Expedition Africa 2014

lgk

Team Beast of Ballyhoura / V Graph fly out this morning to participate in the 2014 Kinetic Gear Expedition Africa adventure race.

Distances for Expedition Africa 2014: Cycling 350 km - 50 %, kayaking 83 km - 15 %, trekking 137 km - 24 %. 2013 route flyover here.

The action kicks off at 7am on Sunday, with full live tracking available here.

Messages will be relayed to the team at various points throughout, so send them some motivation, abuse, etc.!

shotgunmcos

Chatting with Taryn last night on FB.. such a great attitude. Tracking with interest!

lgk

Some highlights from Day 1, the paddle out from the beach looked like fun!

mossym

that looks absolutely epic


for things like the abseiling, would the gear(ropes) be in place when you get there, or is it rig your own lines? probably okay this early in the race to rig your own, but as fatigue sets in would you trust yourself?

Enduro

Ropes would be pre-rigged. I've never heard of any race where racers would be expected to set up their own absiel ropes. 90% of the time there'll be someone maning the ropes, and they will do a safety check on each racer's set-up before letting them progress. Usually there'll be mandatory prusics (or some other braking set-up), or a saftey rope, or a combination, to add even more safety.

shotgunmcos

Team Beast of Ballyhoura moving steadily up the rankings

Tracking is great. Even gives you a speed stamp when you click on the number

I wonder what Ideas Ivan is galvanising for the Beast in August

Enduro

shotgunmcos wrote: »

I wonder what Ideas Ivan is galvanising for the Beast in August

More Lions to keep everyone on their toes. Crocs for the kayaking sections

shotgunmcos

Team Beast going so well, full course and maybe top 20 beckons! Great stuff