Cape to Cape Expedition
Cape to Cape Expedition
The Team
Team Leader: Steve Burgess
Yorkshire farmer producing quality Aberdeen Angus beef cattle and spending every available opportunity discovering the world from the exploring the mountains of Yugoslavia as a teenager to reccying the coast of Panama by dug out canoe. Other expeditions include Ethiopian Highlands, Darien rainforest, Bering Strait and Ultar glacier, Hunza. Steve also competes in mountain marathons such as KIMM.
Steve and Nicky have a farm website called www.blackcows.co.uk
Simon Dedman
Simon founded West Riding Milk Testing along with his wife Julie 20 years ago and this is how he came to meet Steve. He is an avid traveller and has completed many expeditions across Africa and Asia in his own vehicle.
Farmer and fell runner. Spent two years exploring Africa, Asia and the former Russian republics with Steve. A qualified Cat IX skydiver and Open Water Diver Nicky now excels in fell running. Competing regularly in long distance and navigation events she completed the Bob Graham in 2005 - 72 miles, 27,000 ft ascent in less than 24 hours.
In June 2006 Nicky was diagnosed with breast cancer. Thanks to prompt attention and immediate surgery it was removed. She is now fully recovered and completed the Paddy Buckley in May 2007 - the Welsh version of the BG - 65 miles, 29,000 ft ascent in 23.55 hours. To read all about it go to: Run BG website
Director of Protection and Performance Ltd manufacturing bespoke roll cages and preparation of vehicles for racing. The company has designed and built the winning vehicles in all classes of the British Off Road Championships. Dan has been involved in motor sport and off-road driving since 1989 and has competed in both the UK and Europe himself
Link to: Protection and Performance