12-Month Challenge! — Anywhere!, Anywhere! | Minnesota Rovers Outdoors Club

12-Month Challenge! — Anywhere!, Anywhere!

Thu - ThuJan 1 - Dec 312026

Max Trip Size: 15 people

Description:

Announcing another 12-month trip coordination challenge that will begin in January 2026! New things for 2026 are underlined.

What is the 12-Month Challenge? Coordinate an Official Rovers trip at least once a month for 12 months. Coordination means you submit a trip to mnrovers.org & it gets approved. (See Exception in the guidelines)

Why are we doing this? Trips form the backbone of what Rovers is about! We do this to encourage our membership to coordinate lots of trips!

Who May Participate? The first 15 Rovers to sign up will be guaranteed a spot in the program and be the “active participants”. The next 10 will be put on a list of alternates. Alternates will move to the active category whenever one of the 1^st 15 people drops from the program. Alternates will also need to follow the guidelines until they are moved to the active list. As an example, in 2025, 8 people who had signed up for the challenge ended up dropping out for various reasons.

Guidelines:

Send an email to [email protected] to sign up for this challenge. You MUST sign up before you can participate. Be sure to get confirmation from me!
The trip can be any type of active MN Rovers trip (paddle, snowshoe, ski, hike, backpack, climb, bike, etc.). Acceptable trips are determined by the trips coordinator.
Trip/Activity must happen with you as the coordinator. If it needs to be canceled, another trip/activity must be rescheduled for the same month.
A trip report to the e-group is required following the trip. Photos are appreciated!
The trip must be submitted at least 48 hours before the trip to allow time for people to see and sign up for your trip!
The day or overnight trip must be posted on the MN Rovers Website’s “Trips & Activities” page.
You must be the main coordinator listed. Only members of Rovers can coordinate trips.
You must coordinate 1 (or more!) posted trip each month during this challenge.
Exception to the 1 trip a month: If you coordinate an overnight trip, that trip counts for your trip for that month and for the next month.
Missed Month: If you miss a month, at least 2 trips must be posted the following month. You can only do this ONE time.

Active participants who complete this challenge will receive a $35 Minnesota State Parks gift card. Gift cards may be used for

Minnesota state parks annual vehicle permit- $35 pays the entire amount.
Books, apparel and other items at any MN state park gift store
Reservations for camping, cabins, yurts, lodge rooms at MN state parks
Rentals offered by park offices for canoes, kayaks, SUPs, cross country skis, snowshoes and snow tube. (private concessionaires within the parks are not included)

Send an email to [email protected] to sign up or ask questions. Let’s coordinate some trips!!

FAQs

Q: Why should I participate in the 12-Month Challenge?

Answer: Because it’s fun to challenge yourself, it gets more trips out there for people to participate in, you’ll get to know other people who like the outdoors, and you get a prize!

Q: What if I miss 2 months?

Answer: You may miss a month one time only and then you must coordinate 2 trips the following month to remain in the challenge. If you miss a second month you have not met the challenge.

Q: What if I get sick at the end of the month and must cancel my trip?

Answer: You may miss a month one time only and then you must coordinate 2 trips the following month to remain in the challenge.

Q: Can I be the co-coordinator and still get credit?

Answer: You must be the main coordinator in order to get credit.

Q: I’d like to coordinate summer events but I’m not interested in winter sports. Can I do extra trips in the summer to cover the winter months?

Answer: You must do trips each month to participate in the 12-Month Challenge.

Q: I’m not sure if my idea for a trip will qualify. What should I do?

Answer: Email [email protected] to ask. It’s better to ask so you will be sure.

Q: What if I missed January and I want to sign up?

Answer: You are expected to sign up and do your first trip by the end of January. However, it is theoretically possible to start in February and use your one missed month for January (and then do 2 trips in February).

Coordinator(s):

Ruth R

Liability waiver for non-members

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📝 Non-members must fill out this waiver to attend a day trip.
Members don’t need to — you completed it when you joined.

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To join the trip, please contact the trip coordinator directly (see above).

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I HAVE READ THIS RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND UNDERSTAND THAT I AM GIVING UP CERTAIN RIGHTS BY SIGNING IT.

Minnesota Rovers Outdoors Club (“MN Rovers”) conducts various outdoor recreational activities (“MN Rovers Activities”). I am willingly and voluntarily choosing to participate in MN Rovers Activities. This Waiver and Release of Liability applies to the specific activity “Activity” outlined below as well as to other MN Rovers Activities.

SUMMARY: I agree that MN Rovers will not be held responsible for anything that happens to me at a MN Rovers Activity.

I understand that the MN Rovers Activities that I am and will be participating in are potentially dangerous and involve the risk of personal injury, psychological harm and/or death. I hereby, on behalf of myself, my heirs, representatives, successors, executors, and administrators knowingly and voluntarily enter into this waiver and release of liability and hereby waive any and all rights, claims or causes of action arising out of my participation in the MN Rovers Activities, and do hereby release and forever discharge MN Rovers, their affiliates, managers, members, agents, trip coordinators, staff, volunteers, representatives, predecessors, successors and assigns (“Released Parties”), for any physical or psychological injury, including but not limited to illness, paralysis, death, damages, economical or emotional loss, that I may suffer as a direct result of my participation in the MN Rovers Activities including traveling to and from an event related to any MN Rovers Activity. I assume all related risks, both known or unknown to me, of my participation in the MN Rovers Activities. I acknowledge that the Released Parties are not responsible for errors, omissions, acts, or failures to act of any party or entity conducting a specific event or activity on behalf of MN Rovers.

SUMMARY: I agree to reimburse MN Rovers if MN Rovers or its Released Parties get sued by me, by someone on my behalf, or by any third party related to my participation in a MN Rovers Activity.

I agree to indemnify and hold harmless MN Rovers against any and all claims, suits or actions for liability, damages, compensation or otherwise brought by me, by anyone on my behalf, or by any third party, including attorney's fees and any related costs, if litigation arises pursuant to any claims made by me, by anyone else acting on my behalf or by a third party because of my participation in a MN Rovers Activity. If MN Rovers incurs any of these types of expenses, I agree to reimburse MN Rovers.

SUMMARY: I am financially responsible for my own medical care as well as damage to equipment or facilities caused by me.

I hereby consent to receive medical treatment deemed necessary if I am injured or require medical attention during my participation in a MN Rovers Activity. I agree to be financially responsible for any costs incurred as a result of such treatment. I am aware and understand that I should carry my own health insurance. In the event that any damage to equipment or facilities occurs as a result of my or my family’s willful actions, neglect or recklessness, I acknowledge and agree to be held liable for any and all costs associated with any actions of neglect or recklessness.

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Last Revised: October 2024