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2009 Water for Africa Mnweni Marathon

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Parent Category: Drakensberg
Category: General
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Saturday, 16 May was host to the 2009 Water for Africa Mnweni Marathon in the Northern Drakensberg. The circular 38Km route begins at the Mnweni Cultural Centre, follows the Mnweni river upstream, then climbs steeply to the Lesotho summit via the Mnweni Pass to the "Source of the Orange".

Leave No Trace Policy

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Parent Category: Drakensberg
Category: Hiking
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The "Leave No Trace" policy applicable to the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, as distributed by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife.

Anniversary of Angus-Leppan route on Sentinel

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Parent Category: Drakensberg
Category: Climbing
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It has been 50 years since Peter and Pam Angus-Leppan opened up their now legendary route on the north face of the Sentinel. A group of climbers ascended the route on 22 March 2009 in traditional climbing gear used in that era, to commemorate the ascent.

Hiker rescued from Bannerman Cave

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Parent Category: Drakensberg
Category: Hiking
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A hiker was airlifted from Bannerman Cave on 22 March 2009, after sustaining a head injury.

Project Namahadi

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Parent Category: Drakensberg
Category: Hiking
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Project Namahadi was a team building excercise conducted in an area of the Drakensberg that sees relatively few hikers. The following is a journal of that trip, which provides some useful insights and information for others that may want go there too.

Crossing the Dragon's Back in Record Time

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Parent Category: Drakensberg
Category: Grand Traverse
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A personal account of the Grand Traverse Record event of 17-20 December 2008 in which the ten year old record was finally beaten in a new time of 3 days, 9 hours and 52 minutes.

Ten year Grand Traverse record smashed

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Category: Grand Traverse
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The 10 year old Grand Traverse record was finally smashed on December 20 with a time of 3 days 9 hours and 53 minutes!

Mweni Centre wins Jet Community Award

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Parent Category: Drakensberg
Category: General
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The Mweni Cultural Centre won a Jet Community Award in the "Vukuzenzele (Small Enterprise)” category for the KwaZulu Natal region, at the end of October.

Take care in the mountains

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Parent Category: Drakensberg
Category: Hiking
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The purpose of this article is to point out some very important and timeless principles of safety for hikers in the Drakensberg Mountains.

Didima Security Update - November 2008

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Parent Category: Drakensberg
Category: Security
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The Didima-Tlanyaku area of the Northern Berg continues to be one of the most significant smuggling corridors in the entire Drakensberg. A recent scare involving a group of hikers camping in the area serves as a fresh reminder.

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