. And that’s just the first three.

Her prize>

With a huge thanks to No Roads Expeditions and Harvey World Travel Glenelg, Leanne wins a trip for two people to Indonesia, including a No Roads Expeditions’ 9-day Sacred Mountain Tour to climb one of SE Asia’s best kept secrets, visit waterfalls and a high altitude lake, swim and snorkel pristine tropical waters, take in an active volcano, cop a Sasak stick fighting session and suck up a few famous Balinese sunsets. Leanne’s trip will include return airfares to Bali and domestic Indonesian flights, meals accommodation and transfers. The only question is, can we come?

Drool over what lays ahead for Leanne at:

No Roads Expeditions

www.noroads.com.au

Or contact the good folks at Harvey World Travel Glenelg for all your travel needs:

Harvey World Travel Glenelg

Shop 7, 59 Jetty Rd, Glenelg, SA 5045

p: 08 8295 1233 f: 08 8295 8430

www.harveyworld.com.au