Trailwalker
Trailwalker and the related Trailtrekker are fundraising endurance events conducted across the world by Oxfam, in which teams of four competitors must complete a course of 100 kilometres (62 mi) in a set time limit - typically between 24 and 48 hours. The routes may be point-to-point or follow a circular route returning to the start.
History
The event was established in 1981 by Brigadier Mervyn Lee in
In 1997, with the handover of Hong Kong to
In 2017, Ian Crawford of Petersfield, Hampshire, continuing his support of the Gurkha Welfare Trust and aged 74 years old, completed a record 19th UK Trailwalker in a time of 29hrs 34mins.[3]
In late 2022, Oxfam withdrew from organising Trailwalker UK. It is now solely organised by The Gurkha Welfare Trust in partnership with The Queen's Gurkha Signals.
Events
Common rules
There are some common rules across all the Trailwalker and Trailtrekker events.
- Each team must have four members, who are required to cross all checkpoints and finish line together, although teams may continue with only three members if one has to retire.
- The Trailwalker event course, referred to as 'the trail,' is 100 kilometres long.
- Participants should also organise a support team, plan and start their training schedule at least three months before the event.
- All teams must raise a minimum sponsorship amount. Failure to raise the stated amount could mean teams do not take part in the scheduled event. Teams failing to meet the required amount approx $1600 are given an opportunity in the next years event with no refunds on entry fees and fund already raised. Teams raising over the threshold will take priority in registering for Oxfam Trailwalker next year.
Macau TrailWalker
In mid-2010, Upward Bound Unlimited (UBU),[4] a Macau-based company which organizes sports tourism events in the Pearl River Delta region, and Macau's main English-language daily newspaper, the Macau Daily Times, announced that a cross-country hiking event called "Macau TrailWalker"[5] would be held later in the year with the support of the local Macau authorities.[6] The event was held on 9 October 2010[7] on the outer island of Coloane and consisted of a 30 km category and a 12 km category.
Prior to the event, Oxfam Hong Kong issued a press release stating among other things that it was not associated with the event or any of its organizers (nor had it been contacted by them), that it did not approve nor endorse the event, that no sponsorship money from the event would be used in any Oxfam aid work, and that it "reserved the right to take appropriate legal action to protect the Trailwalker name".[8]
References
- ^ "What We do - Oxfam Hong Kong".
- ^ "Oxfam Trailwalker | Oxfam International". www.oxfam.org. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Petersfield man is hiking the trail for the 19th time". Petersfield Post. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Upward Bound Unlimited". Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ http://www.macau-trailwalker.com/ Archived October 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "'TrailWalker to discover Coloane', Macau Daily Times, 28 June 2010". Macaudailytimes.com.mo. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "1st Macau Trailwalker, October 9, 2010 - Part 1". YouTube. 9 October 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "Oxfam Hong Kong's Statement Regarding "Macau TrailWalker" 2010-09-02". Oxfam.org.hk. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
External links
- Oxfam Trailwalker Hong Kong
- Oxfam Trailwalker Japan
- UK Oxfam Trailwalker
- Oxfam Trailwalker Melbourne
- Oxfam Trailwalker Sydney
- Oxfam Trailwalker Brisbane
- New Zealand Oxfam Trailwalker
- Oxfam Trailwalker France
- Oxfam Trailwalker Canada
- Oxfam Novib Trailwalker Netherlands
- Oxfam Trailwalker Germany
- Oxfam Trailwalker Belgium
- Spain - Intermon Oxfam Trailwalker
- Oxfam Trailwalker India