Female-dominated team home after Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge
The fourth annual Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge (ADAC) proved to be the toughest edition yet with longer legs, tight stage cut-offs and unseasonably hot conditions in the Liwa Desert.
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Course changes force tactical rethink
Course amends and reversed race direction are bound to impact tactics, as teams face new obstacles and challenges. Since it first began in 2007, the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge has always started in Abu Dhabi city, travelled west down the coast then east across the desert to Jebel Hafeet and the finishing line in Al Ain.
Team Parallel at Merrell Eden Duo
The 150km Merrel Eden Duo is a different type of adventure race in that navigation plays very little part in the race from your second attempt onwards since the same course is used every year. This results in a race that is higher paced than usual for a race of this distance and first-timers are at a distinct disadvantage compared to the veterans and locals.
Three SA teams to race in Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge
The fourth edition of the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge (ADAC) starts in two weeks and, for the first time, three South African teams will compete. They’ll race against a field of 50 teams – from over 20 countries – in the disciplines of mountain biking, sea kayaking, desert trekking and canyoneering.
Application entries for ARWC2011 sell out
Almost 60 elite and special interest teams applied for the 30 available spots in the Application Category to the Adventure Racing World Championships (ARWC) 2011 in Tasmania, Australia.
Balele Tracks: Director’s report
The Balele Tracks adventure race took place in the Wakkerstroom district on the weekend of 13/14 November 2010. The race had a shortest compulsory route of 100km, and a longer optional route of slightly over 160kms.
FEAT comes to Cape Town
What do you get when you have two handfuls of adventurers assembled under a theatre roof – invited to talk on recent expeditions and topics related to adventure – with legendary runner Bruce Fordyce as the MC to introduce the speakers?