The Race

The race began around 1100 A.M. from a camp ground within Fort Gordon. The race course spanned eighteen miles and consisted of nine wilderness medical scenarios and twenty five questions stations. Our team scored perfectly on the wilderness medical scenarios and answered twenty of the twenty five questions correctly. The course was physically demanding and consisted of different sections, requiring the use of different outdoor skills. These sections involved: running, mountain biking, canoing, orienteering, and wading through north Georgia swamps.

We crossed the finish line 12th of 29 teams and are waiting for the results once the final time penalties for both questions and wilderness medicine scenarios are in......


The team before the start of the race. Jim Baker, Andrew Plyler, Alan Harper, and Brian Harper.

Brian Harper after the team completed a canoing section of the race

Wading through a north Georgia swamp while carrying packs over our heads

Alan Harper and Brian Harper changing gear after wading through the swamp

Andrew Plyler changing into fresh socks for the last half of the race after wading through the swamp


The soaking wet team just after the race. Brian Harper, Alan Harper, Jim Baker, and Andrew Plyler.


Brian Harper stretches after a hard race.