Madagascar 2009
The goal is to be the first team to canoe down from the upper part of Mananantanana River |
Go to website | Rune Gjeldnes (Exp.Leader) Hilde Aass _ |
| Rune Gjeldnes is about to commence on a new adventure. This time crevasses and freezing temperatures has been replaced with white water rapids and a canoe. The objective is to become the first team to canoe down from the upper part of Mananantanana River from a height of 1000 m, down to the main river, Mangoky, and all the way out to the coastline. It is the first of four challenging river expeditions. The ultimate goal is to canoe most challenging river on four islands, and to experience the contrasts between them |
Gard's Kilimanjaro experience
Kilimanjaro summit, Machame route |
Go to website | Gard Karlsen (Exp.Leader) |
| Successful summit of Kilimanjaro. Kilimanjaro is the highest freestanding mountain in the world and the highest mountain on the African continent. One of the seven summits. |
African Transcontinental Expedition
The goal of the expedition is to carry out a transcontinental crossing through the African Continent with the length of 30000 km and visiting 25 countries. |
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| The route of the expedition will start in May 2002 in Tunisia where the team will be trained; then in October 2002 from Morocco along the Western cost to Congo and through the central part to the Eastern cost and along it to the South to SAR. |
Mount Kilimanjaro summit 1999
Summit of Kilimanjaro by the Machame route |
Go to website | Bjørn Loe (Exp.Leader) |
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Cape Agulhas Swim
First swim around the most southern point of Africa - Cape Agulhas, |
Go to website | Lewis Gordon Pugh (Exp.Leader) |
| On 7 May 1994 Lewis became the first person to swim around the most southern point in Africa, Cape Agulhas. The 10km swim, through some of the most shark-infested waters in the world, took 4 hours 15 minutes to complete. |
Mount Kilimanjaro 1994
Summit of Kilimanjaro by the Umbwe route |
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Lake Malawi Swim
First swim across a Great African Lake - Lake Malawi, |
Go to website | Lewis Gordon Pugh (Exp.Leader) |
| On 5 January 1992, Lewis and Dr Otto Thaning became the first swimmers to swim across a Great African Lake, namely Lake Malawi. The 25km swim was completed in 9 hours 52 minutes. Hundreds of locals paddled into the Lake to escort Lewis and Otto over the final kilometers of the swim. While the Lake is inhabited by numerous hippopotamus and crocodiles, no problems were encountered on the swim |
Robben Island Swim
Fastest time for swimming around Robben Island (where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned), |
Go to website | Lewis Gordon Pugh (Exp.Leader) |
| On 2 October 1992, Lewis and Dr Otto Thaning smashed the record for swimming around Robben Island by 2 hours 20 minutes. The 11km swim was completed in
4 hours 10 minutes. Robben Island is situated off Cape Town, South Africa and is where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned.
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Cape of Good Hope Swim
First swim around the famous Cape of Good Hope (west to east route) |
Go to website | Lewis Gordon Pugh (Exp.Leader) |
| On 17 September 1990, Lewis became the first person to swim around the Cape of Good Hope from east to west. This famous landmark, about 100km south of Cape Town in South Africa, was named the "Cape of Storms" by Portuguese explorer Bartholomew Diaz. Lewis battled fierce waves to finish the 5km swim in 1 hour 30 minutes. |
Trans Sahara Expedition
Crossing the Sahara on foot |
Go to website | Kenji Yoshikawa (Exp.Leader) |
| A crossing of the Sahara dessert on foot. The crossing took 58 days covering 1800km. |
The Sahara Expedition
Helen and Bill Thayer's walk 1,400 miles across the Sahara deser |
Go to website | Bill Thayer (Exp.Leader) Helen Thayer _ |
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