About Us
Fundraiser turned annual event
In 2013, we organised a fundraiser for paraglider Pierre Carter and supporter James Braid from South Africa to help cover their cost to participate in the RedBull X-Alps race in Europe. The organisers, Linda Willemse, Pierre Carter & Alistair Stuart, realised that the handful of paragliders willing to take on the challenge was not enough to raise sufficient funds, so they invited their running and cycling friends to come join the fun in challenging Pierre in his backyard, the Drakensberg. Linda landed the job as meet director at the inaugural event with Alistair competing on his bicycle alongside teammate Guy Pitman. Mountain bike team Piers Pirow and James Pitman took first place podium, with Alistair & Guy in 2nd place for this event. The race route kicked off at Oliviershoek in the northern Drakensberg and finished in Underberg with the winning team doing approximately 280km cycling in a time of 34:23:10. Participants of this unique adventure instantly fell in love with the race concept and begged the trio to organise another one… and so the X-Berg Challenge annual event was born.
Event Owned & Managed by:
Between Heaven and Earth (Pty)Ltd