OF SERVICE TERMS
TRANSFER
If you want to transfer your registration to another participant or transfer to another event, please read below and follow the rules.
PARTICIPANT TRANSFER
- Transfer to another person is available for both individual and group registrations
- Once the registration is transferred, the new participant forfeits their right to:
- Participant re-transfer
- Event transfer
- A full or partial refund
- Defer
- For participant transfer there will be an extra fee of $35 – change to your currency if needed (+ 7% Active fee) which will be paid by the new participant, not the participant who originally paid the registration fee
- Participant transfer is available until 15 days prior to the start of the event. Check deadlines here.
EVENT TRANSFER
- Transfers are only allowed to other events in the same event country organization and during the same calendar year
- Once the event transfer has been redeemed, the participant forfeits their right to:
- Participant transfer
- Event re-transfer
- A full or partial refund
- Defer
- Transfers to other countries are NOT allowed
- For event transfer there will be an extra fee of $35 – change to your currency if needed (+ 7% Active fee)
- If a participant is transferring from a higher-priced event to a lower-priced event, the participant will not be refunded with the price difference.
- If a participant is transferring from a lower-priced event into a higher-priced event, the participant will be required to pay the difference in addition to an extra fee of $35 – change to your currency if needed (+ 7% Active fee)
- Transferring into sold-out events is not available
- The transfer option is only available for individual entries, it is NOT valid for promo and group entries.
- Participants can transfer out of an event until 45 days prior to the start of the event (the event the participant initially registered for). Check deadlines here.
TRANSFER PROCESS
Please follow the next steps if you want to transfer into another event:
- Fill out the event transfer or the person transfer form that you will find at the end of this page or here.
- Once you submit the form you will receive a confirmation email from Active
- Please check your junk folder as well, if you haven’t received your confirmation email, please fill out the form again or contact costarica@highlanderadventure.com
- Your request will be processed within 5 business days; you will receive a separate email from Active with a personalised registration link for the new event.
- Once you redeem the invite, you will receive one last confirmation email from Active.
WITHDRAWAL
If you want to withdraw your registration, please read below and follow the rules.
WITHDRAWAL FROM THE EVENT
If you need to withdraw from the event, please note that you must submit the request before the deadline:
- Until 45 days before the event: 50% refund of the entry fee
- After 45 days before the event: no refund possible (medical issues are not excluded)
Check deadlines here.
The money will be refunded to the Credit Card used during the registration.
Please note that a credit card refund can take up to 3-5 days.
The withdrawal option with the refund is only available for individual entries, NOT valid for promo and group entries.
WITHDRAWAL PROCESS
If you want to withdrawal from the event please follow the next steps:
- Fill out the withdrawal form that you will find at the end of this page or here.
- Once you submit the form you will receive a confirmation email from Active
- Please check your junk folder as well, if you haven’t received your confirmation email, please fill out the form again or contact costarica@highlanderadventure.com
- Your request will be processed within 5 business days, you will receive a separate email from the local event team once the refund has been done.
- You will receive another email from Active with the cancelation confirmation.
DEFERRAL
If you want to deferral your registration, please read the rules written below.
DEFERRAL OPTION
- Deferrals are only allowed to events in the same event country organization in the next calendar year
- Option to defer registration to next year is available for individual registrations and group registrations (only if the entire group will defer)
- Once deferral has been redeemed, the participant forfeits their eligibility for the right to:
- Participant transfer
- Event transfer
- A full or partial refund
- Re-defer
- Deferral option is available until 45 days prior to the start of the event. Check deadlines here.
DEFERRAL PROCESS
Please follow the next steps if you want to defer from the event:
- Fill out the deferral form that you will find at the end of this page or here.
- Once you submit the form you will receive a confirmation email from Active
- Please check your junk folder as well, if you haven’t received your confirmation email, please fill out the form again or contact costarica@highlanderadventure.com
- Your request will be processed within 5 business days, you will receive a separate email from the local event team once the deferral has been done and receive new registration link once registrations for the next year have been opened
- You will receive another email from Active with the deferral confirmation
PAYMENT OPTION PLAN
If you want to choose the payment option plan, please read the rules written below:
PAYMENT OPTION PLAN RULES AND REGULATIONS
- Transfer to other events in the same country organization will be available once all 3 payments are done
- Withdrawal option: only if all three payments are done do the withdrawal rules apply (50% refund until 45 days before the start of the event)
- Payment Option Plan is available only up to 90 days before the event date
- Payment Option Plan is available only for HIGHLANDER Hercules and HIGHLANDER Pegasus
- Payment Option Plan is available only for individual entries
- Payment Option Plan is NOT available for Gift Cards
PAYMENT OPTION PLAN PROCESS
- This option will be available for you to choose during your registration process in the payment section
- After you register log into your Active profile - My Events to view current payment plans, update your credit card or pay the remaining balance
EVENT CANCELATION
- Participant will get no refund: if the Event producer defers, changes, or cancels the event from a cause beyond the control of the Event Producer (acts of God and the elements, including without limitation, wind, rough water, rain, hail, hurricane, tornado, earthquake), acts of terrorism, fire, threatened or actual strike, labor difficulty, work stoppage, insurrection, war, public disaster, flood, unavoidable casualty, race course conditions, or any other cause beyond the control of Event Producer)
- Participants are eligible to a full refund (without 5% of the Active fee): if the Event producer defers, changes, or cancels the event from a cause under the control of the Event Producer (other causes not mentioned above)
BY REGISTERING PARTICIPANTS UNDERSTAND AND CONFIRM:
- All the Terms of Service written above.
- Event Producer reserves the right, in its sole and complete discretion, to deny entry, revoke the entry application of any applicant at any time, and/or to disqualify any individual from the Event. Applicant expressly waives any claim for damages arising from the denial or revocation of an entry application exceeding the amount of the entry fee.
- In no event may participant (or anyone else on their behalf) without the prior written consent of Event Producer, Avantura života d.o.o., its assignees, or its designees: (a) use any intellectual property of Event Producer, Avantura života d.o.o. and/or its affiliates, including, but not limited to, the HIGHLANDER marks and names (COLLECTIVELY IPs) and/or any words or marks that refer to, or are suggestive of, or confusingly similar to, the Event, any Event logo, Event name, Event location, Event date, or Event distance (collectively, “Event IP”), or (b) sell, market, distribute, or produce any products, events, merchandise, websites, or services that are Event-branded, or branded or marked using (i) any Event logo, (ii) any Event name, (iii) any Event IP, or (iv) or any IP (including without limitation the word “HIGHLANDER” or any foreign translation thereof as a prefix for, or component of, any event, trade name, trademark, organization name, club name, or brand of any kind, in each case in any way related to training, coaching, or any hiking sports).
- This Terms of Service shall be subject to application of the Croatian law and shall be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of the Croatian law, excluding the application of United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Vienna, 1980) (CISG) and application of the provisions of the conflict of laws in accordance with the private international law. All disputes arising from this Agreement, including disputes pertaining to the issues of lawful creation, breach or termination of this Agreement, as well as legal consequences arising thereof, shall be instructed to resolve the matter through conciliation in accordance with the Rules of Conciliation of the Croatian Chamber of Economy in force. In case these disputes are not resolved through conciliation within 30 (thirty) days from the day of submitting the motion to initiate conciliation procedure or within a different deadline agreed to by the parties, these disputes shall be resolved through arbitration in accordance with the Rules of Arbitration of the Permanent Arbitration Court of the Croatian Chamber of Economy (Zagreb Rules). For disputes whose value amounts up to (including) EUR 500,00.00 (in writing: five hundred thousand euros), the number of arbitrators shall be one. For disputes whose value is greater than EUR 500,00.00 (in writing: five hundred thousand euros), the number of arbitrators shall be three. The applicable law shall be the law of the Republic of Croatia.
The language of the arbitration proceeding shall be Croatian. The place of arbitration shall be Zagreb, the Republic of Croatia. The person authorized for appointment shall be the President of the Permanent Arbitration Court of the Croatian Chamber of Economy. - Participants acknowledge and confirm their liability for compensation for any damage to others’ property and/or material and/or non-material damage caused by injury or death of third persons (including, but not limited to other Event participants, employees/representatives of the Released Parties and similar) that may result from their actions and/or inaction.
for TRANSFER, WITHDRAWAL, AND DEFERRAL FORMS
CLICK HEREGENERAL QUESTIONS
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What do I receive when I complete HIGHLANDER?
If you complete any distance of HIGHLANDER successfully, you will receive a unique experience to remember every time you look up in the sky, lifetime friends, a hard-earned HIGHLANDER Title, Pin, Patch, and Certificate depending on the format you’ve registered for.
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What is the cutoff time?
This is a backpacking adventure, not a race. All formats' finish closes on August 10, 2024.
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WILL HIGHLANDER TAKE PLACE IN THE EVENT OF BAD/INCLEMENT WEATHER?
Yes
REGISTRATIONS - CHECK-IN - START
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HOW DO I REGISTER?
To register for the event, click on the REGISTER NOW button and complete the registration forms.
Payments are made online only using a debit or credit card.
Capacity is limited, make sure you don't miss your slot and register now for the Adventure of a Lifetime!
Check the prices and what they include here.
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HOW CAN I REGISTER AS A TEAM?
You can register as a team using Team registration 3+1:
- 3+1 means that the team of 4 is registered - 3 registrations are purchased and 1 is complimentary.
- Choose a member of your team that will make the purchase of the whole group. Congratulations, you are now a Team Captain. During the purchase, you are asked to name the team and make a password.
- You share the name and the password with the other 3 people in your team, that register as Team Members.
- Team Members register with a price of €0 but need Team's name and password in order to register.
- The maximum in 3+1 is 4 people. There can be less, but not more. In case of fewer people, the group is not entitled to the price deduction.
04
CAN SOMEONE ELSE REGISTER FOR ME?
No, all participants must come to the Check-in in person during the Check-in open hours and personally sign the event waiver.
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IS THERE A MINIMUM AGE TO PARTICIPATE?
Minors are permitted at the event with a parent/guardian. Please download the document attached below, complete the document with the necessary information and save it as a PDF. Once you complete the registration and the payment for a parent/guardian and a minor, please, contact the organizer at costarica@highlanderadventure.com to send the PDF file and get further instructions.
Consents for Minor to participate:
- From 14 years old HIGHLANDER Hercules Costa Rica
- From 12 years old HIGHLANDER Pegasus Costa Rica
06
I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE CONFIRMATION E-MAIL – WHERE CAN I FIND IT?
The confirmation email is automatically sent after submitting the payment. Check your inbox and spam folders, and if confirmation is not found, please contact costarica@highlanderadventure.com.
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HOW DO I CHANGE MY PERSONAL DETAILS (ADDRESS, E-MAIL…)?
If this is your first time registering for an event on the Active.com platform, you will create an Active profile. Here you will have access to all registered events, and you can edit some of your personal details.
- Log in to https://myevents.active.com
- Scroll through the list of registered events
- Choose “Edit Registration Information”
- Make changes to custom questions etc.
- Save changes
If you need to change other information (such as an email address), please contact costarica@highlanderadventure.com.
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WHAT IS THE CHECK-IN PROCEDURE?
All participants must register in person at the event before the start to collect the Participant’s Kit and food. We do not send out the Participant’s Kit by mail. You will also receive an email with Registration Check-in information one week before the event.
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WILL YOU BE PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO THE CHECK-IN AND/OR START?
Pegasus format will start from the check-in format and transportation back from the finish line is included in your inscription.
Hercules format includes the transfer from the check-in location to the start and the transportation back from the finish line to the check-in (event parking)
Transportation to the Check-in in not included. Unless you booked one of our package.
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I WILL BE STAYING IN COSTA RICA AFTER THE EVENT. WILL HIGHLANDER PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO MY NEXT DESTINATION AFTER THE EVENT?
By default no. But feel free to reach out. We will help you.
costarica@highlanderadventure.com.
WHAT TO BRING
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WHAT FOOD IS PROVIDED?
It depends on you and your body. For each participant, the Organizer will provide camping food and local cooked meal distributed at checkpoints. There is a specific field in the registration form that includes diet preferences. A vegan option will be available at all checkpoints. Gluten-free options, however, will not be available.
We all have unique eating habits and feel full at different rates so if you think you need additional food / have a special diet please bring it with you.
If you are participating with your dog please bear in mind dog food is not provided.
02
CAN I BRING MY DOG?
Of course!
There is no extra registration fee required but please note the dog food is your responsibility. Please make sure the dog is well hydrated - you probably need to carry 1.5x to 2x your water amount for the two of you. Make sure your dog is used to the terrain and hiking.
Dogs are allowed onboard transportation buses. Your dog must always be kept on a leash, even in the camping area where they must be taken outside of the camping area to relieve themselves. Dogs are not allowed inside any buildings including the dining hall.
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CAN I BRING MY DRONE?
Yes. But use it with consciousness. Respect local wildlife and local population.
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WHAT TYPE OF CLOTHING SHOULD I PACK?
The Central Valley of Costa Rica generally experiences a tropical climate. You can expect periodic rain showers, rainfall patterns can vary, and there might be heavy but short-lived showers or more consistent rain. Humidity levels are often high during this time. Daytime Temperatures may range from around 20 to 27 degrees Celsius (68 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit) and go as low as 15°C (59°F) in the night.
To be safe, we recommend you prepare for all types of weather as well as you can.
the route
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I HAVE NEVER HIKED, BUT I FEEL PHYSICALLY READY. CAN I REGISTER?
Of course! HIGHLANDER is not for professional hikers and mountaineers only. It welcomes nature lovers hungry for activity and adventure. HIGHLANDER is very safe but some hiking experiences are required. We suggest starting a training plan in the months before the event.
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HOW CAN I BEST PREPARE FOR HIGHLANDER COSTA RICA?
All participants should be physically prepared to tackle the route smoothly. We recommend 100-200 km of light backpacking in the months before HIGHLANDER to prepare for the trail. Above all, you must be able to carry a heavy backpack (practice with 5-7 kgs and increase gradually to 15-17 kgs). Make sure you can walk comfortably in your backpacking shoes and break them in prior to the event.
Find more information on how to get ready here.
03
IS THERE CELLULAR SERVICE ON THE COURSE?
There is spotty coverage for most of the course.
04
HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO STAY ON THE TRAIL?
Most hiking trails in the area are marked very well.
It is important to adhere to markers and official hiking trails. Mountain huts are 20-25 km apart as well as CHECKPOINTS with trained staff.
Always keep a map in hand and follow the signposts to stay on course and arrive safely at your destination.
The organizer will provide a GPS file of the route.
05
DO I HAVE TO STOP AT EACH CHECKPOINT?
You have to collect all checkpoint stamps. Checkpoints are open at specific times. Staff will stamp your HIGHLANDER ID. During the checkpoints’ working hours, our staff will help you obtain your HIGHLANDER checkpoint stamp, water, and food. Please know that if you don’t manage to get the checkpoint stamp, you are disqualified and are not entitled to the HIGHLANDER Title, Pin, Patch, or Certificate. Checkpoint stamp collection is the sole responsibility of the participant.
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DO I HAVE TO SET UP MY TENT CLOSE TO CHECKPOINTS?
Bivouacking is allowed only inside the designated bivouacking campgrounds.
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WILL YOU BE DESIGNATING SLEEPING AREAS?
Designated bivouacking sites are on the Checkpoints for each HIGHLANDER format or in close vicinity, and you are required to camp on these sites.
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CAN I SLEEP IN MOUNTAIN LODGES OR HUTS?
No. Sleeping is only permitted in tents and in sleeping bags which are mandatory HIGHLANDER gear for all participants. Mountain lodges and huts have limited space and could not accommodate all HIGHLANDER participants. Sleeping in a tent is a special experience and one of the best parts of a true backpacking adventure.
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ARE HIKING POLES A GOOD IDEA?
A great idea!
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WHAT IF I HAVE GEAR TROUBLE?
Checkpoint staff is trained for such cases. Feel free to consult them with any gear malfunction or similar issues.
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CAN I SHARE MY GEAR WITH OTHER PARTICIPANTS?
Yes. Participants sharing equipment must inform the organizing staff at the Check-in. Gear that can be shared includes the required tents, iso butane/alcohol stoves, compasses, and first aid kits. Participants sharing the required gear must cross the finish line within a time difference of no more than 30 minutes from the first to the last group member.
