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From fear to freedom: Breaking free from life’s self-imposed chains Lately It has felt as though fear has been challenging me more so than ever before, not the fear of doing something extreme but more so the fear of not knowing, the fear of that I cannot control and the fear of failure. To the…

No, it’s not the name of an Italian meat-filled pasta but rather the Japanese Shinto practice of ritual purification by washing the entire body. Historically it was the pilgrimage to an icy waterfall where one would stand underneath the cold cascading water to purify the soul. The Western way of looking at it described by…

I have fled demons for many years. I have chased angels all my life. What I have realised is that there are both that exist within me. Which one I choose to feed is the one that fuels my journey. This Blog post has been long overdue. I don’t know what it is, but I…

Spending 27 hours on a straight road through a desert gives you plenty of time to think about what and why you are doing what you are doing, what you should have done differently and then what you wish you were doing. The latter always includes a vast feast and, in this case, an ice-cold…

The last two weeks have certainly been a time of reflection for me. With Umngeni river run approaching this weekend, which was in fact my first ever ultra in 2019, I realised that two years have gone by and how much has changed. I was going through photos and even found the journal entry of…

I had the great privilege of being a part of this extraordinary journey called Summit SA! Matt Te Water decided that he would plot a route from one of the lowest points in SA (Moses Mabhida) to the highest point in SA (Mafadi Peak).  I was invited to be part of the support team. To…