Adventure Racing

Kinetic Full Moon Adventure #1

This adventure will cover 120 km and the top teams are expected to finish the course in 12 hours, with the last teams coming in at 24 hours. All teams should be able to finish before 13h00 on Sunday afternoon. Approximate percentage per discipline: 60% mountain biking, 25% trekking, 15% kayaking. The route scouted so far comprises off 75km cycle, 28km on foot and 17km on the kayak.

http://www.kineticgear.co.za/AdventuresRaces/KineticFullMoonAdventure/ta...

The Quantum Leap

The Quantum Leap is a 250-300 km unsupported adventure race. The race includes 25 km of rafting in Grade 3+ rapids. Mixed teams of four to compete.

www.quantumadventures.co.za

Gravity Adventure Festival

With the Gravity Festival celebrating its 10th anniversary it can only mean bigger and better for 2012! The dates are set with the 17th - 19th August 2012 being the chosen weekend. There are some great things in the pipeline this year so keep your ears to the ground. Watch this space as we start to reveal all the outdoor events,evening festivities and much much more!!

http://www.adventurefestival.co.za

Grav it up at the Gravity Adventure Festival
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Come on folk’s, it’s time to GRAV it up at the Gravity Adventure Festival from 17 to 19 August 2012. Now into its 10th year, it’s going to be bigger and better than ever before. The festival has become a super popular event on the Cape Adventure calendar and attracts adventure enthusiasts from all over South Africa. It takes place in the spectacular Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve near Kleinmond, and is just a little more than an hour’s drive from Cape Town ... so get off the couch and get there!
Solo Amazon Source to Sea Navigation Gets into Second Gear
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In July 2012, adventurer Davey du Plessis embarked on his second cause-driven adventure. A solo, unaided navigation from source to sea of the mighty and iconic Amazon River. The 6,500 km journey has been broken into three stages comprising an initial hike to the 5,597 m Mount Mismi, noted as the source of the Amazon; followed by an estimated 800 km cycle through the Peruvian Andes Mountains and finalized by a 5,700 km paddle down the Amazon River to the Atlantic Ocean on the coast of Brazil.
WCAD Series 4: Palmiet AR

The 4th Leg of the 2012 Leg of the 2012 WCAD Series took place in and around the Palmiet River region, Kleinmond, on the 28 July 2012. 32 teams entered the 60km ‘Short Course’ and 21 teams signed up for the 100km ‘Full course’. The weather conditions were perfect for racing and the heavy rains in lead up to the event meant that river levels were ideal for white water rafting.

Pre-race
People could collect maps and race information from 6pm on the Friday evening. Most of the the ‘long course’ competitors showed their obvious superfluous experience and took advantage of collecting maps as soon as possible to give themselves more time to plan their route. Novice racers generally enter the short course option and many were left in a frantic flurry trying to prepare their...

WCAD Series 4: Palmiet AR

The 4th Leg of the 2012 Leg of the 2012 WCAD Series took place in and around the Palmiet River region, Kleinmond, on the 28 July 2012. 32 teams entered the 60km ‘Short Course’ and 21 teams signed up for the 100km ‘Full course’. The weather conditions were perfect for racing and the heavy rains in lead up to the event meant that river levels were ideal for white water rafting.

Pre-race
People could collect maps and race information from 6pm on the Friday evening. Most of the the ‘long course’ competitors showed their obvious superfluous experience and took advantage of collecting maps as soon as possible to give themselves more time to plan their route. Novice racers generally enter the short course option and many were left in a frantic flurry trying to prepare their...

Bundu Bash

St Johns DSG will host the opening leg of the popular Bundu Bash adventure racing series on Sunday 12 August at the Baynesfield Estate, with funds from the accessible, family-orientated day of trail runs and mountain biking going to a number of local organisations

www.bundubashseries.co.za

St Johns DSG set to kick start popular Bundu Bash series

St Johns DSG will host the opening leg of the popular Bundu Bash adventure racing series on Sunday 12 August at the Baynesfield Estate, with funds from the accessible, family-orientated day of trail runs and mountain biking going to a number of local organisations in the greater

The St John's DSG Bundu Bash Series powered by Stihl takes place at the Baynesfield Estate on 12 August. It's an opportunity for the whole family to enjoy a fun day out with some trail running and mountain biking and everyone from the serious athlete to the casual participant catered for.

The Bundu Bash Series is now into its fifth year. It began with St John's DSG, but has now been extended to include a leg hosted by Treverton at Mooi River on 8 September, followed by another leg on 20 October at...

Welcome to the launch of the first ever Geocaching Mega Event in South Africa

The exciting 3 day Geocaching Mega Event, proudly associated with Garmin, will be hosted in Pretoria from Friday the 5th to the Sunday the 7th of October and will see Africa’s largest social gathering of geocachers yet! Individuals and families, both local and international, who share an interest in outdoor exploration and geocaching will come together to share adventure stories and participate in various geocaching activites and challenges, all in support of promoting the wonderful sport of geocaching.

For those of you who don’t know, Geocaching (pronounced geo-cashing) is one of the fastest growing outdoor recreation activities with more than one and a half million people participating worldwide. Geocaching is a form of high-tech treasure hunting where adventure seekers of...

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