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rranted all the effort and expense, but thanks to friends, families and work colleagues we collectively raised almost ?4,000, every penny of which went to the Koiyaki Guide School in the Masai Mara. The school is dedicated to training local Masai men and women to become safari guides, helping them to benefit financially from tourism and strengthening the link between wildlife conservati
The ‘10 to 4’ course starts at 10,000ft on the shoulder of Mount Kenya and follows rough tracks, many down but often up again, to a height of 4,000ft above sea level. Though warned that it would be very tough, with heat, high altitude, and plenty of uphill stretches to contend with, I entered, along with Hampshire cycling friend Paul O’Halloran and Dan Compton who’d accompanied me on a Rwandan gorilla trekking expedition a few years ago. On 25th February 2006 we found ourselves high up on Mount Kenya with over 200 other competitors from around the world. A mixed field included some ex-world champion mountain bikers from North America and some serious teams from South Africa and Kenya, all on the latest mountain bikes and wearing all the right gear. As enthusiastic amateurs we had decent lightweight bikes with full suspension, disc brakes and water packs, but there were also some keen locals on heavy old bicycles with no suspension or even gears. The race itself was much tougher than we’d expected with some tricky, scary, rough downhill sections, followed with some long hard climbs. Even with our relatively sophisticated equipment it was hard going, and I have great respect for the locals who managed to complete the course on their old boneshakers. Despite having to repair three punctures Paul and I, the keener cyclists of our trio, finished the course in 2 hours and 40 minutes, 71st and 72nd overall. Dan finished a bit after us and we were all absolutely exhausted.
It was a great event and a tough enough challenge to have warranted all the effort and expense, but thanks to friends, families and work colleagues we collectively raised almost ?4,000, every penny of which went to the Koiyaki Guide School in the Masai Mara. The school is dedicated to training local Masai men and women to become safari guides, helping them to benefit financially from tourism and strengthening the link between wildlife conservati
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It was a great event and a tough enough challenge to have warranted all the effort and expense, but thanks to friends, families and work colleagues we collectively raised almost ?4,000, every penny of which went to the Koiyaki Guide School in the Masai Mara. The school is dedicated to training local Masai men and women to become safari guides, helping them to benefit financially from tourism and strengthening the link between wildlife conservati
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teurs we had decent lightweight bikes with full suspension, disc brakes and water packs, but there were also some keen locals on heavy old bicycles with no suspension or even gears. The race itself was much tougher than we’d expected with some tricky, scary, rough downhill sections, followed with some long hard climbs. Even with our relatively sophisticated equipment it was hard going, and I have great respect for the locals who managed to complete the course on their old boneshakers. Despite having to repair three punctures Paul and I, the keener cyclists of our trio, finished the course in 2 hours and 40 minutes, 71st and 72nd overall. Dan finished a bit after us and we were all absolutely exhausted.
It was a great event and a tough enough challenge to have warranted all the effort and expense, but thanks to friends, families and work colleagues we collectively raised almost ?4,000, every penny of which went to the Koiyaki Guide School in the Masai Mara. The school is dedicated to training local Masai men and women to become safari guides, helping them to benefit financially from tourism and strengthening the link between wildlife conservati
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and I have great respect for the locals who managed to complete the course on their old boneshakers. Despite having to repair three punctures Paul and I, the keener cyclists of our trio, finished the course in 2 hours and 40 minutes, 71st and 72nd overall. Dan finished a bit after us and we were all absolutely exhausted.
It was a great event and a tough enough challenge to have warranted all the effort and expense, but thanks to friends, families and work colleagues we collectively raised almost ?4,000, every penny of which went to the Koiyaki Guide School in the Masai Mara. The school is dedicated to training local Masai men and women to become safari guides, helping them to benefit financially from tourism and strengthening the link between wildlife conservati
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rranted all the effort and expense, but thanks to friends, families and work colleagues we collectively raised almost ?4,000, every penny of which went to the Koiyaki Guide School in the Masai Mara. The school is dedicated to training local Masai men and women to become safari guides, helping them to benefit financially from tourism and strengthening the link between wildlife conservation and the future of the Masai community. Immediately after the race we flew down to the Mara, where Ron Beaton, Koiyaki’s founder, had asked me to give the 23 students a tour operator’s perspective on what makes a good safari guide. I found this more daunting than the previous day’s race. A tour of the school, dormitories and sleeping areas showed a simple but impressive facility, and it was clear that both staff and students took great pride in their school and the opportunity to develop careers in conservation and tourism. My talk was received with keen attention and Paul and Dan also joined in with a question and answer session. It was fun for us and all the banter was useful for the students in giving them the confidence to entertain their future clients.
With your help we raised enough for four student places for next year and had had a great adventure in the process.
Thank you.
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