I’ve been running for about 24 years, always with a preference for long distance and ultras. Having been a roadie for the first decade, I have my fair share of Comrades and Two Oceans ultras under my belt, but I came to my senses when I moved to Cape Town 15 years ago and found trail. I’ve never looked back….
Kelvin Trautman is renowned not only for his athletic prowess of running up near-vertical slopes on the heels of race leaders, but for his mastery of adventure photography across the globe. Kelvin the photographer has carved a name for himself internationally in less than a decade, but Kelvin the man remains the humble, modest, tousle-haired Kelvin we know and love. This is an interview with one of South Africa’s crème de la crème of action photography.
“Great stories happen on the edge of human capabilities and where nature lives in its rawest form.” Sometimes raw talent, creative flair and a whole lot of passion is the combination …
Much has been said and loads already posted about Ultra Trail Cape Town 2015, but I couldn’t resist leaping onto the feedback bandwagon with a quick blog. This is not a race report …
