Back in 2003 — 23 years ago — Wayne Price, known as _“The Gentle Giant”_, led the very first walk of The Bigg Pull. With the backing of Hands On and a seasoned team from Gentle Giant Promotions, he gathered 20 strength athletes and set out on a journey that would become legendary.

For 35 days, the team walked from Centurion to Cape Town, pulling a truck km by km, rain or shine. There were storms that soaked them to the bone, blazing sun that drained their water bottles dry, and long nights where sore feet made every step feel impossible. But they kept going.

Along the way, miracles happened. Strangers handed them food and water, children ran out of their homes to cheer, and whole towns gathered to welcome them. For the athletes themselves, the pull was as much inner as outer — each carried personal stories, wounds, and hopes, and the road stripped them raw until only honesty was left. Friendships formed, tears were shed, and lives were touched in ways no one expected.

It wasn’t just a test of strength. It was a story of people pushing past limits together, led by Wayne Price and his vision, and supported by a team that knew how to turn suffering into something meaningful.

That walk in 2003 lit the spark. Now, more than two decades later, The Bigg Pull returns to remind us what happens when ordinary people pull together.