With friends now gone I first looked into the deep blue sea. From the relative safety of the Frontal we traced the lines of the Horror Crack,… Read more “Friends”
Category: adventure
Tying Knots in the Devil’s Tail
Start at Jonkershoek gate, Bergrivier Nek, down Duiwel’skloof, finish at the Kylemore gate. 25 km on the map (slightly longer on the ground), 2000m ascent
Buller’s Kop (two people’s thoughts)
Last weekend I wanted to explore an area I did not know well. I wanted to check out Duiwel’s Kloof in the Banhoek Valley and also there… Read more “Buller’s Kop (two people’s thoughts)”
Two Trails, Three Runs – SPARC Trail Running Talk 12/12/17. My UTMB and TTR experience
In 1991 I pitched my tent in the same spot as far more famous climber from South Africa had done 8 years before. Chamonix is the birth place of… Read more “Two Trails, Three Runs – SPARC Trail Running Talk 12/12/17. My UTMB and TTR experience”
Hout Bay to Llandudno Traverse. Table Mountain Top Ten Trails #6: the adventure is out there.
It is not often that I start a trail run at the civilized hour of 8h00 on a Saturday. But we were waiting for the tide to… Read more “Hout Bay to Llandudno Traverse. Table Mountain Top Ten Trails #6: the adventure is out there. “
Specificity
Most of us have seen the photo. Kulhavy waiting for Sauser to win the sprint. They knew what was required and they knew what it would take.… Read more “Specificity”
Hiddingh – Ascension Ravine
My only wish for Christmas was to eat some trifle. And so my wife went to search the local Woolworths for a) a store with a manageable… Read more “Hiddingh – Ascension Ravine”
Leave No Trace
More and more blogs, vlogs, trail running camps and experts are popping up telling “newbies” how to do this trail running thing properly. How to walk uphill,… Read more “Leave No Trace”
Oorlogskloof Rock Pigeon Route 5 day Hiking Trail outside Nieuwoudtville, Northern Cape – Quick Guide
Deserves to be one of the great hiking trails in South Africa! Remote, authentic and adventurous. You are continuously confronted with little rock scramble detours which highlight… Read more “Oorlogskloof Rock Pigeon Route 5 day Hiking Trail outside Nieuwoudtville, Northern Cape – Quick Guide”
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