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CHALLENGE SEVEN COMPLETED….ON TOP OF
At 05.30hrs on Friday 10th October James and I paced the final part of the 5 hour ascent from our camp at 4600m were we’d spent the night, and arrived at Uhuru Peak on Kili to become the highest people in Africa.
Our emotional success was greeted by the most incredible pink and blue sunrise, a freezing wind taking the temperature to below -20°c and an overwhelming sense of achievement! We spent half an hour there before the cold became too much and then hot-footed it back down to the entrance gate in a little over 8 hours, a trek which normally takes two days!
We sit now on the beach in Dar Es Salaam soaking our aching feet and limbs in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean (don’t hate me!) and have two more weeks of R&R before the Nairobi Marathon appears on the calendar at the end of the month.
Another week, another challenge completed……
Ben 
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Welcome to Afritrex - A privately funded charity endurance challenge of marathons, mountains and more; documenting the encounters, obstacles and achievements of 12 months of hard fundraising and charity work across Africa.
Whilst circumnavigating the African Continent I will complete the following challenges:
- To complete five marathons of at least 26 miles
- To climb five of the highest mountains in Africa
- To visit as many of the sites across Africa where the Victoria Cross has been won as possible (VC180 Challenge)
"The challenge to make every penny count"
Have a closer look at the site and find out more about how we'll be spending 2008.
Keep up to date !! - The action is happening as we speak...
Click here for the latest diary entry
Click here for the latest photos
Click here for the latest route
Project Overview
My name is Ben Southall and for the last decade I’ve travelled extensively throughout Southern Africa taking on projects and expeditions to test my abilities and discover exciting new areas of the African continent, whilst in the UK I take part in fitness and endurance events to raise money for charity and thought it was about time I combined the two fields to create my own fundraising expedition from with others could benefit.
So was born Afritrex: the logistical equivalent of one man trying to build spaghetti junction using Taiwanese instructions and a broken shovel.
The idea was simple: take one continent; attempt to circumnavigate it and whilst doing so try and stay fit enough to complete a number of endurance challenges to raise money for my chosen charities and whilst doing so post it all on the internet!
This is set to be the most challenging, exciting and exhausting year of my life, can I really do it?
"The answer is I don't know,
so why not find out!"
This is me Ben Southall and this is my mission throughout 2008. Stay in contact with my progress updates on how things are going through this site.
I’ll be keeping you informed of my progress through biweekly updates to the site, route information and with regular photo and video blogs.
Check our route and progress here
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