Tag Archives: South Africa
Gear review: Hi-Tec Hickow Shirt
Hi-Tec recently sent me their new Hickow T-Shirt to test. When I first started hiking, I didn’t see the value in quick-drying shirts. I assumed it was the least important item to carry. It didn’t take long to learn why quick-drying shirts made more of a difference to warmth than almost any other item of […]
Mnweni Needles Traverse: Threading the Needles
A 3 day epic at Mnweni with a lot of climbing gear and no climbing!
Climb Every Mountain – Drakensberg Grand Traverse 2015
Bagging 67 different summits on a 2 week hike in the Drakensberg – a sufficiently epic trip!
Hi-Tec Speed-Life Breathe Ultra
Whenever Hi-Tec is sending me a pair of their latest trail running shoes, I am always excited to see what they have put together. Back in 2015, the Hi-Tec Flash Force arrived, and probably got the best review I have ever given gear. So when I was told a pair of Hi-Tec Speed-life Breathe Ultra’s […]
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 […]
Who is Ghaznavid?
Ghaznavid is a South African hiker who is obsessed with the Drakensberg. These are his stories!
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