Spirit of Adventure A brief description

Spirit of Adevnture Trust was started in 1994 by Andy Telfer in Durban, KwaZulu Natal. He was assisted by a board of trustees made up of leading educators and chaired by Dudley Forde, then the Rector of Michael House in Balgowan.

The aim was to provide relevant leadership, team and personal development training to school learners as well as corporates. Using adventurous activities in rustic outdoor settings, Andy was very successful in setting up programs which have changed the lives of tens of thousands of people of all ages.

The main point of difference with Spirit of Adventure is their ability to tailor a course specifically to the objectives and needs of individual groups.

In 1999 Andy saw the need to expand and began looking for a venue to provide the same quality experiences to schools and businesses in Gauteng and neighboring provinces. He found a beautiful piece of the Magaliesburg mountain range not far from Rustenburg in North-West Province and so Spirit of Adventure Magaliesburg was born.

Andy was still involved and based in Durban so he sent Oliver Page to establish the camp and programs which began running in January 2001.
Oliver had joined Spirit of Adventure in 1998 as in Instructor after working as a professional firefighter and paramedic in Durban. During his time with Spirit of Adventure in Durban, Oliver advanced to Senior Instructor and Chief Instructor before he moved to North-West. After successfully starting the camp and building it up to its present position over the last 5 years, Oliver was able to make it his own in 2005, when Andy decided to move on to further shores and new challenges.

Spirit of Adventure Magaliesburg is established on the farm Olifantspoort, privately owned since 1894 and the location of one of the most perfectly preserved kloofs in the Magaliesburg range.
The mountain provides a pituresque backdrop for the campsite which is nestled against its base. Although used for cattle, the farm is very natural and is home to a huge variety of wild animals. Sightings of Kudu and warthog are common while the leopards and hyena are more shy.

Weather in the area is quite predictable with hot, dry summer days, afternoon thunder showers and cool evenings. Winter is very cold at night, as low as -5-8 degrees, but the days are beautiful and almost always cloudless and sunny.