Category Hike reports
Are you Redi?
Sometimes a hike report title is fairly obvious – and then something happens that causes you to abandon the easiest pun and provide a proper report name! In this instance, this report title was going to be allocated to a hike up Redi Pass in 2016, but the hike ended up going comically wrong and […]
My first speed Drakensberg Grand Traverse
Continuing my series of posting old hike reports that hadn’t appeared on this page – here’s a report from exactly 3 years ago. I actually named this hike report “a walk in the park” – the joke being that technically it is in a national park and therefore technically is a walk in the park. […]
The Mitre
The Mitre is the highest point on the Cathedral Peak Ridge. This is the story of the time I climbed it.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
When you head out for an “easy” day hike and end up stuck between a rock and a hardplace at 11PM!
Ntunja and Sterkhorn
On 10-11 September 2018, I lead a hike up Ntunja and Sterkhorn at Monks Cowl. We summitted Sterkhorn at 11am on 11 November 2018 – the centenary of the end of World War One.
Giants and Dragons: The Double Giants Cup
For many years I have had a strange obsession with the Giants Cup Trail. It is a gem that somehow remains largely unknown. It is one of the few hutted trails in South Africa, and yet, unlike the others, you generally don’t have to book it months in advance. In most cases, you could probably […]
Didima mini-traverse: Camels and Elephants
I often say that the most beautiful part of the Drakensberg is the part you are in at the time of answering the question. The logic is simple – anything else is just a photo. Sadly no photo will ever do any justice to a mountain. The Didima region of the Northern KZN Drakensberg has […]
Bannerman Hut trip report
Over the weekend of 21/22 April, I lead an MCSA hike at Giants Castle. The plan was simple – hike to Bannerman Hut, leave our gear at the hut with those that aren’t keen to head up, head up Gypaetus Pass and down Bannerman Pass, spend the night back at the hut and walk out […]
Giants Cup Trail in a day
The Giants Cup Trail is a 60km long trail from the Sani Pass Road to Bushman’s Nek, usually completed over 5 days. Now how about doing it in a day!
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