Team First Ascent riders, Zandi Rohrer and Luke Evans took to the trails of Knysna, for this year's Knysna Bull, a 3-day stage race + prologue through the breathtaking Knysna forests. Luke and Zandi placed 3rd and 5th in the Knysna Young Bull category and 6th and 10th Overall.
Team First Ascent took to the trails of Ceres for the Momentum Health Tankwa Trek presented by Biogen, South Africa's premier 4-day stage race. In this article they share with us their experience of this year's event, which saw them covering a distance of 288km with a vertical ascent of 5760m.
Sometimes it’s great to learn the hard way. But mostly it’s better to learn from other people bumping their heads into walls. To stop you from making the same mistakes Seamus Allardice did here’s his Top 10 list of things he learnt the hard way bikepacking.
The garden route has some stunning trails and spectacular mountains. Located above the city of George looms the impressive George Peak and behind it Cradock Peak.
Training for your first half marathon, setting a PB for your 10km or running your first 5km without stopping? Running is a personal journey and achieving those goals is always so rewarding.
The Timbavati Primitive Trail is a multi-day guided hike spanning a gorgeous Loweld Savannah in the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, part of the Greater Kruger National Park.
Sibusiso Vilane shares his 2020 hiking journal with us. "That was the moment I discovered why people go up to these wild and natural places. They go there to feed the soul, the spirit and the mind."
If you want to combine a pure trail running route experience with some of the greatest scenery known to man, then the Num-Num Trail, also a well-known hiking trail, is just what the doctor ordered.
Looking for easy exploration options for DIY bikepacking adventures? These three all-asphalt tours will get you out the front door and onto the open road in no time.
