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Runaway veldfire in Franschhoek

Firefighters battled on Monday to contain a runaway fire in the Cape winelands which is now spreading towards Du Toits Kloof

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Du Toitskloof fire – please avoid this area

There is a large fire raging in the Du Toitskloof area and it is unsafe to go into this area at present.

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Climbing the Chess Pieces

Until recently, this area has seen remarkably little development, despite its attractions: rock of Cederberg-like quality, a great setting, its proximity to Cape Town (this reducing the travel carbon footprint) and a reasonable walk-in distance of about 3 hours. The only real draw-back is that little or no water may be available in the dry season or unless it has rained recently. There remains much scope for climbing new routes of all grades.

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