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BOULDER, COLO. (April 8, 2011)<\/strong> \u2013 Exotic locations, breath-taking scenery, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences await three lucky winners in the co-sponsored Sierra Designs and Alaska Mountain Guides \u2018A Year of Adventure\u2019 sweepstakes.\u00a0 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Launching on April 8, 2011, the \u2018A Year of Adventure\u2019 consumer sweepstakes offers contestants an incredible opportunity to learn mountaineering skills in Ecuador, win a trek to Everest Base Camp, or access untracked powder via helicopter in the Alaska backcountry.\u00a0 Premier guide service Alaska Mountain Guides (AMG) will lead the trips and Sierra Designs will supply apparel and equipment.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re very excited about partnering with Alaska Mountain Guides for our \u2018A Year of Adventure\u2019 sweepstakes,\u201d said Sue Timbo, marketing director with Sierra Designs.\u00a0 \u201cAMG hosts some of the most incredible expeditions around the world and we\u2019re looking forward to sharing some of these experiences with our loyal Sierra Designs fans.\u201d<\/p>\n Spend three weeks in Nepal with the Alaska Mountain Guides, trekking through the Himalayan Mountains to spend a night above 17,000 feet at the foot of the world\u2019s tallest peak.\u00a0 The Everest Base Camp sweepstakes launches on August 16 and closes on December 17 with a prizewinner randomly selected and notified the next day.\u00a0 Sierra Designs prize pack will include SD Convert 3 tent, Revival 50 packs, Mantra Fusion jackets, and Fusion Pants.<\/p>\n For more information on the sweepstakes and how to enter, please visit http:\/\/www.sierradesigns.com\/ayearofadventure.aspx.\u00a0 Enter once for a chance to win any of these three trips.\u00a0 Each prizewinner will have up to one year to schedule their trip.\u00a0 <\/p>\n About Sierra Designs About Alaska Mountain Guides BOULDER, COLO. (April 8, 2011) \u2013 Exotic locations, breath-taking scenery, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences await three lucky winners in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9012],"tags":[9265,9325,9324,9326,9327],"class_list":["post-4362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-outdoor-industry-news","tag-adventure","tag-alaska-mountain-guides","tag-sierra-designs","tag-sweepstakes","tag-trip"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4362\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Learn mountaineering skills while experiencing the cultural and environmental diversity of Ecuador with the Mountaineering in Ecuador sweepstakes.\u00a0 This sweeps goes live on April 8 with a winner drawn after the sweepstakes closes at midnight on August 15.\u00a0 Equipment prize pack will include SD Mountain Meteor 3 tent, Arrow Rock 15 sleeping bags, Revival 65 packs, and Mantra Fusion Jackets.<\/p>\n
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Win our third and final sweepstakes and you\u2019ll float through untracked powder on seldom-skied peaks in the Alaskan backcountry.\u00a0 The Heli Skiing in Alaska sweeps will start on December 18.\u00a0 Contestants will be able to enter until midnight on April 17, 2012 with a winner drawn the following day.\u00a0 The Heli Skiing prize pack will include Sierra Designs Ministry 40 packs, Gnar down jackets, Mantra Fusion jackets, and Fusion pants.<\/p>\n
Founded in 1965, at the beginning of the golden age of backpacking and climbing, Sierra Designs is one of the original brands for the eco-conscious outdoor enthusiast. We have always had a passion to protect where we play, and our tents, sleeping bags, and apparel have been to every corner of the world, from the highest peaks in Tibet to your local greenway around the corner. We model and design our products for high performance adventurers, but make it attainable for you. Sierra Designs\u2019 gear and apparel fits in with your daily life, no matter where it takes you. Visit us online at SierraDesigns.com or see us on Facebook.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n
For 20 years, Alaska Mountain Guides and Climbing School Inc (AMG) has been the premier adventure guide service and climbing school in Alaska. Programs include, exceptional climbing, trekking, skiing, and sea kayaking adventures that visit some of Alaska\u2019s and the Yukon\u2019s most unique and intriguing places. Leading remote wilderness expeditions and treks is our specialty and we employ the best guides and instructors in the business. They are exceptional at helping individuals to learn the best ways to approach a first glacier trek, an initial kayaking trip, or excel on more advanced expeditions. In addition to these programs we also work closely with the International Wilderness Leadership School (IWLS) and Mountain Guides International Inc. (MGI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"