First Ascent - Performance Testing

Performance Testing

PLAYER: Kevin Balfour

GAME: Ultra Distance Trail running

Like a bottle of good red wine they say that endurance athletes improve with age…
Never a truer word was spoken if one considers Kevin's achievements in the Veteran Category of the 2008 Ultra Cup, SA's premier ultra distance trail running challenge.

Hours on the trail create the perfect opportunity for testing product and Kevin's feedback allows us to continue to improve and expand our running offering.

Performance Testing

Robby Kojetin
On the 23rd of May 2009 Robby realized a lifelong dream by climbing his way onto the highest mountain summit in the world and in so doing become only the 17th South African to achieve this incredible feat…

Kevin Balfour
Like a bottle of good red wine they say that endurance athletes improve with age…

Riaan Manser
A solo-adventurer based in South Africa, Riaan was the first person to circumnavigate the African continent by bicycle - 37,000km through 34 countries in two years and two months. In July 2009 he successfully became the first person to kayak 5000km around Madagascar, alone and unaided.

Gavin Raubenheimer
Gavin is one of South Africa's most qualified Mountaineering Guides and regularly pushes our products to their limits in the harshest environments.

Correne Coetzer
Correne Erasmus-Coetzer lives in Stellenbosch, South Africa. She is an ex-teacher who likes to be outdoors and love to travel to remote places.

Team Cyanosis
Jo'burg based & arguably SA's No.1 Aventure racing team. Clinton Mackintosh, Nicholas Mulder, Debbie Gerrand, Ryno Griesel & Alex Pope.