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Recently retired first team player and current Junior Coach Schalk Herselman is planning a huge personal challenge to raise money for the Juniors section and in the process "give a little back" to a club that he says has been very good to himself and his family since they moved to the area in 2012. 

Schalk (above Left) is hoping to do a mountain bike ride consisting of 17KM loops on local lanes and downhill tracks passing through Salcombe and East Soar Farm where he lives. The aim is to climb the height of Everest in the process with each loop adding an elevation gain of over 500 metres.

He is hoping to do this continuously starting on Wednesday 4th September at 11am, passing past the rugby club at around 11:25, continuing through the night and finishing on Thursday. For those that don't know Everest is a huge 8849 meters tall which is a huge feat of endurance on a bike and will consist of a total of 17 loops covering a distance of nearly 300Km!

The loop route can be viewed on Strava as well as continuous updates as he begins his challenge:

https://www.strava.com/activities/12301163544?share_sig=1C1660E11725311115&utm_medium=social&utm_source=ios_share

To collect donations there will be a bucket on the bar and collections circulating once he has completed this extreme accomplishment not to mention giving him a huge cheer if you see him overtaking you during his mountainous undertaking! There is also a GoFundMe link below:

https://gofund.me/ccef2189


 
Go Well Schalk & Baie Geluk!