Above the Clouds Highline | Carte Blanche
Dec 1, 2020
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When Tim Slab took on the highest highline in South Africa, it was quite literally a mountain to climb.
Forgotten First Ascents: “Not So Auto,” Monk’s Cowl, South Africa, 2003
Jun 15, 2020
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Monk’s Cowl had been in the back of Peter Janschek’s mind his whole life.
Column Ascent – Ben Louw and Jason van Straten
Aug 15, 2018
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On 11 July, Ben Louw (18) and Jason Van Straaten (17) summited The Column in the Drakensberg together, making them the youngest team to summit the peak.
MCSA National Ice Meet Eastern Cape 8 to 12 August 2018
Jul 19, 2018
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The MCSA JHB and EC sections have taken the initiative to organise a National Winter Ice Climbing event in the Southern Drakensberg.
The Truth About Hiking In The Drakensberg
Jun 27, 2018
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Some brutal honesty about what it is really like to hike in the Drakensberg mountains in South Africa. A lot of this information can apply to any wilderness or mountainous area.
MCSA 99th Annual July Camp 2018
Jun 7, 2018
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For the MCSA July Camp 2018, we will be returning to the Southern Berg to the evocatively named Crystal Waters Base Camp site.
New Ladders to access the Amphitheatre
Apr 22, 2018
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The Sentinel Peak Chain Ladders that are used to access the Amphitheatre route to Tugela Falls from Sentinel Car Park are going to be replaced with newly constructed ladders.
a DRONE in the Drakensberg
Mar 8, 2018
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The Drakensberg escarpment stretches for over 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) from the Eastern Cape Province in the South, then successively forms, in order from south to north, the border between Lesotho and the Eastern Cape and the border between Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal Province.
Swinburne Bouldering 2018
Feb 9, 2018
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David & Lindie Bouldering at Appin Farm in Swinburne, a small village perched on the edge of the Drakensberg escarpment.
Missing Drakensberg hiker Grobler left a note in cave
Jan 23, 2018
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A scribbled note left in a cave was the only clue hiker Mark Grobler, left before he disappeared in the Drakensberg Mountains.