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<\/a><\/p>\nGareth Pickering from www.TheFreedomFighter.net, recently made the decision to join the Kernes on this adventure. \u201cClimbing Kilimanjaro is something that I\u2019ve always wanted to do\u201d he said. \u201cI love cycling and am passionate about Africa. Having the opportunity to combine all of these, while giving back to the communities that we\u2019re going to ride through, I didn\u2019t have to think twice to join them! I believe that the way to alleviate poverty is through education and the Qhubeka project, enabling kids to get school is a great beneficiary for our fundraising efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Using mapping software, Mr Kernes plotted a route which primarily stays on main roads where there are more campsites, fuel supplies and shops along the way. The route goes from South Africa up Eastern Botswana to Victoria Falls in Zambia and then onwards to Lake Malawi. Here the trio will ride along the Western shore of the lake as they head North into and across Tanzania to the town of Moshi at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro.<\/p>\n
The trio will be riding an average of 90 kilometres a day over a 10 week period. Rest days are planned for every fifth or sixth day. The distance of each day depends on where the next suitable campsite is, the longest riding day on the single-speed Buffalo bicycles will be 128km.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur safety is key to taking on this expedition so we will also have two support crew to drive a Jeep Wrangler with an off-road trailer behind us as we cycle along the roads up to Tanzania. This will also allow us to carry sufficient supplies along the way,\u201d says Mr Kernes.<\/p>\n