ONE of South Africa’s most decorated adventurers and philanthropists, Sibusiso Vilane, return to the uBhejaneX MTB Challenge once again this year to tackle the three-day ride from Hillcrest to Hilltop Camp in Hluhluwe in aid of rhino conservation.
Vilane is a uBhejaneX veteran having taken part in a number of editions of the event from the 250km event to the short 30km ride. This year will be the second edition of the three-day uBhejaneX and Vilane is looking forward to the camaraderie of what a multi-day event can bring.
“I said that I was going to challenge myself this year and I did! I did the Everest Marathon and then came back and ran the Comrades a few days later. I rode the nine day joBerg2c race and then did back-to-back summits up Kilimanjaro but now with this time off my body wants to keep going. People ask me if I get tired and I say that it’s my body that wants to carry on. It is an attitude that I have developed over time and I cannot stop.”
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His 2020 looks like it will include a trip to South America and the Andes as well as the Himalayas. These trips are in conjunction with another Comrades Marathon, interspersed with a number of other events.
As with many adventurers conservation is close to his heart and through Vilane’s involvement with a number of conservation events, he continues to try and make as much of a difference as possible.
“I try and do as much as I possibly can and I know that we need to do so much more for endangered species, not just the rhino. I try to maximise my efforts when it comes to conservation and through this, I try and spread the word and raise money for conservation. I couldn’t live with myself if we let these animals go extinct on our watch and didn’t do anything to stop it,” he commented.
Those interested in taking part may apply to enter. Donations can also be submitted. Visit the event’s website: www.ubhejanex.org.
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