X-Berg Challenge comes up again at the end of May. It’s the four-day event where participants on foot, bike and paraglider battle it out in the Drakensberg to see which one wins. Organiser and champion paraglider Pierre Carter has released the turnpoint locations.
Start : At THE BORDER POST (Windmill Farm/Phatt Chef Roadside Diner and B&B)
TOP OLIVIERSHOEK PASS – 28°33’10.00″S – 29° 4’34.97″E
TP1 : HILL TOP EN-ROUTE TO WITSIESHOEK LODGE – 28°34’28.31″S / 28°58’26.42″E
TP2 : SENTINAL CAR PARK – 28°43’52.21″S / 28°53’34.55″E
TP3 : ROCKERIES PASS HEAD IN THE MNWENI VALLEY – 28°52’51.15″S / 29° 4’53.77″E
TP4 : MIKE’S PASS – 28°58’20.71″S / 29°14’9.98″E
TP5 : POINT ABOVE CALFARGIE KZNW. – 28°59’44.26″S / 29°23’6.35″E
TP6 : MONKS COWL CAR PARK – 29° 3’4.15″S / 29°24’11.88″E
TP7 : COTTAGE IN WONDER VALLEY – 29° 4’47.08″S / 29°26’8.06″E
TP8 : POINT NEAR INJUSUTI ENTRANCE GATE – 29° 5’47.27″S / 29°29’23.12″E
TP9 : POINT ON WHITE MOUNTAIN – 29° 6’48.30″S / 29°38’6.74″E
TP10 : POINT ON HILL NORTH OF CATHKIN SAW MILLS – 28°57’49.58″S / 29°31’25.83″E
FINISH: MOUNTAIN SPLENDOUR RESORT – 29° 0’59.08″S-29°27’40.36″E – enter the 0,4 – km cylinder – 29° 0’57.76″S / 29°27’40.66″E
TOTAL STRAIGHT LINE DISTANCE: +- 146 KM
Don’t forget to log onto the official event site, www.xcafrica.com, during 28 Apr – 01 May 2016 to follow the event live online.
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