The 14th Annual Hog Charge cycling relay event will take place on Sunday 15 January 2012 at Peponi School in Ruiru from 9a.m. to 12 noon.

The Hog Charge is a race using mountain bikes, for teams of 4 persons each, between checkpoints on Sukari Ranch, which is adjacent to Peponi School. The event features three Entry Classes: Under 12; Under 14; and Open. Each Class will have three sections: Boys, Girls and Mixed. It is a fund raising event that is held every year to raise funds to support the Rhino Ark Charitable Trust’s conservation work in Kenya.

This year’s event follows a brand new format, which features a separate Gauntlet Competition on a special course that will be set up nearby. This is a departure from previous years in which the Gauntlet section was part of the main competition course.

The 2011 event featured 125 teams, and raised a total of Kshs. 3.5 million towards Rhino Ark’s conservation work in the Aberdare ecosystem.

The official YouTube video clip of the 2011 Rhino Charge is now uploaded onto the Rhino Charge YouTube page. Check out the link on http://youtu.be/yoJuLsB3X90.

The winners of the 2011 Rhino Charge photo competition were announced at the Spirit of the Charge event held at the Carnivore’s Simba Saloon on 11th November. Photo entries from Raj Rihal, Harry Brainch and Belinda Levitan emerged top in the Charge Action, People, and Wildlife and Landscapes categories respectively.

The awards featured prizes for the top 3 entries in each category, a total of 9 prizes in all. The prizes were provided by Fuji Kenya Ltd/Colorama Processing Lab Ltd, the sole sponsors of the competition. 1st prize winners each received Fuji Finepix S2950 digital cameras featuring 14 Megapixels and 18x optical zoom with HD video. 2nd prize winners received Fuji Finepix JX280 digital cameras (14 megapixels, 5x optical zoom), while 3rd prize winners received Fuji JV200 cameras (14 megapixels, 3 optical zoom). Rhino Ark’s Eric Kihiu officiated the photo awards, which were presented to the winners by Fuji Kenya Limited Director Priten Patel.

Win great prizes from Fuji in the 2011 Rhino Charge Photo Competition. Simply submit any picture you took at the 2011 Rhino Charge event together with an entry form, found on rhinocharge.co.ke to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Every entry received gets a classic Fuji pen.

The top three entries in each of  the three categories will win a digital camera – a total of nine great prizes. The top ranked photo in each category will win the superb Finepix S2950 camera which has a massive 18X optical zoom with 14 Megapixels and HD video capability.

Enter now and win – entries close on 31 October 2011.

The 2011 UK Rhino Charge event which took place on Sunday 11 September at Pippingford Park has raised UK £7,299 (Kshs. 1,088,661). Team Simba/Sandy Choda emerged overall winners with a score of 512 points. Team Bundu Bashers/Sachin Patel topped both the Victor Ludorum and Fundraising categories with 2,355.75 points and UK £3,837.50 respectively, while the Spirit of the Charge award was scooped by Gari Moja/ Ian Purcell.

Preparations for the UK Rhino Charge are continuing and the organisers are hoping that the slightly earlier than usual date of Sunday 11th September will not only allow a few different teams and team members to compete but will also permit the use of parts of the venue at Pippingford Estate on the Ashdown Forest which are normally impassable later in the year. Last year’s winners, Team Dirty Bertie aka the Dodson family and friends, are back again with a different vehicle called Mucky Mabel as their original special is now in Kenya awaiting next year’s Rhino Charge there.

There is still time to enter so if you are interested please go to http://www.rhinoark.org/downloads/cat_view/15-rhino-charge-documents.html and download the entry forms. For more information please contact UK Rhino Charge Coordinator John Bowden via jbowden@gumtree4x4/co.uk .

The 2011 Rhino Charge photo competition is open. Photo entries are being received in three categories:

1. Charge Action
2. People
3. Landscapes & Wildlife.

The top three entries in each category will each win the latest Fuji digital cameras. There are a total of nine (9) prizes to be won.

For more information about the competition and to download the entry form, visit the website page