{"id":1086,"date":"2013-10-16T09:14:18","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T09:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/?page_id=1086"},"modified":"2023-10-26T10:11:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T10:11:49","slug":"organisatie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/en\/organisatie\/","title":{"rendered":"Organisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Gert Duson and Elisabeth Haldermans<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/en\/organisatie\/img_3846\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8601\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_3846.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_3846.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_3846-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_3846-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_3846-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A few years ago, Gert and Elisabeth met through a mutual friend who had previously participated in the Touareg Trail. Since then, they have been an inseparable team and the driving force behind a handful of adventurous expeditions in Africa, including the Togo Jungle Challenge for 5 years and the Togo Jungle Challenge for 10 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/morocco-desert-challenge.com\/\">Morocco Desert Challenge<\/a>. Gert is the Africa specialist of the duo. After many years of intense solo travel, mountaineering and humanitarian expeditions, he and Christophe Porteman drove among others Brussels-Cape Town with a 2CV and Brussels-Dakar with a Renault R4. With personal experience in now 37 African countries and numerous trans-Saharan expeditions to his name, Gert became a guest speaker for the Expedition Advisory Team of the Royal Geographic Society in London. Gert is also the initiator and driving force behind the 2CV rally Touareg-Trail, the Dakar Adventure Challenge and the Morocco Desert Challenge ( 400 participants) . His Brussels-Cape Town adventures appeared in book form and can be read in detail in \u201cA strange duck in Africa\u201d, published by Lannoo . Around this theme, Gert gave more than 190 speaking evenings in Flanders and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>Elisabeth, in turn, is the passionate cyclist of both. Some six years ago, while exploring the Touareg Trail, the idea arose to do something with cycling in Africa. With Gert's Africa knowledge and his good contacts in Togo and Benin, it had to be possible to work out a mountain bike challenge there. Meanwhile, this concept has grown into one of the biggest mountain bike events taking place on West African soil. Every year, more than 120 participants sign up to take part.<\/p>\n<p>In order to leave as little as possible to chance, Gert and Elisabeth can count on the unconditional support of a passionate team of some 20 employees (including reconnaissance teams, cooks, doctors, nurses,mechanics, photographers, drivers, GPS specialists, sports coaches, etc.).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/en\/organisatie\/_j758125\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7718\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7718\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/J758125.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1327\" height=\"753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/J758125.jpg 1327w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/J758125-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/J758125-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/J758125-1024x581.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1327px) 100vw, 1327px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To keep the logistics running smoothly, Gert and Elisabeth have several trucks (including for catering, technical assistance and material transport) and several all-terrain vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/en\/organisatie\/_alx7500\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7730\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7730\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ALX7500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ALX7500.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ALX7500-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ALX7500-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ALX7500-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ALX7500-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a> &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/en\/organisatie\/_f814927-2\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7736\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7736\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/F814927.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1224\" height=\"817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/F814927.jpg 1224w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/F814927-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/F814927-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/F814927-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/F814927-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1224px) 100vw, 1224px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/en\/organisatie\/_f817495\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7739\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7739\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/F817495.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1230\" height=\"812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/F817495.jpg 1230w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/F817495-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/F817495-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/F817495-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/F817495-1024x676.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1230px) 100vw, 1230px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/en\/organisatie\/_alx9698\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7742\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7742\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ALX9698.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ALX9698.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ALX9698-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ALX9698-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ALX9698-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ALX9698-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/en\/organisatie\/_alx1990\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7745\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7745\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ALX1990.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ALX1990.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ALX1990-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ALX1990-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ALX1990-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ALX1990-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gert Duson en Elisabeth Haldermans Enkele jaren geleden leerden Gert en Elisabeth mekaar kennen via een gezamenlijke vriend die eerder deelnam aan de Touareg Trail. Inmiddels vormen ze een onafscheidelijk team en zijn ze de drijvende kracht achter een handvol avontuurlijke expedities in Afrika waaronder sinds 5 jaar de Togo Jungle Challenge &nbsp;en sinds 10 &#8230; <a title=\"Organisation\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/en\/organisatie\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Organisatie\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7914,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1086","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Organisatie - Roc Du Maroc<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rocdumaroc.com\/en\/organisatie\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Organisatie - Roc Du Maroc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gert Duson en Elisabeth Haldermans Enkele jaren geleden leerden Gert en Elisabeth mekaar kennen via een gezamenlijke vriend die eerder deelnam aan de Touareg Trail. 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