Physiotherapy session with Cathy

 (Cathy shares some useful tips on how to prevent cramps)

 

(The team doing some stretching exercises)

(Showing off our new caps from Val)

*Photos courtesy of Joann Bautista

Trek 14: Dry Run 1 (Stages 1 to 5)

We finished five stages (56 kilometres) in about 20 hours!

  (Send off, 8am, Hang Hau MTR station)

  (The Fab Four: Vic, Mario, Jeko, Wil)

 

  (Road pavement for the first 10 kilometres)

 

 

  (Singapore noodles for lunch)

 

  (Taking a break, Stage 2 second pavilion)

 

(Water break)

 

(Waiting for the rest of the hiking gang) 

 

(Stage 3 checkpoint)

 

(Fab Four with support hikers)

 

(Fab Four, support hikers, support team) 

(Stage 4 checkpoint) 

(About 4am, before the steep ascent) 

(Break of dawn, Stage 5) 

 

(Almost there, almost there...) 

 

(End of Stage 5, breakfast) 

 

(Hot congee, McDo and Coke!) 

Trek 13: MacLehose Stages 7, 8, 9 and 10

(With guest hikers Edgar, Val and Arvin)

 

(The notorious Needle Hill of Stage 7)

 

(We were there)

 

(It's a rather long exposed area)

 

(The team that walks together ... walks together)

 

(Rocks, rocks, more rocks)

 

(Almost the end of the "rocky road")

 

(Exposed area still)

 

(Finally a covered area)

 

(Rest for 10 minutes)

 

(On our way to Tai Mo Shan peak)

 

(30-plus degrees)

 

(End of Stage 8)

 

(Waiting for the support team)

 

(Support ladies: Smiley, Poi, Gal and Pinky)

 

(Team 0383 hikers and support team members)

(Vic steps on the gas)

(The 8:30pm finishers)

PR 03: The Sun (page 21)

Trek 12: MacLehose Stages 4, 5 and 6

(Flat road, Stage 4)

(Water break, banana time)

(On top of Hong Kong's "second highest peak")

 

 

(View from the top)

 

(Gilwell Campsite, end of Stage 4)

 

(Rex on his way to Fei Ngo Shan Road)

 

 (Support team on Fei Ngo Shan; Benj taking photo)

 

(Lunch time)

 

 

(Ice, more ice, please...) 

 

 (Stage 5 rest area)

 (Start of Stage 6 aka "Planet of the Apes")

  

 (On our way to the pavilion)

 

 (End of Stage 6; finished one hour ahead of target time)

 

 (Vendo machine!)