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The route starts close to Hobas and after a short section on the rim of the canyon steeply descends 500 meters to river level. Thereafter the contestants mostly follow the river to ǀAi-ǀAis. They are allowed to plan their own routes and take short-cuts through the canyon provided they reach a number
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reception in the canyon and only two emergency exits are available. Evacuation from the deep canyon is done via stretcher on foot or helicopter and vehicles in the later parts of the trail. Emergency exits can be found:
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Matador Trips - 27 of the deepest canyons you can experience.
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1746:Eric Tollner
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1439:13 July 1990
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2568:Caley Loots
2433:Julika Pahl
2095:100 km
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2014:100 km
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1933:100 km
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1635:Men's Ultra
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1466:10hrs 54min
1442:11hrs 42min
1428:Record Time
1412:Ryan Sandes
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71:Coordinates
3261:Categories
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3115:27°38′35″S
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3026:27°34′41″S
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2989:17°37′19″E
2986:27°39′07″S
2865:2012-09-16
2794:2012-09-16
2755:2021-04-23
2731:2018-06-14
2720:9991605932
2619:83 km
2592:65 km
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2430:65 km
2375:83 km
2323:65 km
2296:65 km
2269:65 km
2242:65 km
2215:65 km
2188:65 km
2161:65 km
2134:Men's Lite
2044:Linda Doke
1990:Lubov Sych
1854:Hanno Smit
1576: (
1557:17°36′40″E
1554:27°39′00″S
1490:6hrs 57min
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684:27°35′17″S
677:Deep Sand
641:Camelthorn
630:Hobas gate
628: (
609:17°42′54″E
606:27°37′08″S
560: (
541:17°34′16″E
538:27°49′44″S
522:Fish River
459:Winter in
448:Difficulty
398:Trailheads
365: (
346:17°35′56″E
343:27°38′17″S
200:Fish River
83:17°35′51″E
80:27°35′21″S
3139:Emergency
3099:ViewPoint
1800:AJ Calitz
1773:AJ Calitz
1719:AJ Calitz
1692:AJ Calitz
1665:AJ Calitz
1616:Previous
1519:AJ Calitz
1431:Runner(s)
1224:The river
967:Trail End
726:Boulders
653:The trail
249:in 1962.
177:‹See Tfd›
164:Afrikaans
139:from the
3233:Archived
3216:Archived
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2874:cite web
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2653:See also
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2598:13:31:25
2571:10:54:46
2422:Country
2381:09:36:56
2354:08:19:05
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2302:07:31:34
2275:06:24:39
2248:06:13:48
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2153:Country
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2020:11:54:14
1993:13:21:19
1966:14:17:56
1939:10:35:59
1912:11:25:55
1898:Country
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1830:10:26:10
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1668:08:57:42
1654:Country
1599:marathon
1434:Country
1073:per day.
1014:Car Park
918:Causeway
757:Boulders
562:Causeway
480:wildlife
404:ǀAi-ǀAis
402:Hobas /
389:Location
208:ǀAi-ǀAis
3010:Village
2610:Namibia
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2517:8:27:19
2490:8:45:09
2475:Namibia
2463:8:30:43
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2393:Namibia
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2287:Namibia
2260:Namibia
2233:Namibia
2005:Ukraine
1924:Namibia
1842:Namibia
1625:Winners
1481:Namibia
599:Hobas (
579:Permits
487:Hazards
221:Geology
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475:Sights
467:Months
456:Season
451:Medium
414:Hiking
384:90 km
381:Length
258:graben
243:gneiss
193:Africa
181:German
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2665:Notes
1578:Exit2
1370:Exit2
1054:Beach
708:Beach
443:220 m
435:840 m
2880:link
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2715:ISBN
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2589:2013
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