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| Page Views: 10 Last Visit to Drakensberg: September, 2008 I Used To Live Here | Big 5 hike - September 2008 by Bushman23 - last update: Feb 6, 2009 |
I've done this hike 3 times now, and it seems to get better every time - maybe it's the people, or maybe it's just that you get used to trekking 17 km over 5 mountains in the space of 8 hours... |
|  | Heading up the first peak (Hlolela), the mist begins to part, showing us the climb awaiting us... Rock-climbing without equipment! |
| Sheer drops on both side, and heading straight up! |
| | Almost at the top now, the mist has burned away, leaving a slightly dirty atmosphere... But the views are still breathtaking. |
| Not that IS a sheer drop! |
| | Hlolela Once we finally reach the top, and start heading down towards The Battleship, we notice just how steep the cliffs really are... |
| Chellock - our experienced and brilliant guide. |
| | The Battleship On top of The Battleship (peak 2), stopping for a rest... |
| | Sugarloaf Peak no.3, a bit of a toughie getting up, but even worse on the way down - the first real steep decline... |
| | Cannibal cavern After Cold Hill (peak 4), we head down Cavern gap - and absolute brute of a descent - taking almost an hour just on its own. Ultimately we end up in a HUGE cave, where we stop for lunch - nice and cool inside, a chance to kick off your shoes, and nurse sore toes and feet... |
| | Camels Hump On top of Camels hump, one last photo opportunity, and then the final descent - the only thought in your head - PLEASE GOD, LET THE BEER BE COLD!! :) |
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junecorlett Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:12 UTC
I agree with all your Drakensberg Danger tips. | hunterV Fri Jan 16, 2009 17:11 UTC
Sounds very attractive indeed.... Thanks for sharing, Anton! | canuck68 Thu Sep 11, 2008 06:07 UTC
Very nice pictures and good tips. | murray654 Tue Apr 3, 2007 12:05 UTC
You made a small error. The cannibals were not bushmen, they were Zulus who chose not to submit to Shaka. Shaka was a tyrant, and his impis were sent out to destroy those who did not submit to him. Some hid in caves and resorted to cannibalism to survive. |
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