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Hillside Wrestling WeekendJulyHillside Campground in Gibson, PennsylvaniaWrestling Weekend X was held at Hillside Campground on July 16-20, 2003, the same weekend as in 2002. Around 150 wrestlers attended the wrestling weekend and it was a great success. We hope to make the next Wrestling Weekend even better. A fourth mat for submission wrestling will help ensure enough mat room for all. Wrestlers from all over the USA, Canada and Europe attend, and the wrestling group camaraderie and interaction is great!Registration information is mailed in March to those who attended the previous year. Please register as soon as possible after receiving it, as there will be a limit of 150 wrestlers, and it is a very popular weekend. Wrestlers can also e-mail Nick for an e-mailable copy of the registration form. See the general information below and the links for further information. If you have not been to Hillside before, you can contact Bob for details and to receive the information and registration packet by postal mail. His address is: Box 59, Fleetville, PA 18420 USA. For general information on Hillside, not just Wrestling Weekend visit their website at Hillside Campground Note: registration for Wrestling Weekend should be done directly through Bob at the noted e-mail or postal mail address. For other Hillside events, contact the campground directly through the camp's website. If you plan to camp on your own campsite away from site #60, you can reserve directly through the campground, but in this event, please let Bob know in advance that you plan to wrestle. To accomodate wrestlers travelling a long distance and to permit more wrestling time, wrestlers are invited to arrive as early as Wednesday. The basic registration fee as noted below covers Friday evening through Sunday, as in past years. For those arriving on Wednesday or Thursday there will be a small additional camping ($10 per night) and meal (about $8-$15 per day pro rata) fee, and all those arriving early must confirm this with Bob and order the extra meals in good time. Last year around 50 wrestlers had arrived by Wednesday evening, while the bulk of wrestlers arrived Friday evening or night, and there was wrestling through Saturday night (sometimes a few matches on Sunday as well before the mats are rolled up). Hillside is a 180 acre campground for men located in the Endless Mountains region of Pennsylvania, just off PA Route 848 in Gibson near I-81 at Exit 219 (prior to 2001 it was Exit 66). This is between Scranton, PA and Binghamton, NY. For those traveling by air, the nearest airport is the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton International Airport served by U.S. Airways, Continental and COMAIR (Delta). Click here for the airport website with further information, directions, etc. Binghamton, NY also has a domestic airport which some wrestlers used in 2002; their website is Binghampton Airport. Other major airports within 3 hours travel time are Kennedy (JFK), LaGuardia, Newark and Philadelphia International Airports. Rental cars are available at all airports. Bus lines such as Greyhound Greyhound and Short Line also serve Scranton and Binghamton. Rail travel is also possible, but the nearest Amtrak stop is 60 miles away, in Syracuse, NY, so this would require another means of getting to Hillside from there. Wrestling will be on group campsite #60 on regulation mats. Wrestlers can camp in their own tent on site #60. For those without a tent, limited space is available to sleep on the mats under the big tent after wrestling is concluded. You should bring your own air mattress, sleeping bag and pillow. Wrestlers staying on site #60 will also receive the catered meal package Friday evening through Sunday Brunch ending at 1PM. Wrestlers who arrive early will be charged extra for meals through Friday lunch (see details below). Other private campsites, RV and cabin rentals are available to those wrestlers who prefer to camp in private and do their own cooking. If you camp on a private site, you may still elect to participate in the catered meal package if space is available. The total cost of camping on site #60 for the weekend is $140.00 which includes the camp fee, membership fee, meal package (Friday evening through Sunday Brunch), healthy snacks, keg of beer and birch beer, big tent, mats, first aid supplies and a wrestling t-shirt. For early arrivals, the camp will charge an extra $10 per night for Wednesday and Thursday upon your arrival at the camp office. The extra cost (per day) for meals is as follows: $4 for breakfast and $5 for lunch (Wednesday through Friday); $9 for dinner (Wednesday and Thursday). There is no extra charge if your arrival is on or after Friday evening. This information will also be included on the registration form. Extra meals may be paid for with your registration or upon your arrival at camp. Again, please confirm early arrival with Bob on or before July 1, and specify the first early meal you will eat at site #60. Based on last year's experience, it is strongly recommended that all wrestlers camp on site #60, the group campsite. The wrestling group camaraderie and interaction is great. Wrestlers from all over the USA, Canada and Europe will be there. (Though there are some delis and motels within 5-15 miles of the campsite, I don't recommend that, as you lose out on the unique experience of being at Hillside; the camaraderie and wrestling, the other campers, the special events, and so on. The food at camp is cooked specially for us wrestlers and is all-you-can-eat as well). Please note any special dietary (medical) needs on the registration form you receive from Bob). In addition to wrestling, activities available include swimming, volleyball, hiking, and evening campfire and disco. Cyclists and runners can get a great workout on the on- and off-site triple-chainring mountainous terrain. The climate is mountainous, usually with warm days and much cooler nights, sometimes with significant variations from mountain to mountain. Every weekend at Hillside (late spring through early fall) has a special theme or event; in past years the Wrestling Weekend coincided with Illumination Weekend, Country-Western Weekend and other events. For more information and to reserve a space on campsite #60 please contact Bob as soon as possible to receive a registration form (if you attended last year, you should be getting one in the mail). It is strongly recommended that you register as soon as possible, but no later than June 30. No liquor or beer is sold at Hillside. BYOB. General pictures, from Wrestling Weekends, various other bicycle trips and more can be accessed from Nick's website. More wrestling information (clubs, resources, pictures, etc.) can be found on his wrestling page . Any other cyclists who might want to coordinate travel plans between the New York City/Long Island/New Jersey/Eastern Pennsylvania area and Hillside are welcome to Okie Rumble website Palm Springs Wrestle MuchMarchCamp Palm Springs, California, U.S.A.The Palm Springs Wrestle Much event (formerly the Palm Springs Wrestle Fest) is a non-competitive rally where guys can come and wrestle any way they want to wrestle, any style, any gear and any rules. 5 to 7 mats (one outside) and one mat with a tarpaulin for oil wrestling. Cost: $125.00 not including lodging.For details of the next event visit Palm Springs Wrestle Much website or e-mail. 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