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Grant Christie, Six Million Steps, Photo by Erlo Brown
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Everyday Hiking Hero: Grant Christie

Jun 3, 2020 Hiking South Africa 2

He’s hiked the entire coastline of South Africa, he’s a professional guide and he creates miniature wildlife scenes using Lego… We want to know more about Grant Christie! HSA: Name, age, city / town where […]

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Everyday Hiking Hero: Lerato “SkirtGirlHiker” Monyatsi

Nov 26, 2019 Hiking South Africa 21

HSA: Name, city/town where you live? LM: My name is Lerato Monyatsi, a passionate “Skirtgirl” hiker by weekend, and a Group Skills Development Manager for Absa Group by day – which is where I spend […]

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Everyday Hiking Hero: Henko Roukema

Sep 20, 2019 Hiking South Africa 0

Henko Roukemo is a great example of what can be done when you focus all your energy into your passion. When he’s not working as a navigation officer at sea, he’s a brand ambassador for […]

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Everyday Hiking Hero: Peter Slingsby

Aug 20, 2019 Hiking South Africa 5

Peter Slingsby needs little introduction. If you’ve ever had a desire to explore a new area in the Cederberg, Drakensberg or Table Mountain, to mention a few, you’ve most likely ended up drooling over one […]

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Everyday Hiking Hero: Remy Kloos

Mar 20, 2019 Hiking South Africa 2

Meet Remy Kloos – She uses her high altitude adventures as a vehicle to raise funds for and inspire the next generation through her #JustClimb initiative and the Dlala Nje Foundation. HSA: Name, age, city/town […]

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Everyday Hiking Hero: Anwar Adams

Aug 30, 2018 Hiking South Africa 1

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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Everyday Hiking Hero: Jess Tyrrell

Aug 23, 2018 Hiking South Africa 4

Meet Jess Tyrrell, founder of Matric Enwild – a wilderness experience for matriculants, geared at helping them get to know themselves better and transition from school into the next phase of lives. We caught up […]

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Everyday Hiking Hero: Galeo Saintz

Mar 28, 2018 Dania Petrik 0

Meet Galeo Saintz, founder of the Hi-Tec Garden Route Walking Festival, South Africa’s first and only walking festival. As a trail blazer he co-founded both the Rim of Africa Mountain Traverse and the Eden to […]

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Everyday Hiking Hero: Achmat Jackson

Oct 17, 2017 Hiking South Africa 7

If you’ve hiked up Table Mountain via Platteklip Gorge in recent years, the odds are quite good that you have come across local hero Achmat Jackson. If you think that’s an exaggeration, consider that Achmat […]

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