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And if you’re willing to brave the desert heat, trek north into the Namib, the oldest desert on Planet Earth. With some of the world’s highest dunes near Sossusvlei and Walvis Bay, this rates as the ultimate challenge to many sand-boarders from across the globe. Go prone or stand tall on half-day trips with Alter-Action for N$220 (lie-down) or N$330 (stand-up) per person - contact them by email on elena@namibweb.com. Other sandboarding operators include PureRush in Johannesburg (emailmarco@purerush.co.za) or Aloe Afrika Adventures in the Eastern Cape (email aloe@agnet.co.za). SNOWBOARDING: Tiffindell is experiencing some of the best snow falls in the past five years, with both the off-piste slopes and kilometre-long main run offering superb powder action. Taking current weather conditions into consideration, good skiing is expected to last well into winter - check out www.snow.co.za for info. WEB SITES: If you’re not up to the real-time thang, surf onto he worldwide web and satisfy your extreme appetite without ever having to leave the safety of your armchair. Catch up on snow-boarding culture at: www.snowboarding.com Inside info on dunes can be had at: www.sandboard.com Take off into aerial sport and sky-surfing at: www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/~belboz/skydive Go into Downhill Extreme mode at: www.redbull.co.za Get a load of the radical world of extreme sport: www.charged.com Wake-boarding & surfing - just add water: www.bluetorch.com Copyright © 2002 Jacques Marais. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without the permission of the author is prohibited. By Jacques Marais | 
