Fish River Ultra
TRAIL|Issue 25

Events in the rearview mirror

Fish River Ultra

DANIEL RETIEF AND JAN HENDRIK JACOBS hike the smooth rocks along Namibia's Fish River Canyon, wary of falling into the water so near the beginning of the 2013 race. This section appears soon after the awe-inspiring descent into the canyon, which is the second-largest in the world after the Grand Canyon.

An uncooperative wind made the 2017 edition of the Windhoek Light Fish River Ultra Challenge even more difficult than the sand and rocky terrain already is.

Thirteen intrepid runners took on the 100km race, and 57 tackled the 65km course. Of the total of 70 athletes, seven didn't manage to finish in the harsh conditions in the canyon. Remarkably, all of the 100km runners finished.

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