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Contact Details for the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park

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Contact details for the management of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park. Details the KZN Wildlife Conservation Managers for the varios regions and areas, who should be contacted in the event of serious injury, death, missing person, criminal threat or any other serious or threatening situation.

You may also contact the respective managers if you have questions and concerns before a trip for issues such as security, fire dangers and trail conditions. Reports and concerns resulting from your trip can also be reported to them.

Mt-Aux-Sources Challenge 2010

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On 11 September, some 264 runners took part in the annual 54km mountain marathon starting from Royal Natal Nationl Park up to Witsieshoek Resort, on to Sentinel Car Park, up the Chain Ladders to Tugela Falls, descending via Beacon Buttress Gully, and back down all the way.

Making potholes into mountains

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So the Cathedral Peak Hotel is taking the KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department to court over the state of the roads leading to the hotel. Good for them, I'm thinking!

Paragliding accident in the Drakensberg

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Critically injured after crashing into the mountains while paragliding on Monday, 25 January, 2010, a man was airlifted to Pietermaritzberg’s Medi Clinic, where he remains in a serious condition.

It's Fire and Wind Season in the Berg

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August through to October is normally a period of strong winds in the Drakensberg. This is accompanied by many fires, which are fuelled by the wind and the dryness. A major fire broke out at Cathedral Peak on Wednesday.

2009 Water for Africa Mnweni Marathon

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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".

Mweni Centre wins Jet Community Award

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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.

Development in the Maloti-Drakensberg area for 2010 and beyond

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The Maloti-Drakensberg trans-frontier area was one of the special areas listed for investment and development, starting 2010, at a recent conference held under the Boundless Southern Africa banner involving several countries within the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC).

Climb Against Crime

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In an effort to fight crime and raise awareness 5 ladies aim to climb 5 Drakensberg peaks in 5 days. Vivien Laverge, Michelle Holiday, Lorraine Dalton, Belinda van der Riet and Lee Hollington will climb Cathedral Peak, Outer Horn, The Mitre, The Cockade, and Cleft Peak in October.

Drakensberg Experience route launched

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A new tourism route has recently been established in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal which includes some areas of the Central and Northern Drakensberg. From Hidcote it extends 140 km to Sterkfontein Dam, including Estcort, Winterton, Bergville, Weenen, Geluksburg and Spionkop Dam along the way.