Dispatch 9 - Wind and pedals

The berg wind howls. The mountain bike team gives a thumbs-up as blown by the wind they peddle off from the Lesotho border post. First in line is Shaun Forster, ex Sprinkbok downhill champion and the force behind Shaun's Power Cycles in Durban. His old record is Sani Top to the bottom of the pass in a death defying, stone dodging, 9 minutes. Today the wind is too strong - it threatens to throw them from their bikes. A long line of Boundless Southern Africa Expedition Landies follows them in a symbolic top to bottom and back again journey to promote Transfrontier Conservation.

"Kingsley for Bertus, there's been an accident," comes the call over the radio, "the wind has pushed cyclist Leith off his line and a rock has smashed his left ankle." Bertus is the expedition medic. We find Leith Stewart lying on his back at the side of the track. Bertus stabilizes the 'patient' and in a mercy dash big Neels Meyer rushes Leith to Pietermaritzburg for medical attention. Sadly Leith's journey to complete the Lesotho leg of the 120 day Boundless Southern Africa Expedition is over. We'll keep you posted.