Another Grit Check – “Perseverance through Hardship”
June 9th to 11th
This is our Fourth Annual Fundraiser to bring awareness to veteran suicide and the Big Fish Foundation approach to meeting this challenge.
The physical event kicks off at 9am on Saturday, June 10th and runs through the night until 3pm Sunday.
What does the event involve?
For 30 continuous hours, five Veterans representing the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard will pair up with five pro athletes/ personalities to tackle physical challenges as a pair; earning as many points as possible to represent their branch of service.
The 30 hours will be broken into … Unknown & Uncertain (to you) segments.
The Trail continues to grow and place unique demands on cooperative engagement between teammates and amongst teams. Think… odd objects, fatigue, darkness, and a few surprises.
There will be a marksmanship component, some trivia & intellectual “assessments”, odd & heavy objects, woodworking, getting un-lost. and of course… countless burpees.
As the event progresses the participants will be challenged mentally, physically and emotionally. They’ll draw on their experience and push each other to work through the low points.
How do I register?
Go to Contact Us and submit a form.
In the message text include:
– ’Athlete’ or ‘Volunteer’
– Branch of Service
– List any physical limitations
Athletes and Volunteers will be expected to arrive no later than 3p to DEN airport on Friday May 13th and depart no earlier than 9a Monday May 16th from DEN airport.
Big Fish will reimburse with travel stipends, arrange for transport from/to DEN, and provide all accommodations at the Crooked Butterfly Ranch.
Selectees will be contacted April 25th via email.
How do I get involved?
- Follow @bigfish_foundation on Instagram – we’ll be posting updates throughout the 30 hours, with a major update every 4 hours.
- Follow @tosh.crookedbutterfly on Instagram – Brian Chontosh will be going live throughout the event with updates.
- Donate and support the mission! Check out our donation page here – or click the link at the top. Donations made until May 15th at 5pm MST will be eligible for a raffle. But we will always welcome your support.
What’s in the prize pot for donations?
Red Level – all $100+ donations
– Big Fish Foundation ‘Grey Whale Tail’ t-shirt (all donations)
White Level – all $250+ donations
– Rogue Fitness Gift Card (x2) $500 value
Blue Level – all $1000+ donations
– Big Fish Foundation ‘Sea Monster t-shirt (all donations)
– Diesel Day One event by Crooked Butterfly (x2) $2000 value
– Custom Cerakote C2 Rower
Gold Level – $2000+ donations
– Custom Whiskey Barrell bar stand by Chris Wright
– Custom Cerakote C2 Ski Erg
– Custom Cerakote C2 Bike Erg
Additional gifts & prizes to be updated as they firm up. Participant & Volunteer prizes announced on-site.
All donations to the Foundation from May 15th to July 15th at 6p mountain will be eligible for prizes.
“The mind is to body as 10 is to 1.”
Registration not available at this time.
Organized By
Big Fish Foundation
We were founded by Major Brian Chontosh, USMC (ret.). During OIF in 2003, he led the CAAT platoon for 3/5, and his radio call-sign was “Big Fish”.
