Their kayaker could not roll and had to wet exit, costing the team a 5 minute penalty. Today the White Knights and the Red Devils were neck and neck, and continued to go back and forth for the lead until the competition made it to the lake for kayaking, and the White Knights did not have a very experienced kayaker on the team. This event is so intense because it only takes one hurdle to slow you down and change the fate of the competition. Campers pass the baton to a teammate at the next obstacle which include rolling a kayak, promenading your partner down gym, road, carrying a cinder block from the office to the gym, walking like the statue of liberty with toilet paper and a plunger, shooting a block of wood at riflery, blobbing a teammate to swim to the beach,mini rope burning (fire from flint and steel, driving a nail and more. These batons were made in 1976 and have been used in every Mountain Relay and Carolina Streak for the last 43 years. The difficulty is completing your obstacle while still holding the baton. The Mountain Relay is a giant race that includes over 50 challenges and involves over 70 campers from each team. These two events are the two most traditional events of Color War that were a part of the very first Color War in 1964. Day three has the most points on the line for the teams and has historically been a game-changer for many teams with two extremely critical events, Mountain Relay and Rope Burning. Sunny skies and a cool breeze made this an absolutley perfect day for competition. We had a beautiful day three of Color War today.
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