Expedition Africa
From the Start
Sarah Hearn / 07.06.2015
Early morning report:
The dots are moving! The tracking site is alive and adventure junkies have been hitting up since 07h30 (GMT+2)
Boarding the bus with bike helmets on, clutching half eaten muffins and boxes of pizza, frantically checking last night’s football championship on a phone snatched from spectators, the 92 competitors may not have struck the hotel staff as uber athletes setting off for a few days of non-stop adventure.
The bus driver took them on an unplanned scenic tour to the start venue, admitting he was slightly lost. A familiar experience for all the racers. But exiting the bus and looking up at the impressive granite monolith of Sibebe Rock, there was no doubt that they had arrived. The echoing drum beat soon matched their heartbeat as they set off directly up the sheer sides of the volcanic dome which rises up almost 450m above the start line.
The first checkpoint greeted them at the top and from there they are trekking 33km to reach the start of the canyon. What strategies are underway?
Brilliant photographs up on the KineticGear Facebook and website.
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