fully agree, Russian - she is one tough zoo cookie. I've been over that mountain without snow and with lots of navigators around me, and i was scared .... YOU GO ZU!!! (now when could we get the rest of the ride report?)
russian - your injuries recovering all on schedule? On 26 June 2012 15:04, Nicolai van der Merwe < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Carine!**** > > ** ** > > I got an unexpected update from her mom when she was waiting in Rhodes for > her on someone else’s Facebook page!**** > > ** ** > > Damn, you are tough!**** > > ** ** > > Russian **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Carine > *Sent:* 26 June 2012 02:43 PM > *To:* darkanddirty > *Subject:* [D&D-chat] Fwd: TshwaneARclub : I sound my Barbaric > !!!!YARP!!!!**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Zurika Untiedt* <[email protected]> > Date: 26 June 2012 14:26 > Subject: RE: TshwaneARclub : I sound my Barbaric !!!!YARP!!!! > To: [email protected] > > **** > > Maybe it’s the cold …**** > > Before Ride to Rhodes I was very worried about the cold. I spent some > money on warm clothes and socks and snow gloves and buffs and beanies and > what not. I got a little two days before my starting date. I ended up not > riding all the days. But the days I did ride the mornings were fairly cold > and as soon as the sun came out the days would warm up nicely. So the last > day I wasn’t too worried about packing extra warm clothes. I had First > Ascent’s mtb gloves on with those inners, a sleeveless vest , long sleeve > shirt, bibs, normal tights and a wind jacket. On my feet , thin socks, > plastic bags in the middle and some snow socks over that. Oh and I had a FA > skull beanie on. In all not a lot of extra warm clothes. **** > > We stared our ride at 5am and like the other mornings it was cold , but as > soon as you start to peddle we would warm up. After 8km ride, we started > climbing the mountain carrying our bikes. Still the weather was not that > bad – even though we were surrounded with other mountains with snow on them > … After about a 3hr hike a bike we got to some snow. And then it was cold. > And keeping momentum was key. Ankle deep in snow I slipped and fell and > lost sight of the others in front of me. Not wanting to stand still and > waiting for the ones behind me I kept going in a direction that felt right > . I was lucky. I regained sight of the guys that new where they were going. > Marked the spot and when I came closer I could see tracks in the snow. I’m > sure by then it was well below zero. Misty. I got on a road – still > following the tracks in the snow and mud. Relief . I made it to coffee stop! > **** > > After coffee and a toasted sandwich I took off my soaking wet wind jacket > and put on a thin rain jacket I always keep in my back pack. We still had > some 30km+ to get to Rhodes. I got on my bike and was not sure what to > expect. Rain, snow and a lot of mud and mist, we got. Some 3hr to do 30km > in those conditions. My body was okay , but the fingers took a beating. The > wind started to pick up and at some point I remember thinking “ at what > point does frostbite set in …?” Few km outside of Rhodes I had to slow > down – cattle blocking the road… Freezing. Made it through the cattle got a > lot more thick mud and then I saw the 80 and then the 60 and then 40 and > one more turn and I was in town…. Made it !!! **** > > I grew up in Pretoria – what do I know about mountains and snow ? I > survived that. I will not soon forget that day. A memory I’m putting in the > bank – to take out on another day I’m faced with fear. **** > > **** > > What I’m trying to say : Don’t let the fear of being cold rob you of and > awesome adventure.* > > ***** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Hardy > *Sent:* 26 June 2012 01:18 PM > *To:* tshwane-adventure-racing-club > *Subject:* TshwaneARclub : I sound my Barbaric !!!!YARP!!!!**** > > **** > > Hey All you Tshwane AR’rs!!!!**** > > This is YOUR call, your call to ADVENTURE!!!!**** > > It’s time for you to STAND UP and be counted!!! proudly SOUND your > Barbaric YARP!!!!**** > > Ok so as far as I am aware of, there are currently *two* of teams from > with in our club gearing up for the DARK HORSE, Solis Ortis Adventure Race > at the end of JULY.**** > > That is Francois Steyls’s team and my team.... there must be more... ?**** > > So….. ARE you UP for an Amazing ADVENTURE?????**** > > Now is not the time for excuses…… Now is the time to join in the > ACTION!!! :-)**** > > So eager to get replies like,**** > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **** > > YES I am keen!!!! Anyone want to make a team!!!!**** > > Yes I am There !!!! I am a newbie and want to make/join a finisher team!!!! > **** > > Yes I am there !!! not so fit, wanna join a SOCIAL Team!!!**** > > Yes I am there!!!! I am EXPERIENCED and would like to lead a novice team!!! > **** > > YES I AM THERE!!!! Going for it cos it is what I looove :-)**** > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **** > > Folks, our Race Organisers need to know if there is a genuine interest > from our club members in putting the race together. They are passionate and > have some lekker things that I can’t wait to enjoy on the course with you. > **** > > Let’s at least let them know that we appreciate all the effort they are > putting in and that we, as the “WILD at HEART” will be supporting them…. > :-)**** > > Seriously,…. am thinking realistically that if we can’t get at least 4 > teams from within our own Adventure Racing club… then what are we doing > here…??? I am sure you are all out there,… so just let us know… we are > halfway there already :-) Actually I think we can easily have more that 4 > teams!!!**** > > don't be a mouse..... lol**** > > Reply to this mail and SOUND your BARBARIC !!!YARP!!!!**** > > :-o :-)**** > > Hardy**** > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DarkAndDirty" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. 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