Adventure Academy

Two mates and different roles take on this monster Adventure. The Knysna Extreme is a challenging Point-To-Point, self-supported race that takes place along South Africa’s scenic Garden Route. The course starts with a 5 km swim in the Knysna Estuary, followed by a 174 km cycle through coastal, mountain and semi-desert scenery. This is then followed by a 50 km run through plantations and the Knysna forest. 
 
 Staffie and the Stallion - Mates for years.  You don’t often find them apart, especially when it’s a social event but these days the two friends are normally working off each other’s strengths to get through a tough Challenge. 
 
 This podcast we take the perspective of combining both the racer and seconder during one of SA's Grueling event.  We see things from both sides of the fence and what is evident is that whether you are the racer or supporter you are in for an ultimate adventurer. 
 
 The boys talk from the heart and the honest truth comes out when detailing the climbs, the highs and the lows.  They remember the parts that got them moving and the parts that nearly broken them. 
 
 It’s a hilarious yet honest recall of the Dynamic Duo taking in the Knysna Extreme. 

Every now and again we come across people who have an amazing passion for the outdoors, for nature and for adventure. They see life differently to normal people; they see nature differently. 
 
 Lee Fuller is one of those people. He has the incredible ability to show the amazing side of nature, the bush, and the elements of living life in the present.  He has a huge amount respect for the animals in the bush and balances that respect with his passion of getting families and children to go out and experience wilderness adventure at its core. 
 
 Lee Fuller, of Lee fuller Safaris chats with us about his many years in the bush, what it has taught him as a person and what it has done for him as a human. He is a man that see life through the eyes of children and has an infectious personality which helps him make the people that join his adventures love the bush as much as he does. 
  
 Lee talks to us about his 2nd of August ordeal, The day where he and his client were run over by an elephant and lived to tell the story.  He also tells us in his own words how he immerses himself in the wildness with children to help build them up with a better appreciation for life and nature. 

We need more people like Lee, Fact 
 
 A great podcast with a great man. 
 
 Enjoy 

We have all heard of this athelte, A person who goes and finds the toughest races on the planet and gives it a good shot. 

What would you say if i offered you into a race of 350km with 27000m of elevation, Well matt says thanks and then goes and finds another tougher race, 450km with 32000m elevation gain. 

We sit down with the legend and get an understanding that its all about living with no regrets. Go out, hold out and never give up. 

This man is tough, tougher than tough. Built tough. 

An epic podcast getting a full description of what it is like racing these ultra ultra races. 

When you think about about adventure, you think about gees, energy, never say die, inspiring and lekker... Well, Like the title says -if adventure was a person then it most definitely would be Warrick Mac Nichol. 

He is known by everyone as Wokka and he eats, sleeps and breaths Adventure... if you dont beleive me 5minutes viewing his instagram account will prove it. 

Wokka talks us through his  adventure that mean so much to him.  He came back from a back opertion that saw him on the sidelines for about  a year to win the Half ironman in Astana. He learnt very quickly how lucky we are with no injuries, great health and strong bodies.  Since that op he has never let an oppotunity to live go past. 

This man is a legend, He is role model but most of all he is a lover of adventurer. 

Give this podcast a listen and no doubt you will be outside climbing the first mountain you see. 

Deon Braun - The founder of Trail Mag chats about adventures ranging from swimming across dam, paddling in the oceans and taking on multistage, long distance events both abroad and home soil.  

He a man so filled with passion and love for outdoors that 10 minutes into the podcast you cant help but stay enthralled by what he gets himself into.  He is the ultimate peoples person where he will go out of his way to help you succeed. I have had this experience first hand. 

Deon has made the decision to go fully digital with the trail Mag.  A conscious decision in order to reduce the impact on the planet.  He is a leader like none other and ensure he sets the example for others to follow. 

A truly enjoyable and inspiring podcast 

100 miler is not just about the 160km from point A to point B - It is actually  the endless miles that you spend with your training partners building up the event. 

Darren and Jarid,  Training partners turned friends turned into family. An epic podcast where we discuss tackling something as massive as a 160km.  The karkloof 100miler is a great race to get introduced to this beast.  The podcast ranges from chats about mind games,  funny stories and banter.  When you watch hits triple fingers its a feeling that many have experienced but cannot explain. 

The body is strong but the mind is absolutely, incredibly strong muscle.  20km of vasbyt with sprained ankles, blisters, and mental fatigue. This is the goosebump podcast you have been waiting for. 

Enjoy, 

i will be impressed if you don't add a 100miler to your bucket list at the end of this podcast. 

Meg is one of the many shining stars of South African sports.  She eats and breaths adventure. She is a proud and ambitious Saffa living in the French Alps.  Her back yard includes trails and trails of Chamonix single track. 

Adventure Academy was lucky enough to have caught her on snow day where we spoke about all the epic adventures  she has under taken.  These include training on the farm with her family and dogs, Van life touring Europe,  living abroad and racing the European circuit. 

She is unpacks her fondest trail memories and gives advice to not take it all so seriously. Laugh and have fun. 

So sit back and enjoy listening to this trail running legend

Merci...

Faku kaNgqungqushe , son of Ngqungqushe kaNyawuza was the last ruling monarch of the Mpondo kingdom in Southern Africa from 1815-1867.[2] During his reign, King Faku consolidated and unified several groups and expanded the territory he had inherited from his father. 

In 2012, a bunch of runners began running annually through Pondoland (from Port Edward to Grosvenor) and finished the annual 47km run by touching a hut, which belongs to a man named Faku by chance. Due to the legend of Chief Faku from the 19th century, our athletics club was named Faku Chiefs out of respect.

You have seen them on the roads, rivers and trails. The guys in the green,yellow and black leopard print.  A running club built around gees and camaraderie. Mike Arthur take through the creation and growth of this epic running club. 

Faku Chiefs welcomes everyone. They call themselves bare bones running club, with cool kit, lots of gees and not much else. 

Enjoy this epic podcast and understand the story behind the name and club.

She is a phenomenal individual who absolutely loves the mountain.  Listen to her speak for 5 minutes about a Hike up a pass and you will agree with me. 

Mountain Mix shares with us what she is up too with her passion of  the outdoors and through her pathfinders and Kinship  program.  Kinship is an immersive, inquiry-based and play-based learning in wild nature  for children aged 3 -11 and Pathfinders is where Mix leads like minded adventure enthusiast up into the Drakensberg. 

Enjoy the stories
Enjoy the passion 
Enjoy the adventure. 

OG! OG!  OG!  OG!  These are the words you hear when this giant of a man runs pass, paddles pass or rides... We have all heard it and we have all been part of the team chanting it.

10 years ago  you would of found this bloke OG, wrapped boat hiking his way down a river. He  was just another school boy having a jol on a river. But now, after what i would deem the ultimate growth spurt, He has taken on some the biggest toughest  and gnarliest endurance races on the calender and come out on top. 

He is the ultimate dark horse! 

A great friend of mine, Owen Gandar, talk to us about what started out as just a fun few days in a river turned into an absolute passion.  We talk about what its like to do a 500km adventure race,  Comrades, Dusi, Sani2C . He is everything adventure and Endurance. 

A great podcast that reminds us its never to late to give it a bash.