As I am unable to attend the Namib Desert Challenge (21-25 February 2010) presented by Kinetic Events, my entry, which I received after winning ladies last year, is up for grabs. The usual entry fee is €995.00 (EUR) per competitor, which is around R10,750. My entry is going for a R1,500 admin fee.
Orienteering is the most convenient and best way to train navigational skills. And it is far better to spend R40 to learn from mistakes at an orienteering event than to spend R1000 at an adventure race and compromise your team’s success through poor navigation.
A five-star hotel may span the last of the Vaal River’s untouched islands. This is of interest to our community as we participate in events that have been held over the years in this area. The Vredefort Dome Action Group is fighting this development and they are collecting support for their campaign.
After a week on the water, Trans-Atlantic solo rower Peter van Kets is in second place and chasing down solo rival Charlie Pitcher. In this first week Peter has been smacked about by bad weather and large side-on swells, had a close-encounter with a ship and was visited, at night, by a big something that kept bumping into his boat.
The Gauteng orienteering season begins on Sunday, 24 January 2010, with a much-loved short-course event at the Jo’burg Zoo. As the first of the eight-event series, this Zoo event – held at a location that is familiar to many – is the perfect place for beginners (adults and children) to try this fun map-and-compass navigation sport.
Steve has selected a format to be as inclusive as possible; hardcore wikus van heerden types and keen been but clueless newbies will both find it a challenging and rewarding experience. Event date is 23 & 24 January 2010
People are magpies – indiscriminately hoarding items that MAY be of use. And when we pack for races we tend to do the same, throwing in this and that ‘just in case’. I asked a number of adventure racers to confess the unusual items lurking in their backpacks and crates, whether practical or sentimental.
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