Drakensberg books
28 Aug 2009 18:30 #607
by drsnoobab
Replied by drsnoobab on topic Re:Drakensberg books
Hi there
You can also try the following:
1. Serpent Spires by Duncan Souchan: Good Reading much in the style of the Mountain Club Journal - basically a peak by peak account of notable climbs, with some background on each peak.
2. A Guide to the Drakensberg by August Sycholdt - very colourful and well photographed guide to the berg. More of a tourist guide than anything, but can pick up some interesting facts especially around the nature, some of the recommended walks etc. Perhaps lacking in depth if you are looking for 'heartful' historical accounts or anything like that.
3. Sani Pass: Riding the Dragon by David Alexander: Not a true mountaineering or 'berg book per se, but worthy of reading - tells the story of how Sani Pass was initially opened up from a pony track to a jeep track and a trading route established - richly tells the history along with the trials and tribulations - certainly encaptures the spirit of the mountains and their conquest.
For pure day-dream reading, you can't beat the 1:50 000 set of maps - I can spend hours pouring over them
You can also try the following:
1. Serpent Spires by Duncan Souchan: Good Reading much in the style of the Mountain Club Journal - basically a peak by peak account of notable climbs, with some background on each peak.
2. A Guide to the Drakensberg by August Sycholdt - very colourful and well photographed guide to the berg. More of a tourist guide than anything, but can pick up some interesting facts especially around the nature, some of the recommended walks etc. Perhaps lacking in depth if you are looking for 'heartful' historical accounts or anything like that.
3. Sani Pass: Riding the Dragon by David Alexander: Not a true mountaineering or 'berg book per se, but worthy of reading - tells the story of how Sani Pass was initially opened up from a pony track to a jeep track and a trading route established - richly tells the history along with the trials and tribulations - certainly encaptures the spirit of the mountains and their conquest.
For pure day-dream reading, you can't beat the 1:50 000 set of maps - I can spend hours pouring over them
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28 Aug 2009 20:29 #610
by domsmooth
Replied by domsmooth on topic Re:Drakensberg books
For a collection of the highest quality images I have ever seen of the Berg (apart from here on this site of course 
) John Hone's "Encounters with the Dragon" is the best by far! Some of the pictures make you imagine that you are really there and not just paging through a book!
) John Hone's "Encounters with the Dragon" is the best by far! Some of the pictures make you imagine that you are really there and not just paging through a book! Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
