by Ralph Pina | May 28, 2024 | Featured Posts, hiking, Table Mountain National Park, trails
Once I wrote, a bit arrogantly, that life was too short to repeat a hiking trail. I have since broken this “rule” many times and this trail, the Cape of Good Hope Trail, is increasingly responsible for these “transgressions”. The trail is like... 
by Ralph Pina | Aug 5, 2023 | hiking, Table Mountain National Park, trails
This is another loop along the Twelve Apostles, ascending via the Diagonal (up the kloof on the left, above) and descending via Oudekraalkloof to return along the Pipe Track – 12.9 km in total and climbing through 1039 m. Santie chose the route, which included a... 
by Ralph Pina | May 3, 2023 | Grasslands National Park, hiking
During April we three MCSA Stellenbosch section members – Sonja, Paul and me – made the long trek to that part of the Eastern Cape that forms the southern border with Lesotho, to participate in the MCSA national mini-camp hosted by the Free State section.... 
by Ralph Pina | Feb 9, 2023 | hiking, Namaqualand National Park
From the Spoeg River to the Groen River Late January arrived with an unexpected adventure: a 3-day hike down the Namaqualand coast within the borders of the Namaqualand National Park. Kevin, a longtime hiking companion, was the instigator. He had wanted to tackle the... 
by Ralph Pina | Jan 16, 2023 | Haweqwa Nature Reserve, hiking, Limietberg Nature Reserve
Longtime hiking buddies, Kevin and Yolanda, invited me to join them on this ascent of Miaspoort to Huguenot Peak. We had not been out on an adventure together for some time, so the reunion was welcome. The climb from the old Du Toitskloof Pass road is quite strenuous....
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