Tag Archives: Western Cape

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 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!