Spirit of Adventure

General information

OUR STORY

Spirit of Adventure was started by Andy Telfer in 1994 with the purpose of developing the potential of young people, conveying modern leadership theory, personal development and team building through outdoor leadership. Andy came from a military background as a Lieutenant in the Rhodesian Army he was awarded the silver Cross of Rhodesia for his leadership in action; as a Captain he selected and trained officer cadets; and after 1981, was chosen to direct courses to integrate young leaders from both his own army and the former enemies of ZANLA and ZIPRA.

As a Major in the Middle East he commanded and trained a Squadron of Arab special forces soldiers for the Sultan of Oman.

Andy has also led a number of major expeditions, the most prominent being:
A crossing of the Empty Quarter of the Arabian Deserts
A canoe venture across the 300 kilometer waterway of Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe
Captain of the SA team entered in the Discovery Channel 1999 Eco Challenge race in Patagonia.

In 2005 Andy sold Spirit of Adventure to Rudi Clark and he and his family now reside in New Zealand.

Rudi Clark joined Spirit of Adventure in 2000 as a Leadership Year Instructor after he completed his matric at Durban High School (DHS). Due to his passion for leadership training Rudi went on to become the Schools Director in 2001 and fulfilled this role until Andy offered Rudi to purchase Spirit of Adventure in 2005 - which he did.
Since then Rudi has partnered with his brother Deta Clark who formally came from a teaching background. Together they have grown Spirit of Adventure not only to fulfil the requirements of the school sector but also those of the corporate and tourism sectors.