Tag Archives: Mauritius
Mauritius hiking
While generally not considered a hiking destination, Mauritius actually has a reasonable number of established hiking routes. The weather tends to be hot, and routes don’t have usable water – but with most hikes being reasonably short, this isn’t an issue if you are prepared. While tourists are rarely found on hiking routes, every hike […]
Mbundini Abbey Spire in a day
When I was asked to relocate for work purposes, I knew my era of being in the Drakensberg on roughly every second weekend would be coming to an end. The symmetry of the era starting and ending on the summit of Rhino exactly 10 years apart added a bit of poetry to it all. But […]
The Hlathimba Passes
On 7 September, Marco and I did the Hlathimba Passes at Lotheni as a day hike. Awesome route!
Tropical Travels Part 12
After a good night sleep back at the Burgers’ house in Singapore, Matthew and I spent the morning chilling before I went off to the airport. Changi Airport was its usual amazing self – I was through all the controls very quickly, and decided to have a look at the shops while waiting for my […]
Tropical Travels Part 4
Day 6 of my stay in Mauritius – my last full day, and with it comes one of the biggest challenges: Pieter Both Mountain. My research had informed me that there is a via ferrata on the final two cliff bands, but it is hard to find any information on this peak aside from a […]
Tropical Travels Part 3
Morning 4 came with a degree of anticipation – for one thing, I was finally leaving Souillac and moving into the heart of the big pointy peaks, and for another, I was about to have a crack at the peak I wanted the most – Rempart. I didn’t need an early start on this day […]
Tropical Travels Part 2
Waking up on Sunday morning for my second full day in Mauritius – I knew this was a big day. Mauritius is famous for its beaches, but that’s not what I was there to do. The owner of the place I was staying at had mentioned that Gris Gris Beach was a short walk away. […]
Tropical Travels Part 1
This story begins with a comment on a Facebook post. My comment got a reply from Sharon stating that they have a spare bedroom, so I am welcome to come and visit them in Singapore if I like. Within a few days of this comment I found myself doing some research on flight options to […]
Ghaznavid Hiking 
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