PORCA's Big Day Out
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Get Ready for PORCA’s big day out, the latest iteration of a long-running tradition of big, gruelling days on Pemberton singletrack.

Back in 2009, the NIMBY Fifty was born under the guidance of  Dean Linnell, Russ Wood and Terry Evans. This gruelling marathon mass start XC race ran for ten years, and eventually became the inspiration for Sylvie to develop the Fifty that you all came to know and love (love to hate?) during covid. Sylvie’s Fifty was born at a time were all trying to get outside desperately, but had to do so separately, and thankfully that time has passed. 

Along the way, the goal has remained the same: to push the limits of yourself and your friends and ride some of the best single track in the world.

The original Nimby Fifty was a mass start sprint. The Pemby Fifty was an all-week event. We’re taking the best of both and have hopefully come up with a day everyone's going to love.

This year we’re all going to start, and finish (hopefully) on the same day, and ride the same trails together

And, in the spirit of a true XC event, for the first time were going to have a short course - the Big Day Out XCO! Whether you’re new to longer rides, pushed to time, or would rather sprint than chill, we hope that the XCO could be the ride for you.

Same big day as ever before, but with more friends, old and new, to help push you to your limits on the trails. 

What to expect?

A BIG day out. The full course is going to be 50+ km and 2000m+ of climbing, the short course will be 30 ish and around 1000m. There will be a couple of aid-ish stations around the course, and some recommended pit stops, but it's largely self-supported, so come prepared.

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  • PORCA's Big Day Out - Half Loaded (Short Course)

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      • Singletrack
      • Unpaved
      17.1 miles
      Distance
      3,809 ft
      Climb
      -3,819 ft
      Descent
      1,965 ft
      High Point
      -10 ft
      Altitude change
      675 ft
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      721 ft
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      712 ft
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      -76.5%
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      66.5%
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      9 miles
      Distance climb
      7 miles
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      1 mile
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