ExpAfrica: Opening Ceremony
Words: Sarah Hearn | Expedition Africa 2015 participants go to bed tonight with the rousing drumbeat of the impressive opening ceremony held at the Royal […]
Expedition Africa
450 kilometres of non-stop adventure racing in Swaziland
In little over a week, 24 teams will set off from the start of Africa’s toughest multi-discipline event, the 450-kilometre Expedition Africa adventure race. Hosted […]
Merrell Adventure Addicts out of rehab
Around the globe adventure racing teams are mobilising. Bike boxes are fitted, lists are checked off, bags are packed. Duct tape and cable ties. Helmets, […]
ExpAfrica: Tuesday morning
Not much difference overnight to the top three places; it is still Cyanosis, Merrell and Accelerate (UK) jostling for position.
Expedition Africa starts at 07h00
Expedition Africa starts on Monday at 07h00. Reports are that the wind has been howling although temperatures are warm. Organiser Heidi Muller says they’ll decide at 05h00 whether the sea paddle will take place as the swell is up and conditions on the water are unpleasant.
Merrell get outside in Hermanus
Monday sees the start of South Africa’s first expedition-length adventure race for almost three years. 21 teams from across the country and one international team, from the United Kingdom, will descend on the picturesque Western Cape coastal town of Hermanus for the non-stop, 500km race, Expedition Africa.
Podcast: Team Cyanosis on Expedition Africa
Lisa de Speville interviews Team Cyanosis’ Clinton Mackintosh (captain) and Nicholas Mulder (navigator) on www.AR.co.za about their team for Expedition Africa, which starts in four days, competition, expectations for a ‘Heidi and Stephan’ course and navigational considerations in the Western Cape.