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26 October 2009
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01 September 2010
Tour of India – Part 2
Julia, Hector, Rushad, Clinton, Linda and Bernard have completed their expedition to the not-too-often visited Zanskar region of the Himalaya. For more on crampons, goats and razors – read on...

01 September 2010
Take a ride on the Wild side
Craig Woods, a veteran and previous winner of the Imana Wild Ride, gives us a taste of this amazing race through the more desolate parts of our beautiful country.

01 September 2010
Howling winds and a full moon
Team Cyanosis won the Kinetic Gear Full Moon Adventure Race this month – excellent preparation for the upcoming World Championships.

01 September 2010
Kilimanjaro – you can do it
First Ascent put some gear, and a few staff members, to the test on the slopes of Kilimanjaro. The highest peak in Africa is a must for all continental patriots – find out why.

01 September 2010
Walking across South Africa – again!
Having already walked from Cape Town to Beit Bridge on an extreme gear testing trip, Ray Chaplin plans to walk the return leg with Stroke survivor, George Scola, to raise funds for the Stroke Survivors Foundation.

02 August 2010
7 Seven 7 Flights conquers Mount Elbrus
One down, Six to go. Pierre Carter, Marianne Schwankhart and Peter Friedmann took on Europe’s highest, summated and then floated off the top of the world!

02 August 2010
Afriski – Ski Festival
Tigers in Africa? Well after Panjo’s escape in Delmas answered this question in the affirmative, the First Ascent Ski Festival settled that other paradox of African Snow Skiing.

02 August 2010
Freedom Challenge – Ultimate test of endurance
The Freedom Challenge is a 2400km non-stop mountain bike expedition across South Africa. With just 26 days to complete this mammoth task, Ugene Nel and Trevor Ball give us some insight into how it is done.

02 August 2010
Moving Sushi finally stops moving!
Moving Sushi, the little team of two South African’s, has come a long way since 2008. 42 countries, over 75 000 driven kilometers, 24 plane rides, numerous trains, taxis, rickshaws, motor bikes, car ferry’s, people ferry’s, river beds, sand dunes, snow roads, mud roads and no roads- to be exact.

02 August 2010
Rhodes Run – it’s on his skin, is it on yours?
Kevin Light is an interesting guy. His submission to win an entry to the Rhodes Run had us all in stitches a few months back, and with a lizard behind him, he recently completed this event.