Eastern Buttress Route — How we spent a night on the mountain
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal Here is a comprehensive report courtesy of Rudi Scholtz detailing how things can go wrong
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#best10days: Win the ultimate Knysna Getaway valued at R10 000
With 10 awesome days of festivities from 4-13 July, the Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival is the perfect place to capture some great memories – but we don’t have to wait until then to start dreaming about what’s in store. From today until 13 July you can enter as many times as you like for your chance to win amazing prizes!
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Best road-trip road stops in the Western Cape
Road-trippin’. Everyone loves a road trip. Pump up the tunes and head on down the freeway — but don’t forget to take a break at one of these fab stops!
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Gearing up for an overnight hike
So you are going on a two-day hike. Here is my guide to what you will need for your adventure. As I am a gear freak, I tend to pack fairly heavily.
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Volunteer Wildfire Services Open Day 2013
Bring all aspiring firekids young and old for an action packed family fun day.
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October 2013: SANParks ranger stabbed near Karbonkelberg in Hout Bay
A SANParks ranger has been stabbed near Karbonkelberg in Hout Bay. The Karbonkelberg / Llandudno / Sandy Bay areas, including hikes such as the Oude Schip hike, are to be considered hot spots and avoided.
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CAPESTORM “Poster Boy” at last!
My friends and even my colleagues are used to seeing me in CAPESTORM gear on a daily basis: a Manta Ray or Puffadder paired with my Tech Shorts must seem to them to be my uniform, and I have often joked that I am the unofficial poster boy for CAPESTORM.
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Proposed development of rest camp at Klein Mooimaak site, West Coast National Park
A friends recently brought it to my attention that SANParks have started the process of developing the Klein Mooimaak site
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iSpot
I found the iSpot site quite some time ago, but only actually started using it this week. Despite my best efforts, paging through my fynbos books, I am often unable to identify the plants I see. This site allows you to upload images and details of your sighting to the forum as an Observation. Other members of the site, fellow enthusiasts, are able to confirm your identification.
