Hike Table Mountain Blog
Hiking Table Mountain: Managing Hiking Expectations
Hiking Table Mountain involves several variables not present in your average tour, each of which can impact on your...
Choosing the Table Mountain Route suited to you.
Choosing a route can make or break your Table Mountain hiking experience. There’s no shortage of routes to choose...
Kasteels B – Table Mountain Off the Beaten Track
If there’s one thing about hiking Table Mountain that I enjoy more than any other, it’s the diversity. And not just in...
An early start optimizes your Table Mountain hike – 29 October 2019
Summer's around the corner, and that means hot hiking conditions that can ruin your Table Mountain hiking experience...
Table Mountain hiking routes: A lifetime of exploration
Hike Table Mountain is the only mountain-guiding outfit that offers guided hikes up all Table Mountain hiking routes –...
Winter Hiking on Table Mountain – 26 September 2019
After the long dry summers, Cape Town is steadily hit by cold front after cold front. The temperatures drop and the...
Hiking down Table Mountain via Platteklip Gorge
Often hiking down is the most underestimated activity on Table Mountain. Although easier cardio – wise, it’s more...
India Venster vs. 12 Apostles Table Mountain Routes
Routes on table mountain vary. Apart from a few occurrences where people have thought that their guide was India Vesta...
Bad weather on Table Mountain?
There is the age old saying: “There is no bad weather, only bad gear.” Well I wonder if any of those people were...
Hiking Table Mountain: What is the best route? – 15 April 2019
Everyone wants to hike the best route, but what makes a route the “best”? For one person it’s the best views, for...
Cape Town hiking in a nutshell: What you need to know – 16 December 2018
If not at the top, hiking should feature very high up on your list of things to do in Cape Town. There's enough hiking...
How we optimize your Table Mountain hiking experience – 30 October 2018
Contrary to popular belief, the benefits of a mountain guide far exceed mere route-finding. He or she should know...
Concerns about Water & Security | Cape Town Hiking
Concerns are valid. Despite the flare-up in mountain muggings and the drought, Cape Town and its iconic mountain - one...
Hike Table Mountain for an Unforgettable Experience
Why hike Table Mountain? Table Mountain arguably ranks as the most-climbed mountain in the world. Located next to a...
Hiking Table Mountain: what to expect
Hiking Table Mountain research online can bewildering Tips, suggestions, advice, recommendations, warnings and all...
Hiking up Table Mountain Nature Hike
It's a fact that most people expect stunning views when hiking Table Mountain. And when the mountain is free of cloud,...
Table Mountain hiking: weather woes and vagaries – 29 August 2017
One of the most important things to bear in mind when hiking Table Mountain is that the weather might adversely effect...
Skeleton Gorge Hiking vs Kasteelspoort Hike
Skeleton Gorge Hiking and Kasteelspoort Hike are both popular Table Mountain hiking routes. They offer much diversity...
Table Mountain Guided Hiking
Why should you use a guide? It's easy to underestimate Table Mountain. Table Mountain Guided Hiking is better Rising...
Hiking Table Mountain via the Twelve Apostles – 25 July 2017
I find myself writing about the 12 Apostles again and again, as well as hike and climb there with an abiding...
Types of Table Mountain hiking routes – 20 June 2017
There are more than a hundred hiking routes up Table Mountain. These can be grouped into 4 types. The first type is...
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