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Type 1 Diabetes Adventures | CIM Adventure Team 2017
August 11, 2017 @ 8:00 am - August 20, 2017 @ 5:00 pm UTC+0
WHAT: CIM Adventure Team 2017
WHERE: North Coast Trail, Cape Scott Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, BC
WHEN: Thursday August 11 – Sunday August 20, 2017
WHO: Adults (19+) with Type 1 diabetes + 5.5ers/T3s
Come test your limits with CIM in our Adventure Challenge and make a difference in the lives of the nearly 3 million adults living with Type 1 diabetes throughout North America. Help redefine what life with Type 1 diabetes means.
Team members will work to raise funds for Connected in Motion, culminating in completing the North Coast Trail in Cape Scott Provincial Park, on northern Vancouver Island. Several fundraising options are available – Does fundraising sound scary? Don’t worry! We have lots of tools, resources, and experience to help you out! You’ll be lacing up your hiking books before you know it!
Note: Applications deadline is February 28, 2017.
Check out our 2016 Adventure Team and the story of their journey through Gros Morne National Park.
What is the CIM Adventure Team, anyway?
Who can join the Team?
What difference is the team making? Why should I care?
Over 3 million people are living with Type 1 diabetes throughout North America. Of that, a whopping 85% are adults!
Imagine yourself a young adult with diabetes. Otherwise healthy, active and outgoing – bi-monthly hospital visits are part of your routine. Sitting in the waiting room (often for hours as you miss valuable time at work/school) you find yourself surrounded by people who are… different. You head in to see the doctor, nurse or nutritionist. Perhaps you have a meaningful conversation and have the chance to ask a few questions. You might get handed a pamphlet to read, a new chart to refer to for carb counting or a website about ‘Healthy Living’ to check out. Your time is up. The next patient is waiting.
Current clinic-based education programs are centered around traditional education methodologies – classroom-based, lecture style education, clinicians telling patients how to manage their diabetes using books, pamphlets, one-on-one teaching sessions and information sessions.
After years of attending such programs through clinics, hospitals and diabetes education centres (and without the watchful eye and coaxing of parents!) many young adults and adults choose to simply ‘opt out’.
Connected in Motion is ‘breathing fresh air into diabetes education’. We believe a radically different approach to education is needed if we plan to keep the attention and engagement of the young adult and adult population.
By making diabetes education interactive, accessible, peer-based, community centered, socially engaging and most of all FUN, we hope to encourage and increase engagement in diabetes education and ultimately improve the self-management of young adults and adults with Type 1 diabetes. 
Where is it going down?
The actual adventure will take place in British Columbia. Team Members will convene in Vancouver and CIM will take over from there. We’ll fly from Vancouver to Port Hardy, and stay in a local hostel as we prep for the trail. We’ll start our trek with a 1 hour water taxi to Shushartie Bay where we’ll begin our 6 day trek. We’ll hike west along the northern coast of Vancouver Island, wrapping around and eventually joining the Cape Scott Trail before ending in the Cape Scott Parking Lot. We’ll travel back to Port Hardy for a day of unwinding and then fly back to Vancouver.
How much will I be expected to fundraise? Is there a registration fee?
What can we expect to happen during the Adventure Challenge? Do you have a schedule?
FRIDAY AUGUST 11
Meet in Vancouver, BC. Fly from Vancouver to Port Hardy.
Check into accommodations in Port Hardy.
Dinner in Port Hardy.
SATURDAY AUGUST 12
Sort and pack gear and food for expedition.
Visit the local beach and salmon centre.
Dinner in Port Hardy.
Campfire and final prep.
SUNDAY AUGUST 13
8am – Take the Shushartie Bay Water Taxi to trailhead.
Begin the trek.
MONDAY AUGUST 14 – FRIDAY AUGUST 18
8am-7pm – Continue hike along the North Coast Trail.
Trail will finish in the Cape Scott Parking Lot.
Shuttle to return to Port Hardy.
SATURDAY AUGUST 19
Debrief and Recovery Day
Celebration dinner in Rocky Harbour
SUNDAY AUGUST 20
Fly from Port Hardy to Vancouver.
Make your way home!
What's included in my registration?
– Hostel accommodation prior to and following the trek
– Team CIM Gear
– Permits for North Coast Trail
– Snacks and Meals from Friday Aug 11 – Sunday Aug 20, including trek trip meals
– All group camping equipment (cooking gear, tents, etc)
What is NOT included?
– Travel to and from Vancouver International Airport. (Interested in fundraising for your travel TO Vancouver? Great. We can help you sort that out.)
– Personal hiking gear (sleeping bag, hiking boots, clothes)
– Diabetes Supplies
FAQs
The CIM Team will forward a packing list with all of the details you need to be packed appropriately. You can expect to receive this at least 1 month prior to the event. We’ll expect that you’ll bring your own diabetes supplies, clothing, and toiletries. You’ll be responsible for your own sleeping bag, and hiking boots (BREAK THESE IN!). CIM will bring all the communal hiking equipment like cooking gear, tents, safety gear, first aid kits, maps, compass, etc.
What is the vibe of the trip?
This will be a challenge for those that want to push their limits. On the trail, we will be moving every day – ie packing up tents and carrying everything to a new camping location. The North Coast Trail is a rugged, very muddy trek through bog and exposed ridge, including slippery sections on the coast. You can expect to be wet, wind-kissed, and hopefully sun soaked. Weather appropriate clothing is a must. We will be showing our communities what living with T1 looks like, challenging ourselves along one of Canada’s most beautiful hiking trails.
I’ve never been to something like this before – Can I bring a friend?
This year, we are accepting applications for the Adventure Challenge Team, but please tell your friends and have them apply as well. We are welcoming T1s, 5.5ers/T3s.
Where will we be sleeping?
Prior to our trip, and at its successful conclusion, we will stay in dorm-style rooms (with just our team!) in the Port Hardy Hostel. During our trek we will be sleeping in tents on tent platforms.
I have a special dietary need – celiac, dairy sensitivity, allergy – Can you accommodate me?
CIM has plenty of experience catering to a variety of dietary needs. We’ll work closely with you to make sure that you’re comfortable with the food situation. We don’t want food to be a stress!
Do you have a questions that you’d like answered? Send them to peter@connectedinmotion.ca with Team Challenge FAQ in the subject line and we’ll get your questions answered!
