February 2021 issue now on sale!

Posted on 19 January 2021

Adventure trails for treads and takkies, desert conservation, forest fantasies and more.

We ride some of SA’s top MTB trails and tag along with Lauren and 13 other riders while they cycle the Fish River Trail in the Karoo. We ride into northern Namibia where Anton pays tribute to a remarkable couple (who helped preserve this region) highlighting some of his most memorable moments on the trip. Remember the book Fiela se kind? Let’s hop into Jess’ Hyundai i20 and go on a road trip to retrace the 19th century footsteps of Fiela’s child, and while we’re near the coast, Jacques insists we swap hiking boots for hardcore takkies to tackle the Otter Trail – at pace.

Tour De Karoo

14 riders explore the contours of the Karoo on bicycles and put their legs to the test. If you thought the Karoo was a large flat landscape, you’ll know you’re wrong after this read.

Eden by another name

The long walks and off-the-beaten-track drives in Koakoland with Margie and Garth led to this tribute to the couple. Anton expounds on the legacy of these renowned Namibian conservationists.

Following Fiela se kind

We follow Fiela’s child’s footsteps from the Langkloof into the forest where yellowwood trees tower over our heads and history abounds.

Contents

February 2021

 

EXPLORE

 

80 Following Fiela se Kind

From the Langkloof to Knysna

 

98 Namibia’s Kaokoland

A conservation journey remembered

 

EXPERIENCE

 

68 Karoo mountain biking

Five routes that prove it isn’t flat

 

88 The Otter Extreme

Do it in a day on the annual trail race

 

FIELD NOTES

 

3 The Editor

Adventure Nation

 

6 Contributors

They bring you the adventures

8 The Big Picture

Gaining momentum

 

10 Wow Factors & News

Bicycle history; what’s on and what’s not

 

12 Reader’s Mail and Gallery

Your winning words and pictures

 

32 Food

Fyn flavours from the nature’s gardens

 

36 The Thread

Ghosts and devils in Tasmania

 

38 Wheels

The new Landy Defender delivers to rural communities

 

54 Gear

What you get with a lifetime guarantee

 

58 Feathery Friends

Kingfishing on the Wild Coast

 

121 Where Next

Zim road tripping, Jozini tiger fishing

 

122 Last Look

A final birds-eye view

 

THIS WEEKEND

 

18 Book it

Much to do in Pilansberg

 

26 Great Escape

Saddle up for these top MTB trails

 

PHOTOGRAPHY

 

44 Portfolio

A masterful aerial perspective on Africa

 

62 Getaway Gallery

Unbelievable captures by our latest finalists






yoast-primary - 1012419
tcat - Magazine Issues
tcat_slug - magazine-issues
tcat2 - Magazine Issues
tcat2_slug - magazine-issues
tcat_final -