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Greg James’ blog – Day 3, an incredible day!

January 31, 2013

Good evening. Night time on Day 3 and we’re all sitting around re-telling the horror stories from yesterday. Today was much calmer – although we’re all aching and itching horribly.

We must have seen 30 hippos today – and we got really close to them.  About 20 metres away.  They are dangerous big chaps and the guides are incredibly cautious around them because they can get aggresive.

We all had a life-changing morning at a local village and a local school.  We met some absolutely beautiful people who REALLY benefit from the money you’re donating.  It changes their lives.

It will help them pay for school, provide children with pens, books and uniforms.  If these wonderful children get an education – they will have the opportunity to better themselves.  And who can deprive them of that?

Please don’t deprive them of that.  Your donations will really make a difference. Continue Reading…

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Dara’s Zambezi diary: day three

January 30, 2013

Dara O’Briain goes overboard on his Comic Relief trip down the Zambezi.

On the first day of this trip, I was asked what my greatest fear on the journey would be. Ever the clown my answer was “To die, off camera”.

I had ample time to consider the irony of that on a calamitous white water trip yesterday that left me clinging to a tree stump in the middle of the Zambezi for 40 minutes, waiting to be rescued.

Phillips Idowu and I were in the final boat to take the sharp left into the rapids, but missed the turn, and ended up exactly where we were direly warned not to, wedged under a tree. When it became clear that no help was coming we had to engineer an escape, tipping me into water twice, nearly sending us down the wrong channel and eventually after much struggle leaving us with the only option of launching ourselves down the rapids without either of our paddles.

We kept striking trees all the down as we ricocheted uncontrollably down the river. It was when we were travelling backward that I got tipped out for the third time, and had to grab the stump of a mid-river tree to save myself.

And that is where I stayed for forty minutes, ironically, in full view, mid-river of every camera we had. In fact it was one of the camera boats that, having spent those 40 minutes trying to rescue Phillips, then came past me, shouting at me to jump.

I’ll not forget that leap very soon, but then, I don’t have to, since they got a shot of me as I was as dragged me aboard.

Be careful what you wish for. Continue Reading…

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The team are on the home straight as they head back to camp following an afternoon on the rapids

January 30, 2013

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First pod of hippos spotted!

January 30, 2013

To keep up to date on all things Hell and High water, you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to our Blog, YouTube account and mailing list. You can also find out all about the challenge and see the latest news here.

If you’ve been inspired and want to take on your own experience of a lifetime, then check out our amazing and global range of treks, bike rides and mountain climbs here. You can even take part in our exclusive Zambezi challenge. Click here to receive details once the challenge is complete.