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December 2021 Cape Trip day 3: Mannetjiesberg
Mannetjiesberg, at 1955m, is the highest point in the Kammanassie Mountains. It has 1114m prominence, thus making it one of the more prominent peaks in South Africa. I had never heard of the Kammanassie Mountains before I identified the list, and could find very little information on this peak online. When I found there was […]
The Dragon’s fist
After a self-imposed 6 week ban on hiking, myself and Hobbit found ourselves at Bushman’s Nek camp. We decided to go for an easy return to the mountains, the Knuckles in a day, but with all 4 passes to make things interesting. So at 5:30 we left the EKZN camp, and made our way over […]
Journey to the Deep South
Hike report written by Andrew Porter: Ghaznavid and I started making plans for an Eastern Cape trip several months ago. At the time, I was still planning to run the Skyrun, so we chose dates accordingly. Then, I decided that an extra pair of socks weighs too much and pulled out of Skyrun. Taking the […]
Injisuthi Hike
Some photos from my recent hike at Injisuthi in the Central Drakensberg:
Gear review: Hi-Tec Trail OX Chukka boots
As part of Hi-Tec SA’s comfortable anywhere campaign, the new Hi-Tec Trail Ox Chukka hiking boots have just hit South African shores. These shoes include soles made by Michelin, a feature that had me rather interested! Anyone who knows anything about motor racing will know the record Michelin has across various motor sporting codes – […]
Flames in Transit
Free State traverse: Flames in Transit Disclaimer: the names of peaks referred to in this report are as per the Murch khulu list. Unless otherwise stated, the names were not allocated by either team member. In a similar manner to most Gauteng hikers not visiting the southern Berg very often, I have tended to stay […]
My Kilimanjaro Adventure – Hakuna Matata! (part 1 of 3)
This particular story starts in 2000 (wow – that sounds like Ted from HIMYM, but don’t worry, this won’t be 200 episodes long)… Anyway – the year is 2000 and an unathletic 12 year old sits in front of a TV listening to a documentary. The narrator talks about the large glaciers on top of […]
Langalibalele Pass
Hike on 19 October 2013 So yesterday myself and some friends decided to head for Thumb Pass in the Central Drakensberg, South Africa – a route opened 16 years ago and never repeated. The guy who opened it doesn’t have a GPS track, photos or even remember where it […]
The Thumb that spured us on
Thumb Spur Peak It feels strange to return to the dragon after GT2012. “We meet again my old friend” I think to myself. The weather looks perfect – clear, not very cold and no wind. The hike is off to a promising start, with an eland standing by the side of the road […]
The upsidedown Dragon: the story of my Grand Traverse of the KZN Drakensberg (2012)
The upside-down Dragon: GT2012 Introduction A grand traverse is commonly accepted as being one of the toughest hikes that one can do in KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, and the south to north variation is considered to be the harder approach. It requires the ascent of two passes and 30 ridges, the stamina and will power […]
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