NICHOLAS NICOLAIDES 

Jacques Marais is one of South Africa’s most respected adventure photojournalists and has been writing about and photographing extreme sporting events around the world for more than three decades. He regularly contributes feature articles to a range of local and international publications, has authored more than a dozen sporting and outdoor guidebooks and is an award-winning GETTY photographer. Follow him on Twitter @jacqmaraisphoto, or check out www.jacquesmarais.co.za