Drakensberg

Drakensberg

The Amphitheatre: hotspot for theft

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Category: Security
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Troubled for many years, The Amphitheatre is probably the No. 1 hot spot for petty theft on the escarpment. The perpetrators are very aware of the habits of hikers in this area and have over many years persistently been stealing whateverthey can get their hands on: hiking boots and entire backpacks being first prize. 

Troubled times at Cathedral Peak

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This popular and majestic area of the Berg is certainly a must see, and not just once! However, visitors to the area will do well to be informed about the security issues there.

You are not alone in the Berg

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Category: Security
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Sadly this mountain paradise does have a troubling history of cross-border drug trafficking & cattle rustling. Together with Basutho shepherds from Lesotho herding their livestock on the border, visitors to the Drakensberg are increasingly under threat.

Giant's Castle Rescue

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Parent Category: Drakensberg
Category: Hiking
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Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife staff in the Giant's Castle section of the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site report the rescue on Monday night 15 Janaury 2007 of two foreign visitors who became lost while hiking in the Park.

Subcategories

Hiking Article Count:  19

Climbing Article Count:  7

Peaks Article Count:  8

Passes Article Count:  44

Caves Article Count:  4

Grand Traverse Article Count:  8

Environment Article Count:  8

Security Article Count:  15

General Article Count:  21