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Southern Traverse on sabbatical |
| There will be no expedition style Southern Traverse in 2009, however we are still looking at staging a 24/8hrs version down in Queenstown in the Spring. Watch out for more news! |
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FATHERLY SUPPORT |
| It’s not often a father has to choose between two daughters but Tom Clark had to make the call on which support crew to join – with daughter Sonya racing in the Powered by Velvet team and Sarah competing in the Icebreaker R & R Sport team. How did he decide? Simple – Sonya asked first!”
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FAMILIAR FACES |
| A Southern Traverse wouldn’t be the same without Jenny Day and Bryan Otty – the event’s longest serving volunteer officials. They’ve been parked up in their camper van at several transition areas and the coffee’s always brewing – a welcome oasis for anyone in need- particularly after a cold paddle!
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WAYNE’S WORLD |
| Long time Southern Traverse management member Wayne Allen almost opted to spend the night in the hills on Friday after struggling to find a route out in the fog from his checkpoint on the mountain trek in the Maukuratawhai. He eventually emerged from the gloom –“after taking three and a half hours to get out compared to two hours going in!”
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BRING HOME THE BACON |
| The Icebreaker R & R Sports team has two new support crew who have been spoiling them rotten! The team arrived in to the transition area from the Mt Garfield trek to the smell of frying bacon! Guess who is likely to be invited to be on the permanent support team!
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1998 the southern traverse |
| 16/02/2006 6:15:32 p.m. |
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Te Anau to Walter Peak
418kms 91 hrs 30mins
National Geographic filming the event with Boyd Matheson....
DISCIPLINES : kayaking (Waiau/Te anau), mtn biking, bush trekking (mt
hindley) abseil (mt hindley), mtn trekking (livingstons),
The Course:
Section 1 Paddle the Waiau River.
Paddle 73 km down the open waters of the Waiau River.
One of New Zealand's largest rivers draining the Southern Fiordland Area.
Section 2
Caving - Waiau
Decend into the cave and spend an hour exploring the underground world.
These caves hold a sacred place in Maori history.
Section 3
Mountain Bike the Rowallen Forest
A test of naviagation through the myraid roads cut through this native bush and pine forest,
Section 4 Mountain Run /Abseil :
A trek through the untracked forest of Southern Fiordland, with an ascent of Hindley Peak and a descent of the back side using abseil and ropes to come down to the lake shore of remote Lake Monowai.
Section 6
Mountain Bike
A mountain bike ride following forest roads and farm tracks and roads around the lower flanks of the Takatimu Mountains.
Section 7
Mountain Run Across the Takatimu's
From the Aparima Valley a route takes competitors on tracked and through untracked bush around and over the lower flanks of the Takatimu's. Across the shoulder of Claire Peak and descending into Pinchester Creek
Section 8
Mountain Bike
5hrs riding will bring the competitors across the farm roads and tracks of the Te anau Basin.
Section 9
Paddle
Seldom is Lake Te anau seen to reflect the mountains. the long arms stretch deep into the Fiords and wind funnels down the lake bringing with it the large swells the competitors will battle.
Section 10
Mountain Run
When we tested this run, it was us who were tested. Scrubby bush and steep contryside make access into the Mavora Park difficult, but the rewards of climbing up past the Acheron Lakes and over the Livingston Mountains make the effort worthwhile and from the top the end of the race is almost visible.
Section 11
Mountain bike
57km to the finish line. A gravel road leads competitors down to the shores of Lake Wakatipu.
TEAMS : 42 teams (international teams from Japan / Brazil / France / USA )
Total time: 91.30
RESULTS : 1st 5 person Wet coast 98.30
1st 3 person Long international 91.30
1st 3 person mixed Last splash 118.19
1st 3 person womens R & R sport 99.50 |
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