by Ralph Pina | Dec 24, 2020 | Cederberg Wilderness Area, hiking, wilderness trail
… go out in the midday sun (in the Cederberg in summer) Or so the song goes. Except that the hiking group comprised a Belgian, a German, a half-Dutchman, a half-Greek-Cypriot and a boeremeisie – the instigator. All keen hikers and outdoorspeople. Almost... 
by Ralph Pina | Dec 7, 2020 | hiking, Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, Steenbras Nature Reserve
Studying satellite photos – on Google and Bing maps – of the mountains above Kogelbaai, I was able to discern a definite zig-zag path to the jeep track on the plateau north of Kogelberg Peak. So armed with a GPS waypoint for where the path leaves the... 
by Ralph Pina | Nov 21, 2020 | hiking, Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve
With much perseverance and determination Santie had obtained a permit to hike to Shamrock Lodge (it’s really a basic hiking hut) at Landdroskop, What we didn’t know, however, was that the permit was a “special dispensation”. So when I arrived... 
by Ralph Pina | Sep 8, 2020 | hiking, Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve, Jonkershoek Nature Reserve
Via Assegaaiboschkloof With Santie having proposed another springtime foray into Assegaaiboschkloof to view the blushing brides in bloom, I misguidedly proposed a refinement to the hike: why not start at the Berg River Dam and continue over Bergriviersnek to... 
by Ralph Pina | Sep 2, 2020 | hiking, Table Mountain National Park
I was keen to hike Table Mountain again after an absence of more than two years. The suggestion that we ascend via Blind Gully sounded interesting, but I was simultaneously wary given the name of the route. I was concerned about exposed scrambling and negotiating...
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