Conquering the Atacama Crossing (Chile)

30 March - 5 April 2008

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Entries from April 2008

Donations !

April 15th, 2008 · No Comments

A big thank you from the Children of the Sunbeam Children’s Village to Gwenaelle A Daniellou for HKD1000  in support of Stéphane’s great Atacama Crossing!

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Donations !

April 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Thank you to Josephine Bersee for her donation of HKD50 for the Children!

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Donations !

April 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Thank you to Mathias Ricci who has donated HKD 600 to The Sunbeam Childrens Village!

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Atacama Finish line photos…

April 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Jocelyn & Stéphane finishing in style!
   
Video of Jocelyn being interviewed hasn’t been posted on the Official Atacama site yet…. we’ll have to keep watching for it!
Summary of the final :Stage 6 – 10.4km Competitors spent yesterday resting after a grueling 70-plus kilometer stage.  Birthdays were celebrated with special birthday cakes; an astronomer came out to give […]

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Read-athon in Stage 5!

April 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Once more a thank you to Deacons  for their sponsorship support of Jocelyn and their gift prizes that prompted the Sunbeam Children’s Village Read-athon! … and to Maxim, Ealing  for Jocelyn’s 7 day food supply sponsorship. There are no words to express what their sponsorship has meant to the children.
Meanwhile - the Children of Sunbeam (that didn’t leave for the […]

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The Final Results!

April 6th, 2008 · No Comments

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Stephane LaPorte
Male

  Fr/HK
06:12:13-
06:58:20-
06:40:52-
07:33:02-
14:00:09-
01:04:03-
42:28:39

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Jocelyn E.C. Chow
Female

  Hong Kong
08:38:46
09:40:21
09:36:38
11:09:39
17:50:05
01:44:49
58:40:18

 How amazing were they!!!
 Rob and Dean came in as a tie on the Stage 6 at 00:53:52!  Finishing with Dean  first and Rob James a very respectable #2

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Dean N. Karnazes
Male

  United States
04:28:00
05:45:46
05:01:20
06:26:45
09:14:01
00:53:52
31:49:44

 2
Rob D. James
Male

   UK/HK
04:30:16-
05:15:29-
05:35:52-
05:46:18-
10:24:19-
00:53:52-
32:26:06
 

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Johan Petersen
Male

  New Zealand
04:35:24
05:50:23
05:42:28
05:51:28
10:58:57
00:53:52
33:52:32

  
 

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Donations received!

April 6th, 2008 · No Comments

A huge thank you to Kish Gill for HKD 1,000: In honor of Stéphane’s amazing Atacama Crossing

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Stage 6 completed!

April 6th, 2008 · No Comments

No new results times or photographs have been posted other than this breaking news bulletin: 
2:45 pm, 5 April, San Pedro de Atacama: The final stage has concluded. Chilean Juan Encina won the 9.7-kilometer Stage Six. American Dean Kaznares wins the overall Atacama Crossing 2008 race. Awards will be given at the race banquet later tonight. 

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Stage 6 is underway…

April 5th, 2008 · No Comments

9:13 am, 5 April, Town Square, San Pedro de Atacama: The competitors will set off in three starts today, and are expected to finish by 1 pm in the Town Square. American Dean Karnazes is expected to win the Atacama Crossing 2008, and Briton’s Mimi Anderson is expected to win the women’s division. Team Trifecta […]

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Some Photos from Stage 5

April 5th, 2008 · No Comments

climbing, trudging, descending, helping …

… and preparing for Stage 6… 
 

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