The Merrell Adventure Addicts team may not have won the 2016 Expedition Africa 500km adventure race, but is happy with their performance. “We love competing and challenging ourselves to push to the limits. We had a good race, both Grant… more
No arguing with airlines and customs officials this time, Graham ‘Tweet’ Bird of the Merrell Adventure Addicts gets to roll out of bed and straight on to the course of Expedition Africa 2016 in the Garden Route. You know you’ve… more
The Addicts have defrosted after their epic and successful journey in Patagonia and are now marinating in the exciting news of 2016. The Hobbit is back! Tatum Prins has rejoined the Merrell team, bringing back with her the twinkling passion… more
Extended Footage from the Merrell Adventure Addicts journey through the Patagonian Wilderness at the 2016 Patagonian Expedition Race. more
Footage from the Merrell Adventure Addicts journey through the Patagonian Wilderness at the 2016 Patagonian Expedition Race more
Merrell Adventure Addicts came hurtling in to claim third place at the Patagonian Expedition Race nine days after starting but “Not sure if you can call it a race, so much as something that altered your perception of adventure and… more
Six days in and only seven teams remain officially ranked in the Patagonian Expedition Race. While they suffer through the remaining legs, the other brave souls who have been beaten by conditions so much bigger than any of us, must… more
The four South Africans making up Merrell Adventure Addicts have been ploughing their way across the barren, inhospitable coastline and grasslands of southern Chile like a team of oxwagon, with heads down into the fierce headwinds. Two days into the… more
Team Merrell Adventure Addicts start their assault on the wilds of southern Chile today, setting off on the 600km Patagonian Expedition Race at 13h00 SA time. At the briefing they were given 12 maps, ranging in scale from 1:50 000… more
“Time to go be hardcore South Africans.” Teams have just received their maps. “It’s simple and it’s long and it’s daunting.” more
