Stijn Laenen's Page

He's been going for 28 hours now so could be practically anywhere :-) Anyone get any SMSes from him???

So what kind of stuff do you guys take for food on long-distance expedition-style events like this. I find that the following works quite well:

- pronutro pre-mixed with milk powder in a ziploc sandwich bag. When you get to a river, fill the bag with water, seal it, shake it, bite off a corner and slurp it up. Grim, but it works :-)

- Banana bread & Fruit Cake, each slice individually vacuum packed. Simply tear open pack and chow.

This I would supplement with a mixture of sweet snacks (wi… Continue

Here's a topic where we can all debate about the "optimal" route to take. I've got my route in a .kmz (google earth) file so if anyone wants it - gimme a shout.

So, to get the ball rolling, here's a finicky route choice:

I just got back from a lekker 3-day berg hike (up Cockade Pass, down Camel). Never had such perfect winter conditions - the berg was still green! Blue skies all 3 days, not too cold and just enough snow to spark a snowfight or two. Also got to stay in one of the best spots aro… Continue

Hey guys

I've sent some emails out to the AR mailing list and pasted them below. The response as been pretty good and we could see at least 10 teams lining up to give this thing a go! This site gets blocked during work hours for me so it's quite difficult to post emails here - please send me your email addresses (SLaenen AT fnb DOT co DOT za) and I'll copy you in the group emails.

Drakensberg Record Race

As some of you may know there is an established record of the
Drakensberg Grand Traverse:… Continue