The celebs are all competing to win 10,000 euro for their chosen charity. The runners up will all receive 1000 euro for their charity of choice.
This year’s celebrity teams feature:
Television presenter and Big Brother winner Brian Dowling who is accompanied by his husband Arthur Gourounlian, his sister Aoife and his cousin Amanda.
Charity: Family Heart Screening Clinic
RTE Sport’s Jacqui Hurley who takes part with her husband Shane, her cousin Eoin and her husband’s cousin David.
Charity: CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young
Olympians Rob and Marian Heffernan who takes part with their children Cathal & Meghan
Charity: The Rainbow Club
Fair City actor David O’Sullivan who was joined by his sister Aoife and his two cousins Dennis and Denise
Charity: Aoibhinn’s Pink Tie .
Events:
Swamp Trek:
The race starts with a quick dash to the cliff hanger walls, if you fall here they have to go back to the start of the climb, then they trek through 100meters of energy zapping bog, next it’s out over a ladder where they face a 110m dash to a high jump into water. From here it’s a swim to the platform, the first 2 people onto the platform win the race.
Devil’s Creek:
The event begins with a test of balance as they make their way across the beams, them pushing them right to the edge the monkey bars over the swamp. They must attempt these 3 times before they move on. Next up it’s a cargo net climb and if that isn’t enough the swamp awaits, the families must wade through 100 meters of swampy murky mud, Collect a log and sprint with it to the finish line.
Eliminator:
The eliminator will be more difficult than ever before, the race begins with them climbing down the hay bales and running 360m, then they jump straight into the freezing cold ice baths, after that they face the first 12foot wall over 3 meters high. Then they’ve got to continue up the hill where they face various obstacles including a pyramid climb and a cargo net crawl. After another wall the winners will be the first family standing up on top of the hay bales.