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Sand boarding World Champion Axel Zander

Name: Axel Zander

Function: Director

Activity: Sandboarding and anything else you can imagine, as long as it's extreme. Winner of the Sandboarding World Champs 1999.

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Nick Wren

Name: Nick
Role: General Manager
Activity: Surfing, Mountain Biking and Sandboarding, Team Building.

Description: Nick's gone from being a full time guide to Ops Manager to General Manager. He does a bit of everything from taking surf, sand-boarding and mountain biking activities, to managing the website, marketing and dealing with team building and corporate events / enquiries.
Coming originally from the UK Nick got stuck in Cape Town a few years back and he's always happy to share his enthusiasm for his new home with visitors and locals alike.
Interests:Nick used to DJ around town and still likes to spin a few tunes when he's not in the water. Otherwise he's happy to just to kick back and relax and spend time with his son.

Nick Wren

Name: Dan
Role: Operations Manager
Activity: Rock Climbing, Abseiling, Kloofing, Mountain Biking and Sandboarding, Surfing

Description: Dan has only been working at DHA for three months, but is already making a big impact. He’s worked all over the world as a river guide, snowboard instructor but his real passion and expertise is in Rock climbing and abseiling. Dan takes all the rope work activities as well as sand-boarding and surfing when he’s not taking care of our guides, warehouse and all our equipment. He’s the Ultimate guide with a vibrant personality and unique sense of humor.

Interests: Dan's our own little dassie- spending his time scurrying around the mountains. He also enjoys playing poker till late, watching rugby and delivering pizza’s.

 

 

The Downhill Adventures Team

Adventures Team

Name: Barry
Role: Senior Guide
Activity: Mountain Biking and Sandboarding

Description: Barry is our most experienced guide who specialises in Mountain biking and also runs sand boarding , winelands and hiking trips. With a road and mountainbike racing background he has great knowledge about bikes and all the local trails, and is a fountain of knowledge about Cape Town and South Africa.

Interests:His interests also include yachting for fun and competitively.

All round adventure guide

Name: Zaida
Role: Office Manager
Activity: Keeping everything running smoothly

Description: Zaida has worked at Downhill for over two years and is the core of the Downhill operation. She takes care of our bookings, administration, clients, and makes sure that our trips run smoothly from start to finish.

Interests: Loves to listen to music and sleep in on her day off.

   

Name: Yaseen
Role: Guide
Activity: Surfing and Sandboarding

Description: Yaseen is one of our most experienced surf instructors and a qualified lifeguard.

mountain biker

Name: Buzz
Role: Guide
Activity: Mountain Biking,

Description: Buzz has been with us for nearly 6 months and is a highly competent surfer and snow/sand boarder. Educated in Johannesburg, he’s studied Nature Conservation and has worked at Game Reserves such as the Zulu Nyala Private Game Lodge in Northern Natal. Buzz shares his wealth of knowledge when teaching surfing, sand-boarding and mountain biking, and his relaxed friendly manner makes him a star guide.

Interests: Surfing whenever he can, mountain biking, reading, music, golf and getting vehicles stuck in sand dunes.

   
Female Surf Instructor

Name: James
Role: Guide
Activity: Mountain Biking, Surfing and Sandboarding

Description: James runs a lot of our surf lessons and is also a very competent mountain biker and sandboarder.

He's a great, fun-filled guy into music and the local scene. Always has a positive outlook

mountain biker & sand boarder

Name: Joris
Role: Intern from Holland
Activity: Assistant on all activities

Description: Joris is studying Tourism Management in the Netherlands and is working as an intern at Downhill for 6 months. He assists everybody at Downhill with everything from dealing with clients, making bookings, running adventure activities, and strives to setup his own adventure company like Downhill after his studies.

Interests: Surfing, Drum and Bass, Kicking ass at the pool table

   
Female Surf Instructor

Name: Haadin
Role: Guide
Activity: Mountain Biking, Surfing, Sandboarding, Hiking

Description: A great all round Instructor, Haadin is a keen rock climber and also takes groups and individuals hiking. Haadin is a fountain of Knowledge regarding the sites and sounds of Cape Town.
 
   

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