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Drakensburgs

Ojos Del Salado – The World’s Highest Marathon Part 1…

It’s not often you’re asked ‘would you like to take part in the world’s highest altitude marathon..?’  Paul Gurney had created BecomingX in 2019 and I was interviewed about my life changing accident on Denali only a year or so later.  We’d first met on the North side of Elbrus in 2012, and had become good friends.  Paul creates many exceptional expeditions, and in January 2026,  I was heading to Chile to attempt something very special.

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Drakensburgs 2025 – An African High…

The last time I travelled with my great friend Sibusiso Vilane, was when we rode the JoBerg2C back in 2019.  I’d just lost my Dad, and struggled to complete the race, but Sibu supported me with great strength, and we enjoyed a few days on Safari to wind down.  COVID then came, shut world travel down, and I still see parts reeling from its aftermath.  Sibu and I had spoken about crossing the central section of the Drakensburgs many times, and after much planning and packing, I set off late in August 2025.

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A South African Saga part 1 – Getting drenched in the Drakensburgs…

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The flight to Johannesburg is nothing like going to the far reaches of SE Asia, but still I felt exhausted when I arrived.  I had been working and presenting hard for the last few months and it was beginning to show.  Also, a nasty chest infection had caught hold of me in Austria recently and didn’t want to let go.  A few days out in the mountains should do me good then…

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