History
FEAT Jo’burg: Thursday, 6 October 2011
Speakers at this third edition of FEAT were Andy de Klerk, Craig Egberink, Gerard Finnemore, Grant Baker, Kim van Kets, Kobus Bresler, Marian Penso, Ross Tucker and Simon Gear. They spoke on the topics of opening climbing routes, endurance horse racing, post-expedition psychology, big-wave surfing, multidiscipline circumnavigation, microadventures, mountain bike expedition, endurance sports science and Earth appreciation. This FEAT event was held in Jo’burg on Thursday, 6 October 2011.
- The list of FEAT Jo’burg, Oct 2011 speakers and their bios
- Videos of talks from FEAT Jo’burg, Oct 2011 can be watched online.
FEAT Cape Town: Saturday, 12 February 2011
Speakers at FEAT Cape Town were Allyson Towle, Marc Booysen, Benita de Witt, Braam Malherbe, Hanli Prinsloo, Johnny Cronje, Monde Sitole, Nick Bennett, Peter van Kets and Tatum Prins. Disciplines represented in this second edition of FEAT included long-distance running, tall ship sailing, sea-to-summit expeditions, ocean rowing, unicycling, survivor-style experiences and adventure racing. Related topics also featured included social initiatives, barefoot running and freediving. MC extraordinaire, Max Cluer, was the MC for the night. This FEAT event was held at Artscape Theatre in Cape Town on Saturday, 12 February 2011.
- The list of FEAT Cape Town speakers and their bios
- Videos of talks from FEAT Cape Town can be watched online.
FEAT Jo’burg: Thursday, 7 October 2010
The very first edition of FEAT took place at Wits Theatre in Braamfontein, Jo’burg. The event was sold out two weeks before! The speaker roster included Alex Harris, Andrew Kellet, Cobus van Zyl, Darron Raw, Julian Dallamore, Kyle Meenehan, Mandy Ramsden, Marianne Schwankhart, Mike Blyth, Peter van Kets, Pierre Carter and Ray Chaplin. Disciplines represented by the speakers included mountaineering, polar travel, river kayaking, long distance running & walking, rock climbing, mountain running, paragliding, sea kayaking and ocean rowing. Related topics covered communication technology, sponsorships and the making of adventure films. Legendary ultra runner, Bruce Fordyce, was the MC for the night.
- The list of FEAT Jo’burg speakers and their bios
- Videos of talks from FEAT Jo’burg can be watched online.