April 6th, 2010 – Jordan Romero, 13 year old marvel mountaineer from Big Bear Lake, California, has left on the big journey that will eventually place him on the top of the world atop Mount Everest, some time in May.  Jordan will be carrying a GPS satellite beacon from TrackMe360, that together with mapping technology from ESRI (makers of the most used GIS Geo mapping software in the world) will give Jordan’s fans and friends a chance to follow his adventure. Live map will be posted soon (check back here)

Jordan sent me this picture from Katmandu, sipping tea with his SPOT beacon right there saying “never leave home without it” (Amex, sorry…no harm intended)

Parting words from Jordan were…

“36hr before 5 day drive to base camp, then 3 days to ABC, then 1 month of back breaking work, oh joy.”

I don’t know about you, but when I was 13, I was stoked to climb that 100 ft hill behind the school…Jordan has climbed Elbrus, Denali, Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, Karstens…what am I missing???…incredible!

Live Tracking April 10!

First of all – thank you for jumping on this impromptu test on very short notice.  Having worn one of these tracking beacons on numerous runs, I can assure you that it won’t be a hindrance – in fact, you are likely to forget that you’re even wearing it.  I wanted to make sure we are all clear about what we are doping, and where the live maps are, before we get too close to the event, so you have a chance to let your friends know.  We have 5 test runners who will have live tracking:

Bill Carr
Terry Hall
Jessica Linney
Brian Miller
Randy VanDusen

The link to AR50 live tracking is: www.trackme360.com/ar50/
;all athletes can be selected from this page (right now it says Athlete 1…6, we will get your real names on there this evening)

For anyone trying to access the map from a Blackberry or Palm Phone/PDA, they need to access the specific runner’s “PDA” page (iPhone’s use the standard link above)

Bill Carr                        www.TrackMyAthlete.com/pda.aspx?name=026729
Terry Hall                     www.TrackMyAthlete.com/pda.aspx?name=032552
Jessica Linney               www.TrackMyAthlete.com/pda.aspx?name=032909
Brian Miller                  www.TrackMyAthlete.com/pda.aspx?name=032388
Randy VanDusen         www.TrackMyAthlete.com/pda.aspx?name=032362

Live tracking here!

Ensenada, Baja Norte, Mexico – March 1, 2010 – TooMuchFun Promotions announced that all side-by-side vehicles will be tracked this year using TrackMe360 provided SPOT GPS beacons and TrackMe360 online live tracking map.  This will give everyone at home “peace of mind”, knowing where the riders are on their journey.  The SPOT also gives the riders the ability to call for help, should they need it.

Look for live tracking here between April 22 and 24, 2010.

There is nothing “baby” about the new SPOTs capabilities besides its size.  The new SPOT is smaller, lighter and better.  Get yours now, or upgrade and get cash back.

SPECS

“This was the best thing that we had on our trip!  Everyone thought I was a genius and the family back home really appreciated it as well!  One evening I neglected to send the OK at the usual time ( I sent it later) and I was chastised! Thanks for making the process so easy!”

Ed P., Dallas, TX