James, thanks for the suggestion. I'll see if I can get ahold of Alex. I'd love to hear his thoughts about how the experience and terrain of the Freedom Challenge compares to the Tour Divide. From my understanding from another friend who's ridden part of that route, there's a fair amount more trail, or at least animal track, as well as some off-trail hike-a-biking. The navigation aspect seems like an nightmare for people like me who are dependent on modern GPS crutches and thus have few real map navigation skills. But it's intriguing nonetheless. I've long wanted to visit South Africa; to tour across the country on a mountain bike would be fantastic, and the semi-supported nature of the Freedom Challenge is inviting due to the scary factor of wild camping alone in Africa. Anyway, I'd love to hear from anyone who's ridden it before. I want to get a few more opinions before I commit.
Hill Jill. Great to hear you are keen to do the FC. I raced it in '10, '11, and 2012' and then this year raced the TD. Will happily answer questions. I've also guided sections of the FC so know it well. Alex
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