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Cape Trip days 5 and 6: Tulbagh and Saronsberg
When I decided to attempt to climb all 24 mountains with at least 1000m topographic prominence in South Africa, the main objective was to come up with a way of ensuring I get to visit some obscure mountains that are rarely climbed. Some won’t be particularly interesting, but some will be real gems – this […]
Cape Trip day 4: Tafelberg (Cederberg)
Sunday had been the reserve day for Sneeuberg, but with the summit completed on Saturday, my first bonus peak of the trip would be Tafelberg. At 1969m, it is generally listed as the second highest summit of the Cederberg – a statistic that my data is in consensus with. And with approximately 950m topographic prominence, […]
Cape Trip Day 3: Sneeuberg (Cederberg)
Driving into Clanwilliam, I first saw the legendary Krakadouw Peak that looms over the town. A writeup on the Cederberg had stated that it was one of the most worthwhile hikes in the region – and seeing it, I can believe that. I stopped in the town to buy a few items of food before […]
Cape Trip day 1: Sebrakop
The story of how an obscure mountain in the Piketberge named Sebrakop came to be a major hiking goal for me is a bit of a strange one. My tendency to over-analyse mountains is notable – but, in my defense, there are hundreds of thousands of mountains on the planet, and I likely won’t stand […]
Cape Trip day 8 – Cape Town Skyline Traverse
After 7 days, the final Saturday of my trip to the Western Cape had arrived. The plan for the day was simple – Cape Town has one of the most famous mountain skylines, with three distinct peaks. So naturally one has to start on the outer ridge of one peak, hike across all three and […]
Cape Trip days 6 and 7 – rest days
After the Hex Traverse, I took a long scenic drive through to Betty’s Bay. It rained for a lot of the drive – which is unusual in November. I had been planning on climbing Hangklip in the morning, so seeing as I had arrived early, I decided to take a drive. After 5 continuous days […]
Cape Trip day 2 – Matroosberg
Only a few weeks after hearing about its existence, suddenly my plan for the day was to climb Matroosberg. After a very successful day 1 of my Cape Trip, I decided to have a relatively easy day 2. Matroosberg is the 3rd most prominent mountain in South Africa, although my research had told me it […]
Cape Trip day 1 – Du Toit’s Peak
Du Toit’s Peak – SA’s most prominent mountain. What a spectacular and epic hike this was!
Mnweni Traverse – The Manxome Jabberwocky
Twas Heritage Day, and the mountains fairDid rise above like an owlAll smokey was the mountain airAnd the Berg winds did howl Ok, before I butcher Lewis Carol’s poem Jabberwocky any further, I’m going to leave my poor attempt at poetry there! After a very long absence from the mountains, with leisure inter-provincial travel being […]
The Crack and the Mudslide
My first trip to the Drakensberg was a hike up to Tiger Falls when I was 6 years old. I remember it being so steep and difficult, I remember a super scary bridge over the river that looked like a slide and had no protection on the side, I remember a sketchy traverse above a […]
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