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Women in Adventure Racing 2019 Calendar – post photo shoot report Written by Joléne Matthysen. Adventurer, adventure racer, Co-Founder of Addicted2Adventure.co.za and ‘model’ for the ‘Woman in Adventure Racing 2019 calendar’ 🙂   Owner of...

Old but not cold (ok, a bit cold) By: Lenie Badenhorst, Team Addicted2Adventure.co.za Family I’m a mom of 4 children and turns 60 in October this year.  I also have FOMO and love to challenge myself. My hubby, Johan Badenhorst (64yrs old) came to me earlier this year with...

Day 4 and the weather has cleared up nicely in the Cederberg, leaving the athletes with sunny and cool mountaintops. I must say I am relieved for the Teams part as they will now be able to stay warm and enjoy their hike. The weather definitely played in their favour. Later the...

I arrived at a wet, cold, and misty Transition 4 (cederberg) around 11:00. Conditions seemed fierce for teams as the mist made visibility difficult – complicating navigation for the teams to Trek over the Cederberg. Myself and my grandparents (Team Member Beyers...

Day 3 A2A came in at Transition 3 just after 11:00 and immediately started prepping their bike’s for the 198km Cycle. this would be the toughest Cycle length of Expedition Africa 2018. Teams had two route options 1)Cycle around the mountain – longer distance, but in...

Day 1: The day began with mist covering the coastline like a woolly blanket. Teams gathered at Doring Baai, where they would commence their first Leg of Expedition Africa 2018. Leg 1:   Trekking 19km along the coastline, making their way through Marshland and crossing a...

“The very basic core of Man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure” – Christopher McCandless It’s with this basic belief that I find myself on an adventure of my own at the mercy of Expedition Africa 2018     Destination: Namaqualand – West Coast of...