November 2018 - Hiking South Africa

Video: The Amphitheatre

November 30, 2018 Hiking South Africa 0

Kierran Allen captures the breathtaking beauty and grandeur of the Drakensberg Amphitheatre.

Review: First Ascent Lunar Tent

November 14, 2018 Arno van der Heever 11

The First Ascent Lunar is a 2-person, 3-season tent that offers amazing value for money and punches well above its 3-season rating, comfortably handling buckets of rain and near-gale-force winds. Quick Specs Size: 2-person tent […]

Alexandria Hiking Trail | Addo

November 13, 2018 Tamzyn Degoumois 4

Our intrepid exploration party of four strapped on our backpacks and almost immediately were transported into a mystical forest realm, seething with magic and wonder. The lush of the canopy and dense undergrowth, imbibed in […]

Video: How to Read a Topo Map

November 9, 2018 Hiking South Africa 0

Another great instructional video by REI on how to read a topographic map – an essential skill when heading into any wilderness area.

Rim of Africa | Traverse 2

November 1, 2018 Galeo Saintz 5

This favourite traverse is the first taste of what the Cape Fold Mountains offer outside of the Cederberg, and the off-trail nature of the rest of the Rim journey. The terrain is varied from off-path […]