Visiontree - Past Adventures

Land Speed Record On 06.10.2009 Hein set the World Record for a blind driver travelling at a speed of 322.5kph.
(Soon on Carte Blanche)

FlyWithMe™
In an attempt to raise £1,000,000 Hein will fly a Boeing 747-400 from London to South Africa.
(Seen on Kwêla)

New York Marathon
On 05.11.2006 Hein completed the New York Marathon in 4h27.
(Seen on WNBC)

On Guy Fawkes day 2006 Hein completed the ING New York City Marathon in a time of 4 hours 27 minutes, before 2 million cheering spectators and more than 300 million television viewers

During August 2006 he took part in the Standard Chartered Bank Ironman event in Korea, completing 180km on a tandem bicycle, under extreme conditions.

In March 2006 he completed his first sky diving attempt successfully from a height of ten thousand feet

During February 2006 Hein became the first blind person in the world to cycle solo over a distance of thirty nine kilometres during the Construction Du Cap cycling race in Durbanville, Cape Town

He has broken the World Blind Land Speed Record in September 2005 and set the new record at 243 km/h

During 2004 he bungi-jumped from the second highest bridge in the world

He was a player for the South African blind cricket team that won the World Cup in India during the inaugural Blind Cricket World Cup final in 1998.

He tackled the white waters of the Zambezi River in a rubber raft during 1997

He completed the Cape to Rio Yacht Race during 1993

He has run several Marathons from 1988 to date

He has climbed the 10 highest mountains in the Western Cape

He achieved Western Province colours for athletics (1989 & 1990)

Performed his autobiographical show called Bat Magic at all the National arts festivals with huge success.

Completed his APM (Advanced Professional Management) through the Open University of London.

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Mike DeNoma, CEO, Consumer Banking, Standard Chartered Bank
“Without doubt Hein is an exceptional individual. He delivered an inspiring presentation with humour and enthusiasm, touching each individual in the audience with his insight into life and the ways in which he overcame his challenges. Our audience of 400 managers and executives from over 30 nationalities were captivated by his many achievements and energy for life. A huge success!”