Scaling the heights
One of our hiking group’s most strenuous trails is the infamous Vlakkenberg – dubbed Vlakkenberg with an L by one
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Top of the world
The hike from Black Hill Expressway above Glencairn up to the Rooikrans ridge overlooking the Noordhoek Valley rates as one
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Faces and footprints
A bit of birdwatching by my son in the Olifantsbos pentad today meant an opportunity to make up for Friday’s
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Almost there!
Noordhoek Peak is one of the more strenuous walks in that the climb, whether via the jeep track or mountain
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Where it all started
Eagle’s Nest! The first hike I did five years ago, having done as little exercise as possible my whole life.
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Winter solstice walk
Having just had 65mm of rain from a cold front, it was quite a surprise to wake up to a
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Walking in the rain
It’s not often we voluntarily walk in the rain. Close scrutiny of various weather forecasts led us to no real
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A different route
I have a theory that much of the deterioration of the hiking trails is due to runners loosening the rocks
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Clamber to Cobra Camp
Will this heat never end?! That was my regrettably frequent utterance as we toiled up the quite treacherous trail from
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The little things
Today we hiked from Olifantsbos in Cape Point Nature Reserve, our intended destination the lovely Sirkelsvlei in the middle of
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