TWALK is coming! TWALK stands for Twenty-four hour Walk, and is an event similar to a rogaine. It involves large amounts of map-reading, eating, partying and dashing around hills in the middle of the night. It is a team event for the completely social to the ultra competitive. Run by the Canterbury University Tramping Club, TWALK is one of New Zealand's longest-running endurance events, held annually for  42 years.

Your team will be picked up from Christchurch and delivered by bus to a mystery location in Canterbury. You'll be given a maps along with cryptic clues which tell you where to find the checkpoints that mark your route.

Once you have navigated the first section successfully you should have arrived at the Hash House where unlimited food, partying and general mayhem happens for the rest of the twenty-four hours. Your team is welcome to stay and join the party for as long as desired, or you can embark on the next section.

Each section is approximately 15-25km long and returns to the hash house. Typically these take 5-8hrs and may cover a variety of terrain, including native bush, rolling farmland,limestone country, rivers and occasionally snow. This continues for the full twenty-four hours, the aim being to find as many checkpoints as possible.

A checkpoint consists of a small piece of plastic, with a word written on it. So how do you find it? When we give you the maps for each leg, we also give you a sheet of clues. These may be cryptic, they may be descriptive, but mostly they are just bad puns. The map should pinpoint the location of the checkpoint, the clue will help you find it. It may be hidden, it may be obvious. When you find it,write down the word on the checkpoint, with the checkpoint number. If you cannot find a clue, you can leave it and move on to the next one.

At the end of the 24hrs a prize giving will be held after which you will be returned home.

As an incomparable test of your endurance, skills, navigation and ability to have fun, TWALK is an event not to be missed.

TWALK will be held in a mystery location on the 17th-18th May 2008. For entry forms and enquiries please see the website www.cutc.org.nz/twalk or contact:

Alan Williams

twalk@cutc.org.nz

021 0228 2661

45 Kedleston Drive

Avonhead

CHRISTCHURCH 8042