On July 30th 2016 South African adventure enthusiasts, Warrick and Camilla Kernes, Gareth Pickering and Derrick Fourie set off to cycle single speed Qhubeka buffalo bicycles from Johannesburg, South Africa to Moshi, Tanzania covering 4630km over a 10 week period. Following the cycle the final challenge would be to summit Mount Kilimanjaro. The team successfully achieved both their expedition goal and charity goal by raising R157,460 for the Qhubeka charity.

CYCLISTS

WARRICK KERNES 

Founder & Director of ActionGear (Winners of Best Customer Service in SA eCommerce for 2015)

• Outdoor Tech Guru
• BCom Strategic Management Honours (2005), BCom Intrapreneurship (2004)
• Outstanding Young Businessman of the Year 2009 (HSBC Business Awards – London)
• Completed Ironman SA in 2015 and Comrades Marathon (2013 & 2015)

What are you looking forward to most about the #Joburg2Kili expedition?
Travelling slowly up Africa and having the time to get to meet people along the way

What do you think will be the hardest part of the expedition?
Riding our Qhubeka single-speed bikes through the Eastern Highlands of Zambia

 CAMILLA KERNES

• Blogger – camboadventures.com
• Marketing & Licensing Professional
• BA Marketing Communications (Cum Laude from UJ – 2005)
• Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing (Vega – 2013)
• Completed IronMan SA in 2015
• Completed 1st Comrades in 2016

What are you looking forward to most about the #Joburg2Kili expedition?
Summiting Mt Kilimanjaro which has been a lifelong dream of mine. The plan is also to summit on our 5th wedding anniversary.

What do you think will be the hardest part of the expedition?
Riding our Qhubeka single-speed bikes over 4630km.

GARETH PICKERING 

• Full-time traveller and Freedom Fighter (www.TheFreedomFighter.net)
• Completed two Comrades Marathons, Ironman South Africa, a few half Ironman events and some cool trail runs.

What are you looking forward to most about the #Joburg2Kili expedition? I’ve been given a great opportunity to ride with Warrick and Camilla and this trip will provide me the chance to tick two things off my bucket list: A long bicycle trip in Africa and climbing the highest peak on my home continent. I’m also excited about the chance to meet some amazing people en route and capturing our experience through photography and video.

What do you think will be the hardest part of the expedition? Having to get off the bike and stop riding after 10 amazing weeks of cycling.

Derrick Fourie

• The owner of Rug Doctor S.A, He bought the business at age 23 and after 10 years at the helm has decided to take a break and try his hand at this adventure thing!
• Hiker and lover of the African bush

What are you looking forward to most about the #Joburg2Kili expedition? I’ve been given a great opportunity to ride with Warrick, Camilla, and Gareth this trip will provide me the chance to see my home continent from a different angle – I’m usually the one in the 4×4 off to my next destination. I can’t wait to see Kili for the first time and then to summit the mountain will be another adventure of its own!

What do you think will be the hardest part of the expedition?
The first 10 days of riding I don’t have much riding experience!

JEEP SUPPORT CREW

Our support crew will be driving the Jeep Wrangler & our off-road trailer behind us whilst we are cycling along the roads from Johannesburg to Moshi.

bryan fawcett