For several years in Norway the cell phone company One Call runs a contest. Grand prize is an extreme active vacation. This year my nephew is one of the winners.

They assemble a group, 30-40 people who go to a "camp". The first one was in far north Norway. Getting to camp they cross country ski with all their gear, then there's challenges like a swim in the arctic, building snow cave, ski jumping. At the end of the camp judges and crew pick the winners for the next camp.

That was on an island. Here's the video of the 2nd camp.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-am6g...eature=related

The beginning of this clip shows members shopping. They are given a budget and told to come up with a menu for a meal or more for the group. They have to come in at or under budget and create a great meal as well as get it to the island safe and dry ;-)

How to get to the island.

Groups are told whether they will kayak, swim, catamaran, wind surf ... with all their food and gear. One of the contestants in this clip had been chosen for the group who swam to the island.

He did not know how to swim! Staff and also his team (including nephew) "pep talked him". They act as a raft in the ocean so he could not sink and he made it.

Anyways so more challenges, more contestants eliminated, another camp was held and finally down to the 4 winners.

My nephew is one of them. He's going to Antarctica!