The finish

The start and finish are seperate venues, just to throw the impression of point to point for the final stage.

That helps those with seconds, as they can pack up camp and go wait at the finish after the last transition. Then it's actually quite easy to get on the road to the way home. Those without seconds will have to jump back into cars and we'll shuttle you back to the HQ.

Secondly, it's got a dam. a massive one, so we can all splash around whilst we wait. Plenty of shade, so bring a chair. It even has cell reception, which is kinda sketchy at the start.

We'll have prizegiving there, exact time to be confirmed later, but bank on 1-2pm ish for now.

What say the crowd, you guys want some cold beers waiting on ice?

ok fine, here's a photo

Later alliGATOR

Ok, so the hike leg(s) involves some scenic botany research. You won't believe the diversity of plant life crammed into the first section. The Fynbos warriors will be wideopen smiling.

Of course that does come with a tradeoff. My shins took a bit of mild exfoliation. No wild open cuts and scrapes like lantana or brambles, but just a few little nicks here and there. Not the end of the world, but just a little bit annoying.

And there's a whole whack of seeds and little sticks that want to come along for the ride too. Have a look at the stuff that collected below the tongue on my socks, and the rest that jumped inside too.

GATORS, worth their weight for sure.

few options here:

*for just keeping the shoes clean:

lisa's fixit plan

keeping the shins spotless:

*just somme get an old pair of jeans and cut below the knee, get creative with elastic and you're A for AWAY

*go buy some at your local hiking/sports store.

Some scouting scenes

We spent two days charging around the race course last week. Was good fun and opened up some more possibilities.

Did a hike that will never work at night (so you're saved) and found an even better finish venue.

Legs were a bit tired for the Totalsports Challenge, but it was a fun day in the sun nonetheless. I tried talking Dan Hugo into entering but he has sleep planned for that weekend!

Pictures taken by Daniel from www.irideafrica.com

Campsite/race HQ

View from the deck - it's a pearler!your seconds will be in style.

Having loads of fun scouting, this broadcast is coming from a mountain peak

It's on here

Just at department of land surveying. Looking at this 18voertsek map of the western cape, location is here, somewhere

sneaky race piksha

photo from the secret location....i can spot rugby field, orchards, forest..and a big mountain

WPASS 100 - 2010 - web release 14 Dec

okee dokee crazee fit capey people, this is a newsflash par excellence - Put down that third mince pie!

just spent the week-end scouting a radilicious deluxe race course.

thanks to google earth, the mapping and survey department and aeroplanes with windows, I have found a spot worthy of ADVENTURE. so much so that I have to go back to the drawing board and decide what to LEAVE OUT!

BEST of all, the farmers and landowners in the area are soooper excited by the ideas. I even got offered horses!

100% money back GUARANTEES:
kick ass mtb riding (did i say singletrack? )
to die for views trail running
a little bit of flatwater paddling(with provisions to the boatless, you could run around or swim..so it's not a deal breaker- but rather beg, borrow or gumtree yourself a k1/k2/surfski. ..surfboards could even work, lilos probably not so much)
NAVIGATION and strategy skills to be rewarded, this is not extera

Payment Pending possible ASSURANCES:
Leafy campsite with dam for backup/pom pom girl fans
Kloofing section
SPECIAL spicy stage that will require a snorkel and goggles
DAN HUGO as race mc in a speedo(ok, i'm kidding, but anything to encourage the laydees to enter)

Maybe Baby Will have to check with the man upstairs Scenario:
Self sufficient racing - ie. no seconds required, will definitely be encouraged and helpful to your cause.

DETAILS:
I have selected a format to be as inclusive as possible; hardcore wikus van heerden types and keen been but clueless newbies will both find it a challenging and rewarding experience.
pairs, trips or fours.(no relay format)
Date:23/24 January 2010
Stage Won: 10am-6pm
Stage Too:7pm-5am
Stage Free:6am-10am
Prizegiving 12pm

Full course do all stages, lite course skip Stage Too(the night stuff)
Stages Won and Too will involve Compulsory checkpoints and Bonus Optionals with serious penalties for missing cut-offs

$$$:Full course R300pp - Lite Course R250pp. frikken bargain!

Race area, ~2:30hours drive from Cape Town CBD

GREAT news - any person who lives EAST of the Breede River Mouth pays half price entry, [including you rich okes from the place of gold, sort out your business trips ASAP]. Entry details will be released in due course, please send any queries to westprov@gmail. com - I am going to be 'out of the office' and on my bike from the 15-20Dec.

nothing on the website, so don't go looking!

Steven Burnett and the WPASS massif

Any help with donating prizes muchos appreciados