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Like many others, I love travel and adventure. Over the years I have been privileged to have the time and the means to head out and...

I like mountain sports and I will take as many opportunities as I can to experience a mountain by either running, hiking (climbing) or...

Mount Elbrus summit attempt day 6 to day 7 that covers acclimatisation and the summit.

Day 4. Carry supplies and gear to high camp 3800m The first encounter with snow was on our first hike to High Camp (3800m). This was the...

Russians like to drive very fast, especially on open roads. From the airport in MeneralInnye Vody to Kislovodsk and then to base camp at...

Eventful drive from MineralInye Vody to Kislovodsk and to Mount Elbrus Base camp.

Different ways to climb Mount Elbrus. - the South or the harder North route, and the West or the harder East summit.

Acquiring all the gear for climbing Mount Elbrus is the most important aspect of the climb, and possibly the most expensive line item.

I have been injured before in my life and got back to full recovery with minimal impact to my running – let alone my lifestyle. This last...

At the Pick’n Pay Marathon recently I was reminded of an advert that I came across in November 2010 at the New York City Marathon that...

Organising a 42km race for about 45 000 people is a logistical nightmare that I do not wish to manage. I would rather run the race, on a...

Every Comrades runner has an interesting story to tell – some tales more bizarre than others, but for a 90km race with more than 20 000...

The closer we get to the Comrades Marathon race day, the more I receive in my inbox, the most exciting and useful material or tools,...

A number of elite Americans (men and women) are coming to run the 2010 Comrades Marathon – potentially making 2010 an interesting race in...