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Photos of Table Mountain walks

by Ralph Pina | Jan 28, 2010 | hiking, scenic walks, Table Mountain National Park

The Cape-based members of the Patagonia group are training for the trek through the Andes by taking regular walks in the Cape Peninsula’s Table Mountain National Park. Here are some photos from those walks along with some older ones… If the slideshow does...

Downwind Dash is the biggest?

by Ralph Pina | Jan 20, 2010 | West Coast National Park, windsurfing

The press release announcing the 25th edition of the Downwind Dash from Langebaan to Saldanha, scheduled for 23-24 January, hails it as “the world’s biggest kitesurfing and windsurfing race”. The organisers are expecting 400 entrants! It may even be...

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Thank you for visiting my outdoor blog. RalphPina.com documents my experiences over many years of appreciating, and adventuring in, Nature. It celebrates visual beauty, advocates minimal impact, reflects on humans’ relationship with our ecosphere, spans the planet but focuses on the wild diversity of southern Africa. Photos, videos and GPS maps of hiking, cycling, kayaking, abseiling, canoeing and windsurfing..

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  • Baviaanskloof Cycle Tour 2022
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  • Klein Hangklip
  • Five days in Groot Winterhoek
  • To the Rooiels source
  • Rooiels River walk
  • Pipe Track to Hout Bay Corner
  • A farewell to Stellenbosch Mountain
  • Recces and repeats
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  • Baviaanskloof Cycle Tour 2022
  • Betty’s Bay to Rooiels

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