Nathan fa avae autobiography of mission
Jodie Fa'avae pursued adventure sport before such a term even existed....
Adventurer at Heart, Nathan Fa’avae by Nathan Fa’avae, Potton and Burton, Nelson, Softcover, pages, $
Adventure racing is backcountry travel at another level.
Outlier TV Full Interview with Nathan Faavae - six time world adventure racing champion and owner of the Spring and Summer Challenges.
Over three to five days, teams of four competitors travel hundreds of kilometres, virtually without rest, in a combination of outdoor pursuits that can span almost the whole gamut.
Take the first Southern Traverse race in Competitors began at Pohara Beach in Golden Bay, sea kayaked the Abel Tasman coastline, then mountain biked over Takaka Hill and up the Cobb Valley, ran over the Tablelands and Mt Arthur, into the Ellis Basin, where they biked to St Arnaud, ran over Robert Ridge, down to the Travers Valley and up to the St Arnaud Range to the Rainbow skifield.
From there, they biked back to St Arnaud, rafted down the Buller River, ran over Mt Owen and finished at the Wangapeka road end. A team comprising Nathan Fa’avae, Kathy Lynch, Steve Gurney and Aaron Prince won the event in 72 hours.
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