MOUNTAIN - Cape Province Mountain Club

MOUNTAIN 

C A P E P R O V I N C E 

VOL 3 • NOVEMBER 2009 

C L U B 

november 2009 / newsletter of cape province mountain club

After the AGM, the atmosphere in the club 

seems to be more positive and we look forward 

to great progress in the growth of the club. 

We have seen steady positive developments 

like the successful hike of the Fish River Canyon 

in June and the accent of Mount Kilimanjaro by 

Ron and Sharon and their subsequent union. 

More progressive reforms in the constitution 

have been made that are more democratic and 

fair. 

I however would like to see more development 

as to the status of the hut. It cannot be treated 

as a boogieman – what you do not see, you do 

not fear. Clarity is needed as to ownership and 

the lease – we may also appeal to the relevant 

authorities for some serious funding for 

renovations, to do otherwise would risk losing 

the hut altogether due to neglect and abuse. 

In our last edition of “Mountaineering Report” I 

made mention of how the financial crunch has 

impacted on the way we do things. It appears 

that things are changing slightly for better, but 

is still felt. This is evident as we see how people 

chose to spend their free time. It is pleasing to 

note that our members still manage to attend 

social events as they are committed to honour 

the activities of the club. 

Our membership over the past twelve months 

has not changed much with a few regulars not 

as active as before and a couple of new members 

joining during the period under review. To those 

who joined recently, I trust that your stay with 

CPMC will be long, enjoyable and valuable to 

both you and the club. I always say, “What is it 

that I can do for the club rather than what can 

I benefit from the club”. 

With regards to climbing the major highlights 

of our events were the country trips of which 

the “Grootwinterhoek” sadly had to be cancelled 

in April due to excessive erosion caused by the 

recent fires in the area earlier this year. 

A few of the day hikes had to be cancelled due 

to the lack of interest at the time. However, it 

has been noted that most of the scheduled hikes 

went ahead as planned. I would like to express 

Editor’s Report 

Chairperson’s Column 

newsletter of cape province mountain club / november 2009 

Let’s together, up the status of the hut (the 

only tangible remnant of the original founders 

of the club) and so, up our utilisation of this 

valuable asset. 

I would like to see the hut upgraded, enlarged 

with more toilets and showers, enclosed for 

security, have an inclusive library and museum 

area, an upgraded kitchen area and generally a 

more modern feel. This will up our status and 

marketability. 

I would also like to see young blood entering 

the club. Of course outreach goes a long way, 

and this needs to be worked on. 

An encore is honouring the existing and 

past members of the club on gaining the well 

deserved status of honorary membership – Viva 

Sidney, Peter, Hugh and Colleen!! 

Morty Petersen 

Executive Members of Cape Province Mountain Club 

Chairperson Benny Pietersen 021 705 8540 0822025821 bpietersen@lotus.wcape.school.za 

Secretary Anthony Jacobs 021 959 2412 0848610191 ajacobs@uwc.ac.za 

Treasurer Sharon Holmes 021 531 2023 0833982562 sharon@soliciors.co.za 

Hut Convenor Mike Francke 021 697 2150 0828235464 FranckM@telkom.co.za 

Fund Raising Convenor André Curtis 021 706 4997 0832842447 

Climbing Convenor Ronald Holmes 021 531 2023 0767407886 sharon@soliciors.co.za 

my sincere appreciation to climbing convenor 

Ron and his companion (now Mrs Holmes) 

Sharon for their unselfish and valuable input. 

Despite the financial crunch most members 

reshuffled personal budgets to honour their 

financial commitment to CPMC. A special word 

of thanks to the fundraising team, Mike, Karen 

and Andre who drove the fundraising initiatives 

throughout the year as well as to those who 

supported them in all their efforts. 

To Darrel and all who form the hut committee, 

your passion you display by giving of yourselves 

when it comes to planning, strategising and 

the enthusiasm in trying to make this a 

more luxurious venue, your efforts never go 

unnoticed. 

There are members who continually sacrifice 

their time and recourses to assist with the 

various youth outreach programmes of which 

some have provided written feedback. Without 

individuals of this calibre CPMC’s youth 

outreach would be non-existent. Let’s join forces 

and continue to strengthen this arm 

To everyone else who has contributed towards 

the prosperity of Cape Province Mountain Club 

I would like to encourage you to continue with 

your effort in promoting positive lifestyles.

oCtobER 2008 

■ 19th October 

Noordhoek Peak and the Upper Contour 

Party of 3: 2 members and 1 non-member 

We started from the car park at Silvermine Dam. 

This eager group of three faced a few challenges 

in that firstly, Ron forgot to bring his hiking boots 

along, secondly Shannon’s hydration bladder 

sprung a leak and soaked the entire contents 

of his backpack and, lastly, yours truly forgot to 

bring a water bottle along! Despite these glitches, 

and because we had enough food to feed an army, 

our merry little group explored the area until we 

found a suitable spot where we enjoyed a hearty 

breakfast. 

NovEMbER 2008 

■ 23rd November 

Constantiaberg and tokai Forest 

Puffing our way to Constantiaberg Peak 

Party of 12: 8 members and 4 non-members 

We started from the car park at Silvermine 

Dam. As we headed towards Elephants Eye it 

became evident that this has become a popular 

Sunday walk as we must have met up with about 

6 groups. The Eye was quite congested with about 

60 people there at one time. Fortunately many 

of them did not proceed further which made our 

walk to the peak a pleasant one. 

This part if the hike was enjoyable as we 

continued the rather physically demanding 

ascent. The short breaks taken were rewarded 

with the spectacular panoramic view of the Cape 

Flats. Our Port Elizabeth visitors really enjoyed 

the walk, despite the fact that three of them 

decided to skip the final stretch from the tarred 

service road to the top. 

Once on top we enjoyed the view of Hout Bay 

and surrounding area. The weather was coolish 

with some cloud cover which contributed to the 

pleasant mood enjoyed and shared by our hiking 

party. After an early lunch we started to descend 

at about 11h45 and reached the car park by 

13h45. 

dECEMbER 2008 

■ 16th December 

77th Anniversary 

As usual, we celebrate CPMC’s anniversary in 

style. Our 77th was celebrated at Glencairn Naval 

Recreation Park, and we thank Oswald Haupt for 

organising the venue. Thanks to Elroy Seymour 

who also tried to arrange a venue in Town, but 

this one seemed more convenient. 

The format was a braai (a break away from 

the traditional spit braai) which was attended by 

approximately 50 members and guests. After lunch 

we enjoyed the vast space while some members 

actually practiced their golfing techniques while 

others just soaked up the beauty of the summer 

afternoon sun. This time of the year is extremely 

busy and many find they caught-up in Christmas 

shopping and house repairs, etc. 

A special word of thanks to those who spent 

the day with us and especially to those members 

who left home early the morning to ensure that 

the venue and food was prepared by the time 

everyone else arrived. 

Benny Pietersen 

jANUARy 2009 

■ 23rd January 

Kloof Corner 

Sundowners on Kloof Corner – 

waiting for sunset. 


We had a staggered start from 18h00 onwards 

for members and guests where we walked up to 

KloofCorner. 

On our arrival, a sundowner picnic was 

enjoyed by all. The sunset made for marvellous 

photographs and it would seem that this 

particular walk is fast becoming one of CPMC’s 

popular annual events. 

We descended once the sun had set at about 

20h35. 

Ronald Holmes 


FEbRUARy 2009 

■ 14th February 

Lower Krom River 


The hike started at approximately 08h40. The 

hike was planned for February, being the hottest 

month of the year, with the idea that we would 

be able to enjoy the rock pools along the hiking 

trail, but the temperature on the day only 

reached a maximum of 25°C, which was quite 

surprising because the temperature for a few of 

the preceding days had exceeded the 30°C mark. 

The cool temperature had, however, made for 

a comfortable hike to Paradise Pool. The ±4km 

hike took approximately an hour and 40 minutes. 

The scramble just before Paradise Pool was quite 

challenging but there were no difficulties in 

doing the short ascent. The water at the Pool was 

exceptionally cold but that didn’t stop the group 

from taking a dip. An early lunch was enjoyed at 

the pool, and thereafter we all made our way back 

to our cars. En route some of the group enjoyed 

one last splash in the smaller rock pools. We 

arrived at our vehicles at approximately 15h00. 

Ronald Holmes 

■ 20th February 

Signal Hill Picnic 

Although this event had no walk scheduled 

it turned out to be one of our more successful 

events in a long time. The turnout of people was 

tremendous and I think that the intended goal of 

socialising was achieved. The event had a turnout 

of about ±35 people. 

At 18h00 the weather was perfect with no wind 

and a warm evening. Once everyone had arrived 

a sunset picnic was enjoyed by all and it is quite 

clear that everyone made a great effort when 

one looks at the spread that some of members 

put on. As the sun was setting, the wind started 

to pick up and the temperature started to drop, 

people started leave. There were, as always, some 

party animals who stayed to enjoy each other’s 

company and the city lights. 

Enjoying the company of good friends. 

MARCH 2009 

■ 8th March 

Long beach 


■ 8th March 

Pick ’n Pay Argus Cycle tour 

Duration: 109km 

Participants were: Mike, Karen, Sharon, Benny, 

Oswald and the cyclists from KONEK Cycling 

club. 

This year the team grew as some of our 

members decided to act as chaperones to a group 

of young cyclist from KONEK cycling club. 

The battle of the “storms”. 

Despite the fact that this year’s event was 

dubbed the “race of storms”, for those who 

managed to complete it was a real achievement. 

On the day we experienced wind speed of up to 

70km/h along the False Bay coast line with most 

people battling to reach the half-way mark. 

But thereafter it was a gentle breeze until we 

reached Noordhoek where it appeared that the 

wind direction had changed somewhat, with 

the organisers forced to stop the race on top of 

Suikerbossie. Many cyclists never completed the 

race due to the safety risk faced by the organisers, 

but for those who did, even if your transponder 

stopped working or if your number was retrieved 

during the race, you were allowed to proceed at 

your own risk, this is a race that will never be 

forgotten. 

Yes we hope to be back next year. 

The hike started at Kommetjie’s Long Beach 

07h30 with a staggered start for those arriving 

at different times and making their way to 

Noordehoek Beach. The weather was great, 

making it just perfect for what seemed to be 

another walk that is a favourite on our Club’s 

programme. The approximately 4 km walk 

towards Noordehoek was pleasant with a mild 

wind and cool temperature. Once all arrived at 

Noordhoek Beach, everyone enjoyed a light picnic 

and then we all made our way back to Kommetjie 

Beach. The hike ended at approximately 12h00.

■ 27-28th March 

Work Meet 

We arrived at the hut on the Friday of the 27th in 

deteriorating weather conditions which I thought 

might impact on our schedule for the week-end. 

Fortunately, the weather held and we were 

able to complete a few of the tasks of which the 

refurbishing of the fireplace was paramount. 

Verbal apologies were passed on by members of 

those who could not make it. Three vehicles were 

used over the week end to transport cement, sand, 

fire bricks and tools including the generator and 

angle grinder for the proposed work tasks. 

The Friday evening saw us conduct a “bosberaad” 

which was ably facilitated by Larry 

Witkowsky so that we could plot a way forward 

in terms of what tasks were considered priority. 

Those present took a decision to re-evaluate the 

entire structure and its surrounds so that we 

could compile a draft proposal which we as the 

Hut Committee would in due course submit at the 

next general meeting for approval (in principle). 

Larry, rebuilding the braai. 

The refurbishing of the fire went ahead with 

Larry Witkowsky laying the “fire bricks” in and 

around the fire place along with metal rods placed 

strategically in the fireplace for pots, kettles and 

or braai grids. The area around the fire-place 

was reinforced with cement and secured, along 

with the floor area around the fire-place. Angle 

iron was fitted around the brick work to ensure 

that the structure was absolutely stable. I think 

the fire place does enjoy “pride of place” currently 

in the hut. The extractor was secured as best 

possible but the club will have to invest in a new 

one in the near future. The club needs to make 

a decision in this regard as there seems to be so 

many priorities to attend to at this stage. In my 

opinion the extractor was secured and could hold 

out for a few more months. The ladies contributed 

in terms of the layout of the area for cupboards 

and work tops which made a lot of sense within 

the overall plan. I have no doubt that this could 

be done with minimum cost as we go along. 

Darrel Abrahams 

APRiL 2009 

■ 4th April 

Grootkop 

The hike started at 07h45 at the track leading up 

the slope off Theresa Drive in upper Camps Bay. 

The moderate climb up the track from Theresa 

Drive to the Pipe Track was sufficient to get a 

few of the attendees to break into a mild sweat. 

From there it was a nice level walk along the Pipe 

Track to the start of Corridor Ravine. 

“Grootkoppe”. 

From the top of Corridor ravine the group 

walked at a steady pace to Grootkop which we then 

ascended. At the top of Grootkop the group took 

in the amazing views and all were in agreement 

that we had not allowed sufficient time to sit on 

top of this absolutely stunning view point. We 

enjoyed a light snacked and then retraced our 

way back to our vehicles and did not go down 

Kasteel Poort as planned due time constraints. 

All in all it was one of the better walks on our 

programme. The deciding criteria were the views 

of the peninsula. 

Ronald Holmes 

■ 18th April 

UtC-outreach 

On April 18th I joined 8 students from Masiyile 

Secondary School on a hike up the Constantia 

route of Table Mountain. Ron and Sharon lead 

us up the mountain and safely to the hut. We 

hiked half of the time as the sun was setting and 

half of our time in the dark. The students eyes lit 

up when the saw the lights of Cape Town from 

such a distance. The hike was a bit of a struggle 

for some, especially for those that hiked in 

sandals, but all pushed through. In the evening 

the students settled in to the cabin, played card 

games, and told stories. They also performed 

some traditional songs and dances for us. The 

next morning we were set to hike back down the 

mountain but it was raining. I had brought some 

black garbage bags just in case it rained, and we 


all got very creative adorning ourselves in black 

plastic. On the way down the students were very 

excited. The downhill was less tiring as well, and 

some were so energised that they ran down part 

of the trail. At the very end, all of the students 

were excited and proud that they had climbed 

Table Mountain. 

I cannot thank Benny, Ron, Sharon, and the 

rest of the Cape Province Mountain club enough. 

Without you, I would not have been able to show 

these students an important and exciting natural 

attraction of their home city. The co-ordination 

of the trip ran very smoothly; the students and 

I especially appreciated the hiking backpacks. I 

think next time they will pack a bit lighter. 

The students only had good things to say about 

the trip: 

“...thanks for the weekend out. It was very nice 

and we enjoyed ourselves. Personally, I enjoyed it 

a lot. Hope to do it again.” 

“I had a great time this weekend...” 

“I have to thank you for giving me an opportunity 

to achieve my dream of climbing the highest 

mountain of Cape Town.” 

There’s something about hiking that brings 

people together; this trip brought my students 

and I closer. It was quite an adventure! 

Megan Mateer 

■ 23/24th and 29/30th April 

Lotus High School 

On behalf of the grade elevens, the hiking trip 

was one of the best experiences that we’ve come 

across in life. 

It was our first time ever that we had gone 

hiking. The boys and girls went on two separate 

days. What we as girls experience was that it was 

quite a cold day with rain in between but it was 

great weather to walk in. We walked for about 

four hours because of the shorter route we took 

because of the weather conditions. 

The route (Pipe Track/Kasteelspoort) we had 

taken was much more strenuous than the route 

Girls on the move. 

“See-saw”. 


(Pipe Track/Corridor Ravine) which we were 

suppose to have walked. We as girls were totally 

surprised that we could climb up those rocks 

without hesitating. It was very tiring and at 

certain points we felt as if we were going to give 

up. We realised that no matter what you do, you 

shouldn’t give up on life and any other obstacles 

that become your fear. 

When we arrived at the hut, we unpacked and 

had lunch. Thereafter, the weather cleared up a 

bit and our educator Mr Petersen and mountain 

guide, Mr Stevens, took us to the museum where 

the two of them explained the history of the 

museum. They also took us to other huts that 

belongs to different mountain clubs. 

When it was just about dark we chopped and 

sawed wood in order to get a fire going and lit 

candles for light in the hut and prepared our 

supper. After supper we gathered around the fire 

where we spoke about the history of the hut, told 

stories (which were scary) and had debates. It 

was such a memorable evening and we were over 

excited to be there. The next day when we headed 

home, the weather was beautiful because it was a 

bright day. The view was so beautiful from where 

we were walking, we felt like staying longer but 

unfortunately we couldn’t. 

The boys went the following week. The weather 

in which they had walked was worse than ours 

because it was ice cold and it was raining that 

day. They walked the same route (Theresa Road 

– Kasteelspoort) as the girls did. From their 

experience they found it easy and walked much 

faster and arrived at the hut within 2hours. 

When they arrived at the hut, they unpacked 

and had lunch. They helped Mr Pietersen saw 

wood and thereafter they gathered around the 

fire telling stories, and they were told about the 

history of the hut, then they took an afternoon nap 

but unfortunately they did not visit the museum 

because of the weather conditions which was cold 

and rainy that day. Although the weather wasn’t 

too good to visit the museum and other places, 

they still had fun. 

In conclusion, we experienced that no matter 

what you do, or no matter how hard something

is, you shouldn’t give up and there is no such 

thing as “I can’t”, because everybody is capable 

of succeeding. If you work hard at it and put your 

mind to it, you will reach success. 

Lastly we want to thank the mountain club for 

the accommodation that was made possible for 

us. It was comfortable and there was provision 

for everybody’s needs. If it wasn’t for you guys 

we would’ve been shelterless and everything 

would’ve turned out to be a disaster, or we 

wouldn’t of gone hiking. 

Thank you once again, we really appreciate it. 

We enjoyed ourselves and we hope this will not 

be the last hike. 

Farzaanah Carr 

and Toheer Schroeder 

MAy 2009 

■ 15-17th May 

Hut Hike 

I got a late message from Ron that the hike 

was cancelled due to weather warnings of the 

impending storm. At that point I had already left 

– what a week-end! I was literally battered and 

soaked. I have never experienced weather like 

that, but it was quite awesome! While climbing up 

I thought of turning back, but my “adventurous 

spirit” got the better of me (the “ego” I think some 

people call it). 

I got disorientated at the top because I was 

so cold and wet that I landed up taking a wrong 

turn because I stayed to the left to get to the top 

quicker (Spring Buttress) – and I know that path 

like it was a part of me, and still...... So, I had to 

work my way around and I got (swam) to the hut 

at 6.30pm after leaving at 3.30pm! 

The lesson.....adverse conditions can cause 

disorientation no matter how seasoned you might 

think you are! It was the first time this happened 

to me, but then I am getting older! 

You must remember that I had on “webbed 

rockies” with a “vibram sole” which was extremely 

good on the wet rock; a shorts and of course my 

rain jacket, as I had walked straight into the rain, 

and I was going to get wet anyway. All the contents 

in my bag were bone dry – thank goodness. 

I got to the hut and, there was no wood.......no 

candles.......no lanterns...... nothing to warm or 

dry myself and my clothing. Over and above that, 

the small window was brocken due to the wind, 

and the rain just poured in. I had to take half 

bricks and plastic to wedge the gap which helped. 

I left the outer door ajar with about 20 bricks 

which the wind kept blowing open and I decided 

to lock the door, and if anyone was going to arrive 

they would have had to kick the door down as I 

was going to fall into a deep sleep, which of course 

did not happen, as the wind threatened to lift the 

roof the entire night. I did fall asleep eventually 

around 4am after knocking myself out with a half 

a bottle of Grant’s whisky – what was I supposed 

to do man! I had to scrounge around for pieces of 

wet wood to make a fire and I managed that on 

the Saturday afternoon. I was then able to dry 

out the clothes and my rockies. With a a nice fire 

going and cooked food, I polished off the other 

half of the whisky, only this time I slept from 8pm 

to 6am which was a blessing. I took parts from 

different lanterns and got one to work during this 

time and fortunately there was a bit of paraffin. 

I was able to make coffee and tea during the 

evening. I did not bring my gas lantern with as 

I was carrying heavy already and I had a back 

up torch beside my headlamp and batteries only 

lasts for a while, so the lantern was a life saver. 

I left at 7am on Sunday, again, straight into the 

rain and wind, but I got back at 9am – safe, and 

in one piece. 

Darrel Abrahams 

■ 23rd May 

Kalk bay Caves 

We had a party of 7 cavers: two members and 

five visitors (namely Mike and Alf; Lester, Vic, 

Donald, Clover and Aernout). We started at 

8.45am and the route was Constantia Corner. It 

was slow going and we reached our first cave at 

eleven – Pristine Cave – for our warm up. Mike 

and Aernout were too big to get through the 

entrance so they decided to explore the exit to 

give them picture of the size of the cavity we had 

to go through. Donald and Clover got scared and 

decided not to give it a try. 

Lester was very keen and he took up the 

challenge and managed to get through. Our 

next cave was a fairly easy one and we all went 

through without any problem. Our last cave was 

Giant Extension with two tight passages and five 

of us managed to go through. 

Thanks to Sharon and Mike for keeping me 

informed. Keep up the good work. 

Alfie Alfreds 


jUNE 2009 

■ 27th June – 1st July 

Fish River Canyon 

by Benny Pietersen 

This article represents my personal experience 

as convenor and proud CPMC 

hiker who managed to complete the 

above-mentioned hike covering 90 km 

(as stated on the map) in five days. 

The initial planning started in 2007 

with the intention of hiking in June 

2008 but we only managed to secure a 

booking for 2009. An enormous amount 

of preparation was expended which 

initially catered for 30 hikers, but only 

21 individuals completed the entire 

hike: Amy Pietersen, Lauren Pietersen, 

Marvin Jutzen, Avril Esterhuizen, 

Desireé Pietersen, Mike Francke, Karen 

Kinnear, André Curtis, Ashley Seymour, 

Oswald Haupt, Sharrel Haupt, Darrel 

Abrahams, Abubakar Johardien, 

Leyland Reagon (2nd time), Sydney 

Alexander (3rd time), Tony Jacobs, 

Ronald Holmes, Sharon Desai, Riaan 

Mathews, Peter Mathews and Benny 

Pietersen. Morty, Doreen Petersen and 

children who were supposed to do the 

hike decided on arrival at Ai-Ais not to, 

but rather spend some time at the resort. 

They later joined us at the Causeway on 

day four as they then decided to hike 

from Ai-Ais. 

the meeting place 

All the preparation came to fruition 

as most of us met at the BP garage in 

Viking Rd, Epping at 03h30 on Friday 

morning 26 June 2009. We departed 

promptly at 04h00 reaching our first stop, 

Citrusdal at 06h00 with the morning 

temperature at 1°C. At 08h00 we were 

at our breakfast stop in Vanrhynsdorp 

and our final SA stop before crossing 

the border, Springbok at 12h00. Once 

over the border and having to deal with 

unfriendly officials we arrived at Ai-Ais 

at 16h15. The rest of the day was spent 

unpacking, setting up camp where we all 

enjoyed a social evening with some very 

interesting stories from other hikers who 

had completed the hike, braaivleis and 

beverages. 

day 1 

By 09h30 the Saturday morning we had 

left Ai-Ais for Hobas where we checked 

in and caught a shuttle to the start, 

10km from Hobas. En-route we were 

newsletter of cape province mountain club / november 2009

overcome with euphoria as we witnessed the 

canyon meandering from east to west. 

At this stage I would like to suggest that you 

read this article with the maps on pages 8 and 

10, as it will certainly help put expressions and 

opinions into perspective with regard to where 

certain features can be found and how parts of 

the trail was negotiated. 

As we descended into the canyon the knees 

of the not so fit hikers took strain, but by 14h30 

everyone was down in the canyon after enjoying 

the highly overrated steep descend where we 

enjoyed the soft sand which we later found out 

would be our sleeping and eating terrain for the 

next few nights. Our first night’s stop at First Rest 

Pools, after covering only 8km of the trail was 

rather interesting as Desireé and I celebrated our 

seventeenth wedding anniversary in the open, 

with a fire made from drift wood of which 

there was plenty, braai meat prepared the 

previous night and clear skies with everyone’s 

interpretation of the milky way and its wonders. 

Unfortunately there was no chance of a honeymoon 

suite available. Some brave hikers actually 

spent the night on a large flat rock relying on their 

mattresses to keep the cold from penetrating. 

After a good night’s rest which wasn’t cold at 

all we managed to start day two at 08h30 after 

breakfast and abandoning some kilos. 

day 2 

With Palm Springs as our destination we enjoyed 

the wonders of the canyon such as the Rapids, 

Sweet Thorn Bend, the unexplained rusty Vespa 

scooter, which prompted surprising theories from 

some members of the group, from a crash down 

from the road above by two drunk commuters 

to undisclosed art work which should never 

be explained, then Dolerite Dykes and Quartz 

Figures where we stopped for lunch. At the scooter 

we were surprised to find fossils of a baboon of 

which you will see on some of the photographs. 

This part of the trail required careful negotiation 

as the terrain required skilful crossing over 

boulders and steep sloped river bank. The 

most interesting occurrence at this point was 

that André and Mike’s fishing skills managed 

to provide five yellow fish of a reasonable size. 

“Tony’s palms”. 

This was enjoyed at the next day’s lunch stop 

which proved rather tasty. We finally arrived at 

Palm Springs, after passing the majestic Walls 

of Jericho and the first escape route, with its 

invasive date Palm trees believed to be the work 

of two German soldiers who were on the run 

during the war. At the palms a natural sulphur 

spring provides a constant gush of water at 57°C 

which meanders into pools which we thoroughly 

enjoyed. Once we emerged from this water we felt 

like a new beings. As we made camp and enjoyed 

supper most of us celebrated Oswald’s 48th 

birthday with talk and fun around a camp fire. I 

must admit that I thoroughly enjoyed one cup of 

red wine which tasted as good as mother’s milk. 

day 3 

On the third day we had a late start with the 

trail sweepers leaving at 09h30. From here on 

the trail seemed less demanding as the terrain 

appeared to be more sand and pebbles with 

careful negotiation required to ensure that we 

cut towards the inside of the large bends. By now 

we were all anxious to cover at least 25km before 

the end of the day. Once again the surroundings 

of the canyon are unexplainable to those who did 

not walk the trail, but provides the hiker with a 

constant sense of appreciation of God’s wonders. 

Namibia’s Table Mountain. 

As we passed Reedhen Bush and Mountain 

Chat Ridges where we heard lots of Whitebacked 

Mousebirds chirping along and some strange 

rock formation we passed Zebra Pools before 

reaching Table Mountain which is 30km from 

the start. Here we enjoyed a good lunch before 

moving on to our third night’s destination, Pen 

Knife Bush. Although the sand gets to you, you 

realise that if the destination is not reached you 

will have more kilometres to walk the next day. 

As we moved on the stragglers discovered that 

the faster hikers had decided to camp at the first 

Rock Pinnacle were the Grey Herons can be seen 

with a beautiful view of the river after missing 

the Boulder Crossing to Sand Against Slope and 

were then persuaded to proceed to our agreed 

destination as we trekked along Vasbyt Bend, 

where we were surprised by a herd of Gemsbok, 


finally completing 40km of the 

hike. Well the facility here 

was similar to that of the 

previous night with an early 

to bed evening as I was unable 

to carry the refreshments one 

would have liked to share with 

good friends when celebrating 

your 46th birthday. Well the 

Happy Birthday song proved 

more than enough because 

the natural setting offered 

much more than enough when 

it comes to celebrations and 

the outdoors. 

day 4 

Day four’s start began with 

a briefing where everyone 

agreed that Four Finger 

Rock will be the lunch break 

stop and Bandage Pass the 

overnight camp site. Here we 

negotiated the three short 

cuts which eliminated about 

10km in total. However, the 

shortcuts have various options 

which we later found out as 

not all hikers were able to 

progress at the same pace. This 

therefore led to some missing 

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the same shortcuts which provided 

various levels of adventure. But at 

least we were able to look down 

into the canyon and appreciate the 

distance covered thus far as some 

were starting to develop blisters 

and deal with fatigue. If anyone felt 

as if they had not yet done anything 

strenuous, I would regard them 

as being superhuman. The terrain 

started taking its toll on some which 

resulted in the group spreading 

further apart. Some even over 

walked the agreed lunch stop and 

the temperature must have been in 

the high twenties. Needles to say 

the features of note were Dassie 

Ridge, Baboon Mountain towards 

Bushy Corner where many spores 

were found of various cats and buck 

before the first steep short cut. After 

Camel Thorn Rest crossing one had 

a clear view of Three Sisters before 

negotiating the second short cut 

which eliminated 5km of Kooigoed 

Heights before reaching the lunch 

break. The reflection of Four Finger 

Rock in the water is an awesome 

sight to be appreciated while you 

dig your weary feet into the mud 

as it cools off the blisters. After 

lunch we slogged up the short cut 

(a reminder of a mini horrible hill) 

to appreciate the other side of Four 

Finger Rock as we slogged on to the 

grave of the German officer, von 

Throta which dates back to 1905 

where he was killed in a skirmish 

between the Germans and the local 

Nama people. Another treacherous 

sandy short cut called Cornelius 

Camp brought us back along the 

river bank as we reached the 

Causeway, which is part of a road 

leading to a private farm. Here we 

found quite an odd looking building 

which served as a shop for hikers 

in previous years, but really stands 

out as a sore sight purely because it 

does not blend in with the natural 

environment. Later we discovered 

that some of our hikers only had 

lunch here because they were not 

sure about the agreed lunch break. 

About 3km further we arrived at 

Bandage Pass only to discover 

that the faster hikers had moved 

on about 4km to Sandy Beach. 

Unfortunately, the stragglers were 

in no mood or psychological state to 

move on and decided to spend the 

night as agreed in the morning’s 

briefing. Here we managed to lay a

“Trail fire’s burning”. 

spread as we celebrated Amy’s 12th birthday with 

lots of fun and undiscovered alcoholic beverages. 

What an awesome evening as the Milky Way 

was accompanied with a moonlit evening around 

another awesome campfire where the day’s 

stories were told. However, during the night we 

heard many sounds from various animals and 

some strong wind. At times we were uncertain if 

it was our imagination or reality. This proved to 

be a reality because in the morning we could see 

fresh spores and we were greeted by two or three 

groups of baboons. 

After five gruelling days, finally at Ai-Ais. 

day 5 

By the start of the fifth day we were all anxious 

to get to Ai-Ais for some real food and drink 

including some hot water for a good wash. At 

10h00 we met with the hikers who had slept 

at Sandy Beach as we proceeded with the hike. 

Here we were challenged with two possible 

short cuts as we passed Fools Gold Corner, came 

upon a scorpion and a horse skeleton whom we 

believe died as a result of some horse disease, 

passing the stock kraal and Stink Water before 

lunching at “Almost There”. Needless to say once 

we embarked on the last leg we trekked past the 

water pipes before reaching the weir and final, 

suddenly, unexpectedly and pleasingly the 85 or 

so KILOMETERS was something of the past. 

Well by now I was thrilled that everyone had 

managed to complete the hike safely and we 

exchanged hugs, kisses, bravos, you name it. 

The feeling of accomplishment overwhelmed and 

eliminated any misunderstanding, emotional 

differences or confusion experienced during the 

hike. 

Once the drivers had return from fetching 

the vehicles at Hobas the evening proved to be 

another social success as people crept into bed as 

fatigue overpowered the high spirits. 

What a wonderful experience it was. If you 

have not done it yet, do it soon. 


Richtersveld – 

Augrabies Fall Expedition 

2 – 10 july 2009 

After the Fish River some hikers left as early as 

07h30 while the last left by 12h00 after leisurely 

packing while the following 11 hikers had planned 

to tour the Richtersveld: Benny, Desireé, André, 

Mike, Karen, Amy, Lauren, Marvin, Avril, Sydney 

and Tony. Mortimor and family had indicated 

they would also join, but at that stage we were 

uncertain as they had left earlier. At Noordoever 

we met Hugh and Susan who unfortunately could 

not do the hike as intended due to the fact that the 

flu had got the better of them three days before 

the hike. By now they had recovered fully and 

we also met up with Morty who was experiencing 

vehicle problems. 

We finally reached the border at 16h30 after 

Morty needed to replace a tyre and attend to 

overheating problems. From here we moved to 

Koetzeshoop where we purchased groceries at 

the local shop. Without realising we needed to 

change plans as we wanted to spend the night 

at Eksteenfontein which was about 40km from 

here, but required about three hours of driving 

because of the off-road terrain. The locals advised 

us to camp at Oeverbos rest camp which we 

thoroughly enjoyed. 

Tranquility . . . 

This camp site situated on the Orange River 

bank is where we spent the next two nights. 

The facilities are of a high standard while the 

prices reasonable. If you wanted to you could buy 

farm pizza’s which some of us did on the second 

night, very delicious. A fresh cabbage from the 

neighbouring farm converted a simple potjiekos 

into a scrumptious delight. 

the great trek into the Richtersveld 

Saturday 4 July is when the great trek into 

the Richtersveld began with Morty’s family 

deciding to rather move on to Springbok and 


have the Microbus seen to by a professional 

motor technician. In hindsight this was the most 

sensible decision as the terrain for the next 60km 

proved extremely demanding on any vehicle. 

En-route we were surprised by the natural 

beauty this part of the world has to offer, such 

as extra-ordinary mountain formation, live stock 

giving birth, San rock art (petroglyphs), Halfmens 

and Kokerboom trees and one surprising section 

which looked like a cairn cemetery. All we needed 

to do was place some more stones on them. One 

part of this road was so treacherous that the 

Musso which was towing a loaded trailer needed 

to be assisted with a tow rope by the Pajero up 

one steep section after stalling and overheating. 

Day time temperature at the time was 35°C, still 

winter. Before we ventured on this part of the 

expedition some hikers who had seen a small 

section of this area asked us, “why do you want 

to go and see nothing”. Well our response was 

“we want to see the nothing for ourselves” and we 

were quite pleased that we did exactly that. 

the road to Khuboes 

The most interesting part of getting to 

Eksteenfontein, which was our intended stop over, 

was the ability of our vehicles over this terrain. 

After about four hours of travelling and only 

covering 40km we arrived at Eksteenfontein only 

to be told that no accommodation was available. 

We were advised to move on to Khuboes which I 

discovered is spelt many different ways. The road 

to Khuboes meanders across the Annis river with 

off-road sections which had us really worried 

about the little fibre-glass Riksha trailer I was 

towing. We finally reached Khuboes at about 

19h00 and found a camp site “Mountain Resort” 

under construction. The only facilities available 

here were four two sleeper chalets and a dry 

river bed. We managed to camp outside using 

one unit as an ablution facility. After supper we 

managed to sit around the fire sharing the day’s 

experiences and discussing our future plans. 

What I found interesting about this leg of our 

expedition was that there was no set itinerary. We 

would collectively make decisions, on impulse, as 

the journey progressed. By midnight we were all 

in bed with some rising as early as 06h00. While 

enjoying an early coffee chat one of the local 

herders passed our camp and shared some of his 

experiences. He later moved to his camp up in the 

mountain which he told us was not too far. About 

an hour later Mike, Marvin and I were interested 

in finding some goat meat and ventured up into 

the mountain with the Musso.

treacherous terrain 

After lengthy negotiations with the treacherous 

terrain we finally arrived at Johannes’ kraal 

were he shared his experiences. It was one of 

the things I really wanted to do whilst on this 

excursion and I was pleased I did. 

Later that Sunday morning after driving 

through the town and speaking to the locals 

we were on our way to Sendilingsdrift which is 

the entrance to the Richtersveld National Park 

and the Pont border post. One thing we learnt 

which we did not expect, the further you enter 

the Richtersveld, the towns become smaller and 

supplies become more expensive and scarce, 

vehicles become larger and you find less of what 

you are used to. Here they told us fresh bread 

arrives once every five years, so resort to making 

your own. It was a good thing we had purchased 

yeast and flour in Eksteenfontein because the 

last place we bought bread was at Khuboes. 

“Wondergat” and “Nama kraal” 

Well the main attraction before reaching the 

park was the “Wondergat” and the other “Nama 

kraal”. Later that afternoon, after we had paid 

for our entry into the National Park, we headed 

for “Potjiespram” camp site. Unfortunately the 

Pajero cut out 6km before the destination and 

had to be towed to the camp site by the Nissan. 

This camp really proved to be what the 

Richtersveld was all about. The pictures taken 

tell you everything that cannot be noted in this 

brief report. Unfortunately it is sad to note that 

many people refuse to take their rubble with 

them and the monkeys really mess up the trash 

left behind. 

Well we managed to set up a kraal camp 

and enjoyed a moonlit evening with the hope 

of getting the Pajero sorted in the morning. We 

managed to enjoy left over braai with freshly 

baked pot bread, the only one for the trip. We’re 

still waiting for someone to bake another loaf as 

promised. We will not divulge the identity of this 

individual through the media. This person owes 

us a large pot bread. 

Interacting with the herdsman. 

technical assistance needed 

The next morning after a lengthy diagnostic 

session carried out by André and Mike it was 

decided that the rest of the National Park leg 

be abandoned and that we tow the Pajero closer 

to Alexander Bay for technical assistance. We 

finally reached Sendilingsdrift by 15h30 and I 

decided to move on to Alexander Bay for fresh 

produce whilst the towing party proceeded to 

Brandkaros. 

On arrival at Brandkaros we decided to spend 

the night in rondawels which had lovely hot 

showers, something we hadn’t experience for a 

few days. The evening’s braai was enjoyed under 

a restio lapa with good company and snacks. 

the other alternative 

By now we had decided to spend two nights at this 

pleasant resort but were told that the rondawels 

needed to be evacuated as it had been booked 

for the next night. The other alternative was to 

move into the trailers which we did while André 

progressed with the diagnostic testing session. 

By 14h00 our professional motor technician 

had the Pajero’s engine running again. The fuel 

pump was taken off, something done to it and put 

back. André was looking forward to his bottle of 

Johnnie Walker. Later that afternoon we all drove 

to Alexander Bay for fresh produce, explored the 

diamond dump town, a visit to the Orange River 

mouth, touching the sea water on the black sandy 

beach and taking lots of photo’s. 

On Wednesday 8 July at 09h00 we left 

Brandkaros for Augrabies, some 580km apart. 

Port Nolloth provided some interesting historical 

information but because time did not permit we 

moved on fast past this town. Thanks to Sharon 

Desai who facilitated our booking, we arrived at 

Augrabies shortly after 5pm. 

Make a point of going there sometime 

What an awesome destination. Indescribable as 

the pictures will tell. If you haven’t done any of 

the above, plan well and make a point of going 

there sometime. The time spent here will remain 

in my memory for as long as I live. If given the 

opportunity I will spend more time at all the 

places above. It is my intention to arrange another 

excursion of this sort with people who have not 

done it before, but this time better prepared. But 

then again the question of how well prepared can 

one be will remain unanswered. 

the long journey home 

The long return journey (some 800km) home 

commenced at 14h30 Thursday 9 July, throughout 

the night passing Kakamas, Keimoes, Kenhardt, 

Brandvlei, Calvinia, Niewoudtville and 

Vanrhynsdorp, Clanwilliam, Citrusdal, Piketberg 

and finally arriving in Cape Town at 06h30 on 

Friday 10 July 2009 totally exhausted. Will I do 

this again? Yes! For sure. 



jULy 2009 

■ 19th July 

Chapman’s Peak 

We waited till 08h30 and continued hiking 

towards Chapman’s peak. We started off around 

the dam and then took the Noordhoek Circuit. 

We ended up back on the mountain bike track 

and deviated from our original plan but decided 

to ascend up Noordhoek Peak and then back to 

Silvermine. The hike ended at 13h00. This was 

my first real hike for the year and I must say it 

went off very well. The hiking party enjoyed it 

very much. (They decided to do it every second 

Sunday or so.) 

Jonathan van Breda 

■ 24-26th July 

Landroskop 

boland 90 RECCÉ weekend 

The weekend was attended by 14 individuals of 

which 3 were children younger than 10. 

On arrival at the Mule Stable we enjoyed the 

warmth of the fire. Thanks to the Nuweberg staff 

who provided the fire wood and the mattresses. 

Wow! The cold penetrated through the thermals. 

After breakfast on Saturday morning I decided 

to make two trips to Stokoes after I was unable to 

find any Cape Nature drivers to assist dropping 

off marshals. 

After dropping off the first group about 2km 

before the start of the pass (SAFCOL busy felling 

there, destination inaccessible), I decided to 

redirect the other marshals along Sphinx route 

to meet the rest at Landroskop hut. It should be 

noted that the dongas en-route to the footpath 

makes vehicular access virtually impossible 

unless the dongas are filled with rocks or 

something more suitable. 

On my return to the Mule Stable I packed the 

remaining luggage into the Musso, headed for 

fresh supplies and gas in Grabouw and arrived 

at Landroskop by 15h45. 

Jill and Wesley after Stokoe’s Pass. 


Felicia preparing her scrumptious soup. 

By now I was concerned that we would 

experience severe cold conditions because we had 

anticipated about 30 marshals would attend the 

reccé. To our surprise the hut had been booked by 

other hikers as well with only 8 beds available 

for our group. 

Fortunately I managed to convince everyone 

that we needed to deal amicably with the situation 

as the booking personnel was probably at home 

watching the Springboks beat the All Blacks. 

I would like to ask the booking personnel to 

ensure that this does not happen in future, as one 

could have imagined the chaos had all marshals 

arrived for the reccé. 

According to the guys who walked the routes 

the condition of the trails is fairly acceptable for 

hiking, although it would be more pleasant if 

some hacking could be done on Stokoes. 

After inspecting the recently erected toilets at 

Landroskop it is clear that the flushing mechanism 

(if that is what is supposed to happen) requires 

regular refilling of water in the tanks and this 

function needs to be delegated clearly. 

The overcrowding prompted the other hikers 

to make a fire outside of the hut in a half braai 

drum. I strongly discouraged this as I felt it 

to be extremely hazardous. However, these 

hikers insisted on making the fire even after I 

tried unsuccessfully to persuade them not to 

do so. Fortunately nothing bad occurred and 

there is nothing further to report on other than 

requesting that this braai drum be removed from 

the mountain. It needs to be noted that no axe 

is available at Landroskop hut and it therefore 

makes starting a fire more challenging which 

could encourage other irresponsible hikers to use 

furniture instead to start the fire. The return via 

the jeep track was enjoyed by all. 

Allow me to express my sincere appreciation 

to all who attended and to the families whom 

they had left at home for the weekend. Looking 

forward to the next reccé. 

Benny Pietersen

AUGUSt 2009 

■ 8-9th August 

boemanskloof 

boland 90 RECCÉ weekend 

The weekend reccé was attended by 23 individuals 

of which all names are recorded and on file. 

At Nuweberg on Friday evening we agreed 

that because Sunday was Women’s Day we 

would attempt to make a speedy return and 

therefore decided that all three routes be 

walked on Saturday with everyone meeting at 

Boesmanskloof at the end of the day. We then 

decided who would lead the various routes and 

who would accompany the various leaders. 

At 08h30 everyone was ready to start the 

days walk with Mike Francke leading the Triple 

Jumps fall group via the Brail Trail who was to 

meet Donny, who led the Escape route team, at 

the junction where these two trails meet. The 

rest were led by Roland who hiked the Orchard 

route after descending Horrible Hill. 

After dropping Donny and his team at Versoek 

I made my way to Vinks Bridge to see the new 

construction. It is quite evident that this river 

really has the ability to take anything down 

with it as one can clearly see that the newly 

constructed bridge has some of its railings twisted 

by flash floods. However, it remains suitable for 

safe hiking. 

Mike reports that although the vegetation on 

the path has been cleared by the recent fires, a 

couple of trees which have been felled still block 

certain sections of the route, and the bridge at 

Triple Jumps Fall requires some repair. A few of 

the wooden slats are loose and needs very careful 

negotiation in order to prevent possible injury. 

Furthermore everything else appears to be in 

order and conducive for hiking. 

Donny reports that the Escape route hasn’t 

Boesmanskloof Trail. 

change much other than the previously 

overgrown vegetation which made walking quite 

challenging has been cleared by the recent fires 

and the dongas are as previously recorded, can do 

with some filling. 

Roland’s feedback of the Orchard Route raises 

no alarm other than as with all the other routes, 

clearer signage is required as this is virtually 

non-existent. 

While the volunteers were out on the trails I 

made an attempt to speak to Simon Neville from 

Mara Farm but unfortunately he was unavailable. 

I however managed to leave a note and speak to 

his wife about our intention to reccé those routes 

on September 12. I need to follow this up with 

a telephone call. I am planning to do this very 

soon. 

By 16h30 all hikers had completed the 

anticipated hikes, and thanks to the committee, 

they all enjoyed the hot soup provided. In 

addition we later enjoyed the coffee and hot 

chocolate which seemed to reduce the evening 

chill which was enjoyed by the ever amazing 

reflection of the moon on the Theewaterskloof 

dam with the silhouette of the surrounding 

mountains. However, we all need to attend some 

serious photographic classes in order to record 

this digitally and accurately. 

Allow me to express my sincere appreciation to 

all who attended and to the families whom they 

had left at home for the weekend. Our next reccé 

has been planned to take place on 12 September 

based at Nuweberg from the evening of Friday 

11 September. 



From the Cape Flats to the Roof of Africa 

For many of us who hike, there is always the dream of 

climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and for us it all started with 

a mere comment about 8 years ago. We began planning our 

trip by reading up on the subject and by chatting to those 

who had actually climbed the mountain. During casual 

conversation while hiking with our friend, Mark Kruger, 

early last year, Mark asked whether we would be interested 

in climbing to the Roof of Africa. It was fortuitous because 

we had decided that, without giving any thought to details, 

we would be doing so in 2009. We can now say it was 

all thanks to Mark’s hard work in relentlessly sourcing 

the cheapest transport and accommodation that we had 

managed to pull of this holiday of a lifetime. 

On 27 July 2009, we departed Cape Town International 

Airport and embarked on our adventure. After two flights, 

a three hour ferry ride to Dar-es-Salaam, five taxi rides 

and a nine-hour bus ride, we found ourselves at the foot of 

Kilimanjaro National Park (altitude 1970m AMSL). Our 

party comprised of Mark Kruger, Christopher Smith and 

us (Ronald Holmes and Sharon Desai) and we started our 

climb on 1 August 2009. We planned to summit during 

the month of August (on the recommendation of our good 

friend, Trevor Johnston), as it is considered one of the 

most “stable” months insofar as the weather is concerned. 

We opted for the Marangu Route as it is by far the most 

economical and, more importantly, the easiest of all the 

routes on offer. 

The first day saw our group, which was supported by 

a team of eleven, go through a tropical rain forest which 

was lush and green. We would describe the walk as being 

similar to that of the contour path on Table Mountain or 

that of the forest on the Harkerville Trail. The thing that 

really surprised us was how clean the ablution facilities 

were especially after all the horror stories we had heard! 

The first day’s walk took about 6 hours to reach Mandara 

Hut (at 2720m), where, due to some or other chaos, we 

ended up sleeping in the porters’ quarters which actually 

turned out to be more spacious than we had imagined. 

Supper was great and comprised of meat and potatoes, 

preceded by soup which was to be the standard for all Kili 

suppers. 

Day 2 saw us walking through the moorland to Horombo 

Hut (3780m altitude) where we would be spending the 

next two days. The change in terrain was quite sudden 

and dramatic and as one left the lushness of the rain 


forest one could actually see how the vegetation changed 

over a distance of about one kilometre. The gradient on 

the walk was so slight that it placed no real strain on the 

limbs, which was a good thing because by now the effects 

of the high altitude were beginning to show. With Kibo 

constantly in sight as well as the awesome views, spirits 

were high and we all thoroughly enjoyed the day’s walk. 

As usual, supper was delicious but now the nights were 

becoming bitterly cold and we all dreaded the night visits 

to the toilet which were becoming more frequent due to 

the amount of fluid we were taking in to combat the effects 

of altitude sickness. 

Day 3 was basically a rest day as all we did was take 

a short walk in order to acclimatise and to enjoy our 

surrounds. 

Day 4 saw us leave the moorlands and walk through 

the alpine desert. This part of the walk was the most 

interesting for us as it was crazy cold and with almost no 

vegetation. Our spirits were still high and as usual, we 

were chatting most of the way to Kibo Hut (4750m). As we 

drew closer to the hut, the effects of altitude were becoming 

more noticeable. At Kibo we received our final briefing: we 

were allowed an hour-long nap, followed by supper at 6pm 

whereafter we were to get as much sleep as we could; we 

would start our climb to the summit at 10pm. 

When we woke for supper, it felt as though we had barely 

closed our eyes and the same applied to the short sleep we 

were afforded after supper. At supper we basically had to 

force our food down our throats as our appetites were nonexistent, 

yet another effect of the high altitude. 

As we started our nine-hour climb to Uhuru Peak 

(5895m), the one thing that stood out for us (besides the 

excruciating headaches and extreme nausea) was the cold! 

It is definitely not a feeling that we, as Capetonians, were 

used to. The temperature was so low, the water in our 

hydration packs froze; water in our thermal flasks was so 

cold that when you drank it, it chilled you to the core. It 

was a long and cold walk in the dark but after daybreak 

the summit was in sight and it was a short two-kilometre 

walk along the rim of the crater to Uhuru Peak, making it 

all worthwhile. Thereafter it was a quick descent to Kibo 

Hut where we slept for about 2 hours before making our 

way down this awesome mountain. The entire experience 

was surreal making it a memory that we will carry for the 

rest of lives. 

Ronald Holmes and Sharon Desai

MOUNTAIN - Cape Province Mountain Club

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