Fish and Puddle
"Walking 1000 kilometers across the desert at the age of 100" is their plan and their dream. While she celebrates her 40th birthday and he his 60th, Tanja Schönenborn and Rafael Fuchsgruber want to r…
Fish and Puddle
"Walking 1000 kilometers across the desert at the age of 100" is their plan and their dream. While she celebrates her 40th birthday and he his 60th, Tanja Schönenborn and Rafael Fuchsgruber want to run 1000 kilometers across the Namib Desert in Namibia. For 16 days, non-stop. Forward during the day, camping in the middle of the desert at night. A challenge that no one has ever dared to take on before. On the way they get to know themselves and their limits, but above all the wild beauty of African desert landscapes and the warm hospitality of the Namibians. Tanja and Rafael are passionate "desert runners" and have already run a few hundred kilometers through the Australian outback and the Kalahari. They love these special landscapes and this extraordinary extreme sport: "The desert is simply addictive!" - But they are not professional athletes: Tanja works as a financial advisor at the Kreissparkasse in Cologne and fought her obesity for years. Rafael is the owner of a concert agency and started running away from his alcohol addiction a few years ago. But why such a 1000-kilometer goal tour, which puts all their previous adventures in the shade? - We're no longer spring chickens and we want to do it again," says Rafael. Their milestone birthdays, their relationship with a 20-year age difference, and their shared passion for the desert: "The Namib should seal the deal once again, and that's all there is to it." A gripping travel hero reportage about a tour of extremes. From Sossusvlei, since 2013 - like the entire Namib Sand Sea -UNESCO World Heritage Site, past the largest shifting sand dune in the world and along the Whale Bay and the Skeleton Coast, on to the Messum Crater and into the dreamlike landscapes of the Brandberg Massif. At the end, Table Mountain and Namibia's oldest game reserve at Mount Etjo await. A breathtaking desert adventure full of fascinating landscapes and magical moments.
Fish and Puddle
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"Walking 1000 kilometers across the desert at the age of 100" is their plan and their dream. While she celebrates her 40th birthday and he his 60th, Tanja Schönenborn and Rafael Fuchsgruber want to run 1000 kilometers across the Namib Desert in Namibia. For 16 days, non-stop.
Forward during the day, camping in the middle of the desert at night. A challenge that no one has ever dared to take on before. On the way they get to know themselves and their limits, but above all the wild beauty of African desert landscapes and the warm hospitality of the Namibians.
Tanja and Rafael are passionate "desert runners" and have already run a few hundred kilometers through the Australian outback and the Kalahari. They love these special landscapes and this extraordinary extreme sport: "The desert is simply addictive!" - But they are not professional athletes: Tanja works as a financial advisor at the Kreissparkasse in Cologne and fought her obesity for years. Rafael is the owner of a concert agency and started running away from his alcohol addiction a few years ago.
But why such a 1000-kilometer goal tour, which puts all their previous adventures in the shade? - We're no longer spring chickens and we want to do it again," says Rafael. Their milestone birthdays, their relationship with a 20-year age difference, and their shared passion for the desert: "The Namib should seal the deal once again, and that's all there is to it." A gripping travel hero reportage about a tour of extremes. From Sossusvlei, since 2013 - like the entire Namib Sand Sea -UNESCO World Heritage Site, past the largest shifting sand dune in the world and along the Whale Bay and the Skeleton Coast, on to the Messum Crater and into the dreamlike landscapes of the Brandberg Massif.
At the end, Table Mountain and Namibia's oldest game reserve at Mount Etjo await. A breathtaking desert adventure full of fascinating landscapes and magical moments..