Randy Franklin

Affiliations: Team Racing With Giants
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Adventure Racing

• 24 Hours on the Move 2002, 2003
• Planet Adventure 24hr 2003, 2004
• The Ambush 24-hr adventure race 2003 (solo) (2nd division)
• American Bushwhacking Club 24hr Rogaine 2003
• Big Blue 24hr 2005 (solo) (3rd division)
• Silicon Valley Series Finals 12hr 2005
• Cal-Eco Kernville 24hr 2006
• SVS #2 Spring Lake Del Valle 2006
• Moab AdventureXtream 3-day expedition race 2006 (15th overall)
• USARA Collegiate Nationals - Alumni division (4th division)
• Kit Carson 24hr August 2007 (solo - 2nd place division)
• Norcal #4 24hr Shasta/Whiskeytown - October 2008, 2009
• Lake Tahoe 24hr - August 2009
• Gold Rush Motherlode 4-day - November 2009 (DNF due to injury)
• Lake Tahoe 36hr - July 2011
• Completed numerous other shorter distances adventure races (solo and team)

Orienteering & Wilderness Navigation

• POCAR 48hr rogaine 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (1st OA in 2001, 1st div in 2003)
• U.S. Rogaining 24hr Championships 2003
• GetLostxx 8hr Henry Coe State Park rogaine 2010
• Completed numerous orienteering races (including snowshoe-orienteering)
• Indiana Crossroads Orienteering member
• Completed numerous sprint-length rogaines
• Completed a 6-week wilderness navigation course taught by Otter Navigation and Wilderness School - 2004

Trail running

• Skyline Ridge 10k - (8th overall, 1st division) - April 2008
• Rodeo Beach 50k - 6hrs 33minutes - December 2008
• Mt. Hood Circumnavigation (self-supported) - 40 miles - 13hrs 30min - September 2009
• SV Endurance 21k - (5th overall, 3rd division) - April 2010
• Angel Island 50k - 5hrs 25minutes - June 2010
• Headlands Trail Marathon - July 2011

Paddling

• Flatwater USCA canoe racer (2001-2002)
• Whitewater kayak trips to California, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Nevada, Tennessee
• Open-water/sea kayaking trips to Monterey, CA; San Francisco Bay, CA; Lake Tahoe, NV; Lake Michigan, IL; San Juan Islands, WA
• Kayak instructor - Purdue Outing Club / Canoe-Kayak Club (1999-2002)

Mountain Biking

• Shasta Lemurian mtb race 2007 (3rd division)
• Peavine Challenge 2006 (1st division)
• Numerous other bike races
• Bike trips include Indiana, Illinois, Nevada, Utah, California, Oregon

Rock / Ice Climbing

• Numerous trips to Kentucky, Indiana, Nevada, Illinois, California, Colorado, West Virginia

Hiking, Backpacking, Fastpacking, and Mountaineering

• Completion of 26 out of 63 Lake Tahoe-area OGUL list peaks - 2006-????
• Summited Borah Peak (highest pt in ID)- 2004
• Summited Boundary Peak (highest pt in NV) - 2004
• Summited Desatoya Peak (highest pt in Churchill County, NV) - 2006
• Summited Mt. Rose (highest pt in Washoe County, NV) - 5X - 2006-2007
• Summited Freel Peak (highest pt in Tahoe Basin and El Dorado county, CA) - July 2006
• Summited Lassen Peak (highest pt in Shasta county, CA) - August 2006
• Summited Snow Valley Peak (highest pt in Carson City county, NV) - December 2006/Aug 2007
• Summited Mt. Shasta (highest pt in Siskiyou county, CA) via West Face Gully June 2007
• Summited Granite Chief (highest pt in Placer county, CA) - August 2007
• Fastpack of Desolation Wilderness - 2 days - July 2007
• Completed thru-hike of the Knobstone Trail in 22 hours 55 minutes (51 miles)
• Completed non-stop 50 mile hike of Tahoe Rim Trail (19hrs 15 minutes)

Extras

• Lover of off-trail bushwhacking in mountainous areas.
• Experienced in several natural environments (alpine, forest, desert) and in varied climates (snow, heat, rain).
• Previously affiliated with Team Pricepoint.com/Purdue and Team Cyclepath
• Volunteered at Headlands 100 mile ultramarathon - August 2010
• Completed wilderness skills and survival training through Adventure Out LLC in Santa Cruz, CA - August 2010
• Assistant Race Director - NorCal AR Series - Henry Coe Adventure Race (4hr/9hr) - March 2010
• Taught winter navigation clinc for Purdue University students - December 2009
• Volunteered at Xterra Tahoe City Triathlon 2007, 2008
• Volunteered at Big Blue Silver Sage 12-hour AR 2004, 05, 06
• Support crew member - Team Eco-Squallywood/Aquan, Team GaelForce
• Co-organized and co-taught a clinic entitled "Surviving the POCAR: A Beginner's Guide to Adventure Racing" for the Purdue University Outing Club.
• Mapped, organized, and ran a rogaine-style orienteering course to teach newcomers to the sport in West Lafayette, IN.
• Organized the 12/24 Training Hike in Tahoe City, CA. 34 miles total of snowshoeing - December 2005
• Wrote "The Freaks Come Out At Night" - an article on night navigation for Navigation Games magazine