Stage 6 – The Pyramids
Today ends the Sahara Race 2005 and our web coverage.
Pictures and video will still be uploaded over the next
couple of days so please keep coming back.
Stage 6 is a final 10km from the base of the sand dunes,
out of the desert with a grand finale at the base of
the Sphinx.
Video podcast of all 14 video clips. Viewable in
iTunes, iPod and QuickTime Player.
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Photos by Chris Lusher
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HERE for Oct 1, Stage 6 Photos
Photos by Chris Lusher
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HERE for Oct 1, Stage 6 Photos
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Next Stop Antarctica
Cathy Cole/RacingThePlanet
October 1, 2005
What better time to think about Antarctica than when
you have just spent seven days trudging through an arid,
desolate desert in 50 plus degree Celsius temperatures.
The mere thought of any more bottled water raised to
boiling temperatures in their plastic by the sun or
of sand embedded in every crevasse leads to endless
fantasies of an ice cold drink or a beer or some ice
cream… CLICK
HERE for more… |
| Putting
Technology to the Test
Cathy Cole/RacingThePlanet
October 1, 2005
Extreme temperatures and extreme adventure racers require
extreme equipment. The Sahara Race 2005, as well a other
races in the 4 Desert series really put not only competitors
to the test, but also everything from clothing, racer
gear, tech gadgets to all the equipment necessary to
run the operations. Everything is battered by heavy
wind, constantly covered with layers of fine sand and
endlessly exposed to extreme high and low temperatures...Click
here for more. |
