REBELLE

grit and grace in the desert

SHE SAID ...

"Looking back at these first memories of falling in love with the outdoors, I realized the common theme The outdoors embraces me and drives me to seek adventure without fear "

The Most Important Element Of Rebelle

The Rebelle Rally is an eight day, all off-road navigation rally for women

The longest rally in the United States, it covers 2500+ kilometers on average, and crosses multiple western states to end in the Imperial Sand Dunes in Glamis, California

The route is unknown to the competitors until the morning of each day, and we do not find out the starting point of the entire competition until just a few months prior And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! There is so much to the competition it’s almost easier just to list it off: off-road, 2500+ kilometers, 8 days, map and compass only, no electronics or bluetooth devices, routes given each morning with about 1 5hrs to plot your checkpoints and decide your route plan, multiple routes across competitors, multiple maps and scales across each day, checkpoints you must find, checkpoints with nothing there, Michelin Star chef Drew Deckman - and that’s as much detail as I can give without giving too much away So, how do you even begin to prepare for something of this magnitude? For me, I realized the most important part was going to be finding a teammate: enter my dear friend Lisa Addington

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Katie describes the highs and lows of the Rebelle Rally and the importance of teamwork in the MOORE Momentum magazine, coming out in April. Get your issue free at the MOORE Expo.