Videos
Video: Hiking Boots vs. Trail Runners
An informative and spot-on video by REI, answering a question that often gets asked.
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Meet the Garmin Instinct
Garmin International recently announced Instinct, a strong and durable GPS watch with built-in 3-axis compass and barometric altimeter plus multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) support and wrist-based heart rate. In addition […]
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Video: 10 Ways To Put On A Backpack
Kristina Joss (one of the hikers on the Rim of Africa mountain traverse) demonstrates 10 interesting and creative ways to put on a backpack. Filmed by Martin Reck. Disclaimer: This is not an instructional. This […]
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Video: Hennops River
Neo Mokuene made this cool video of the Hennops Hiking Trail (with a bit of Magaliesberg abseiling) as part of a collaboration with First Choice Milki. Check him out on Instagram @black_tonystark.
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Slackpacking in the KZN Midlands
When backpacking trails were first conceived of in South Africa, in the 1970s, the old government overestimated the ability of the people it hoped would use the National Hikingway Trails that it installed. For that […]
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Video: Truitjieskraal
A beautiful time-lapse video of the Truitjieskraal Nature Reserve in the Cederberg Conservancy by Liesel Kershoff.
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Video: Only the Essentials
A 4294km thru-hike along America’s premiere long-distance footpath, the Pacific Crest Trail, distilled down to a beautiful 40-minute short film.
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Everyday Hiking Heroes – Anwar Adams
In January 2018, Anwar Adams was out hiking with friends in the Silvermine Nature Reserve in Cape Town when they were attacked by muggers. Anwar nearly lost his life after taking a severe blow to […]
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How to give knee pain the boot
If you hike in the mountains regularly, chances are that you’ve had to deal with knee pain at some point – especially when carrying a heavy backpack or speed-hiking. The reason for the pain is […]
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Video: Magoebaskloof, for the first time ever
Jacques Crafford beautifully captures the feeling of visiting Magoebaskloof for the first time.