by Riaan | May 26, 2017 | Routes, Table Mountain hiking, Table Mountain hiking tips
All Table Mountain hikes are graded A, A+, B, B+, C or C+. Grading denotes technicality, not physicality. Put differently, the grading gives you an indication of the hardest move required to complete the route, NOT how strenuous the route is. An A-grade route involves...
by Riaan | May 16, 2017 | Table Mountain hiking, Table Mountain hiking tips, Table Mountain routes, Table Mountain topography
Grootkop is a route a few locals bother with. Very few tourists experience this off the beaten track route route.. Yet, it is one of the most interesting peaks that make up the 12 Apostles (the chain of peaks extending behind the famous tabletop summit of Table... by Riaan | May 9, 2017 | Table Mountain hiking, Table Mountain routes, Table Mountain topography
It’s easy to assume that Table Mountain offers little wilderness and nature due to its proximity to a city. The presence of a cableway to the summit suggests to many that the mountain has been tamed. But beyond the cableway precinct, and above the...