They called their team ‘Tas Lepak’, which means ‘relax’ in Malay, but Ngee Ann Polytechnic pair Tiong Jia Hui, 18, and Ryuta Teo, 19, sure did not have an easy time clinching the third place in the Youth Mixed Category in one of the toughest adventure races held in Singapore in middle of January – the SAFRA AVventura, Rough Ramble. ...

Participants of the SAFRA AVventura, Rough Ramble had to run, bike, kayak, scale a towering 25m rope ladder, sport climb, rope ascend, abseil down rugged slopes with their bikes slung over their shoulders, and clear a jungle trail and water crossing in one of the toughest adventure races held in Singapore. ...

Samuel Ong and Samuel Yong of Victoria School, both 15, are the youngest racers in a gruelling adventure race this weekend. ...