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DSG Fish-2-Fish Challenge
Date : 11th August 2011



15 DSG pupils will be tackling the latest of the schools ‘Challenge’ in order to raise funds for the Holy Cross School and the DSG Foundation. The ‘Challenge’ has become a tradition at the school where girls take on a physical challenge in order to raise funds for a charity of their choice. These events have included swimming the English Channel and swimming from Robben Island to Bloubergstrand and also cycling the length of the Garden route.

 

For 2011 the girls will be taking on a new challenge in that they will be going from the Fish River in Namibia to the Fish River in the Eastern Cape. The girls will hike the 90km Fish River Canyon and then cycle from Upington back to Grahamstown over a period of two weeks.

 

The 15 girls range in age from 16 to 18 years old and have managed to train for the event in addition to their myriad amounts of other commitments at the school. The girls have been to Rhodes University spinning classes twice a week and have done a Sunday cycle.

 

The school will be providing the bicycles and most of the equipment for the trip, but we must thank Hi-Tec who have sponsored hiking boots and The Motion Shop who have supplied cycling equipment.

 

The girls have raised in excess of R100,000 and are hoping to raise more before the completion of the event. If anyone is interested in donating money towards the cause, they can contact David Wright at 046 603 4300.

 

ITINERARY:

Monday 22 August

Drive/Fly to Upington

 

Tuesday 23 August

Upington – Hobas Commute and Day 1 of Hike

 

Wednesday 24 – Sunday 28 August

Hike Fish River Canyon (5 nights in the Canyon)

 

Sunday 28 August

End hike and commute back to Upington

 

Monday 29 August

Rest Day in Upington

 

Tuesday 30 August

Cycle Leg 1 – Upington to Kenhardt

  • Distance 111km 

Wednesday 31 August

Cycle Leg 2 – Kenhardt to Carnarvon

  • Distance 265km (only about 150km will be cycled) 

Thursday 1 September

Cycle Leg 3 – Carnarvon to Victoria West

  • Distance 125km 

Friday 2 September

Cycle Leg 4 – Victoria West to Richmond

  • Distance 90km 

Saturday 3 September

Rest Day 2 in Nieu-Bethesda

 

Sunday 4 September

Cycle Leg 5 – Cradock to Middleton

  • Distance 120km 

Monday 5 September

Cycle Leg 6 – Middleton to Grahamstown

  • Distance 95km 

 

If you require anything further, please contact David Wright 
on d.wright@dsgschool.com or 083 300 5186