“A dragon without fangs is only a lizard”, I mused when Matthys and Werner raised the challenge to do the 250km Grand Traverse of the Umkhahlamba Drakensberg.
Tag Archives | Drakensberg
Via Erbosa vs. Via Ferrata – The Grassy Road vs. The Iron Way
Let’s be honest to ourselves about our motivations for climbing; and let’s be aware of the impact our adventures have on the adventures and dreams of others.
Cable car plan for Drakensberg
The surprise announcement that the province was planning a cable car in the uKhahlamba Drakensberg could take the local tourism industry to new heights.
Tealess climbing in the Drakensberg
Life is not good right now, and I have clearly tugged on one grass tuft and trusted one dodgy piece of weetbix too many.
Recommendation for the construction of Via Ferrata
The objective was to provide all stakeholders with a helpful recommendation for the design, construction, and operation of VF/KS. In order to be able to make concrete recommendations for VF/KS construction, the following points were determined by the DAV Safety Analysis Division:
Centenary of the First Ascent of the Sentinel (Northen Drakensberg)
WJ Wybergh and Lt NM McLeod first climbed the Sentinel via the standard route on 29 September 1910.
Chasing Vapour Trails
Trying to tell someone you climb ice in South Africa is like explaining to foreign soccer supporters why the vuvuzela is necessary at local soccer games. The concept of ice climbing in South Africa is just not something that the average South African mind can comfortably conceive.
New Ice Climb at Giants Castle
For the past six years I have been waiting for the Shisa gully at Giants Castle to come into condition to make an ascent of this previously unclimbed route. Only the final pitch had been climbed in the past and by top-rope only. This left the rest of the gully waiting for a complete ascent.
Ice Climbing, Giants Castle, 4-11 July 2005
Anyone can go ice climbing (provided you have some ice). Richard Halsey give a recount of some ice adventures at Giant’s Castle Nature Reserve in the ‘Berg as part of a UCT Mountain and Ski Club trip.
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Bolt issue on Kalymnos
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Space Race – a new route on Table Mountain
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New Cederberg Hiking map – Names update
- Brian sending ‘Just Behrly’
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Jimbo Smith opens Last of the Mohawks on Table Mountain
- A Himalayan Adventure
- Activity Permits for rock climbing in the the Table Mountain National Park
- Montagu locals watching over nature reserves
- Los Muizenbergos at Topside
- 2013 Black Diamond Tradathon
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Bruno FARA: @BAbycoat This year I have rebolted three old r...
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Emanuele Pellizzari: @BAbycoat At the moment in Kaly they use 304 or 3...
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Nic Le Maitre: Awesome Hilton, glad to hear that you are back cli...
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BAbycoat: My! what a discussion. There seems to be two pa...
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