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Namibia’s Flag hoisted in the Andes

Posted in News, Trans Andes Challange, tagged Aus Mountains, downhill stretches, Frank Snyman and Piet Swiegers, gondwana collection namibia, Klein-Aus Vista lodge, mountain bike trails, mountain bikers, Namibian mountain bikers, Panguipulli, patagonian andes, Patagonian Andes in Chile, Toshiba Namibia, trans andes challenge, vista lodge, western namibia on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The two Namibian mountain bikers Frank Snyman and Piet Swiegers both achieved excellent results at the Trans Andes Challenge from 23 to 28 January. Swiegers, the manager of the Klein-Aus Vista lodge business (Gondwana Collection Namibia), crossed the finish line after just 28 hours 51 minutes, coming in 22nd out of 40 participants in his [...]

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Namibian Mountain Bikers conquer the Andes

Posted in News, Trans Andes Challange, tagged aus in south-western namibia, chilean andes, downhill stretches, elite category, facebook, frank snyman, gondwana collection namibia, klein-aus vista, mountain bike, mountain bike race, mountain bike trails, mountain bikers, mtb challange, namibia, Panguipulli, patagonian andes, piet swiegers, professional mountain, sponsored by toshiba namibia, trans andes challenge, veteran class on January 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

More than 12,000 metres in altitude / Wanted: 12,000 ‘likes’ on Facebook Namibia is represented at the brutal mountain bike race through the Chilean Andes for the first time: Frank Snyman and Piet Swiegers are taking part in the Trans Andes Challenge from 23 to 28 January as individual bike riders. They are sponsored by [...]

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