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Cyanosis attempt aborted

January 21, 2010 AdventureLisa 0

Nicholas Mulder and Ryno Griesel made an attempt on Andrew Porter’s recent Drakensberg Grand Traverse record. Conditions were not in their favour, with rain and mist in the mountains. And, with Nicholas battling in the high altitude conditions, they aborted the attempt just over 24 hours in, after covering 89 kilometres.

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Cyanosis attempt still on

January 21, 2010 AdventureLisa 0

Tomorrow (Fri, 22 Jan) at 04h00, Nicholas Mulder and Ryno Griesel start their attempt at the 210km Drakensberg Grand Traverse. This high altitude trail takes in six of the Drakensberg’s highest summits. Starting at the Sentinal Car Park in the north, persons completing the unsupported Challenge visit the peaks of Mont-Aux-Sources, Cleft, Champagne Castle, Mafadi Summit, Giants Castle and Thabana Ntlenyana.

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New US expedition race

January 21, 2010 AdventureLisa 0

Desert Winds Expedition Race is a brand spanking new expedition-length adventure race in the US. This unsupported, 500km (3-5 days) race is scheduled for 18-25 September 2010 and it will be held in the Mojave Desert, Nevada – just outside of Las Vegas. Mojave is described as “the ‘desert of mountains’.

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King & Fogg to run Dusi

January 18, 2010 AdventureLisa 0

When the 2010 Hansa Powerade Dusi Canoe Marathon starts on Thursday, Andrew King and Devlin Fogg won’t be on the water with the other competitors. They’ll be standing on the bank, their kayak on their shoulders, ready to run the route to raise awareness of the ecological challenges facing Umsunduzi and uMngeni rivers.

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Cyanosis attempt Grand Traverse

January 15, 2010 AdventureLisa 0

Nicholas Mulder and Ryno Griesel of the Cyanosis adventure racing team are in the final steps of preparation for taking on the 210km Drakensberg Grand Traverse. The pair will take on the challenge on the weekend of 22 to 24 January. Weather permitting, they will also be aiming to beat Andrew Porter’s record of 61 hours, 24 minutes.

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AR Club, Joburg

January 15, 2010 AdventureLisa 0

It’s time for the first AR Club evening of 2010 and I have the most superb line-up for you. Our guest speaker, Zac van Heerden, will talk to us about the ins-and-outs of sports testing – what physiological assessments involve, what kind of information is collected and how this infomation is used to develop individualised training programmes.

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Hotel to span Vaal River islands

January 13, 2010 AdventureLisa 6

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.