ACUC 2021
“2021 ACUC trails event will adapt to comply with COVID-19 government advice and social distancing regulations at the time. By agreeing to taking part in the event, participants also adhere to complying with public social distancing regulations”
join the adventure!
ACUC is the first multi-discipline sports competition with a mission for good – help clean some of the harder to access coastal areas in Hong Kong.
It’s been great to have seen an immense growth in hikers over the last 12 months. Unfortunately this has taken a toll on the environment, leaving trails with much more trash than ever before.
Today’s the day to make a difference! ACUC Trails in partnership with TrailWatch is officially opening for team applications! A 2 days clean up competition followed by 2 weeks of social media, community engagement and educational activities to turn the tide on waste and coastal pollution.
Event format will adapt to comply with government advice and social distancing regulations at the time.
Click HERE TO APPLY online before March 29th. Participation is limited to 12 teams, minimum 6, maximum 10 people per team. All participants must be 18+. Be an #acuchero!
how the challenge works
Each team will choose a polluted hiking trail in Hong Kong. Throughout the challenge, teams compete with each other to achieve the best results.
The purpose of the challenge will not be limited just to litter collection, but also awareness, education and community engagement. Teams will thus be evaluated and score points based on the following criteria:
VOLUME: Number of bags of trash collected
‘EXTRA MILE’: Extra efforts made to have greater impact: from equipment procured, to applying creative means and ways to expand the team’s reach
SAFETY: Evidencing individual and team’s safety is prioritised
TEAMWORK: Showing concrete signs of teamwork and collaboration
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Raising awareness about the challenge and spreading the word
WALKING THE ECO TALK: practices teams put in place to minimise their environmental impact was the first edition of Adventure Clean Up Challenge and we were mesmerised by the passion, commitment and energy each and every one of the teams displayed.
choosing a trail
Each team will choose a trail based on their members' skills and capabilities. The purpose is for teams to feel challenged enough, whilst being able to access and perform the cleanups in a safe manner. ACUC prides itself of being an adventurous, sporty, environmental challenge and we know this might mean different things for different people.
Each team will need to inform in the application form which trail they will 'adopt' for the challenge with all the necessary information including location, main identified challenges, access and safety recommendations. Participating teams will be asked to plan their route and create a team event using TrailWatch, and on the day of the trail cleanup, to record their hiking activity via the TrailWatch App.
community engagement
After the clean up days (April 24th-25th), teams will have 2 weeks to post videos, pictures and make calls to action that speak to the public, in order to raise awareness and engagement of people beyond the immediate challenge participants. Teams are also welcome to do school or office talks during this period. All actions will be considered to choose The ACUC Trails 2021 winning team.
EVIDENCE SUBMISSION
Teams' performance will be assessed by a panel of judges, based on the online evidence submitted by the team, after each clean up and community engagement action. More details on how to submit this evidence will be provided to teams prior to the challenge
