Historically adventure racing refers to events that combine endurance sports and outdoor skills, such as rappelling or white water paddling, usually with a heavy focus on route finding or orientation.

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Two more cutters capable of providing heavy-lift capability were en route, he said.

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For riders on the Carretera Austral, this could mean years of major roadworks and heavy dam-building machinery on the route.

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Many drivers were stuck overnight on the M8 after heavy snow caused severe disruption to the route that links Glasgow with Edinburgh.

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The opening was delayed after more than 200 trees were brought down along the valley road in the recent heavy snow and rain, and the route became dangerous.

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Some fans set off from London very early in the morning on Saturday to avoid the motorway queues, but still reported heavy congestion at service stations along the route.

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Charles Avenue are heavy with beads, and the parade route still smells a bit like a brewery, but other than that the city is hazily making its way back to business-as-usual.

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Russian military news agency Interfax-AVN said on Monday that the Admiral Kuznetsov, which the Russians class as a heavy aircraft carrying cruiser, had been en route to Syria.

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Our schedule is tight as we leave the Island Gourmet, and traffic in Hong Kong typically heavy, so the high flier and I head over to the subway en route to his tailor.

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