The Carbineers

According to which map? They differ.

Will get some references together to show you what I mean.

Here are some references to these peaks.

Government Survey map:


Garmin topographic map:


Slingsby's map:


KZN Wildlife map:


Bristow's map in Drakensberg Walks:


Labelled panorama in Cradle of Rivers by Dodds:



Table of published heights

Reference	Erskine	Bond	Poterill
Survey map	3148m	3156m	3141m
Slingsby's map	?	3153m	3159m
KZN Wildlife map	3085m	3148m	3141m
Drakensberg Walks by Bristow	?	3153m	3159m
Field Guide to Natal Drakensberg, Irwins	3095m	3153m	3159m
Khulu article by Murch in JMCSA 1994	3148m	3156m	3159m

There are two main groups here, for arguments sake you could call them the Survey-configuration and the Slingsby-configuration. Ghaznavid's pic is the Slingsby-configuration. This one makes most sense from a map point of view, in that the peaks are a little better defined when looking at contours and spacing (ie Bond and Poterill are not almost on top of each). It also makes more sense from a Khulu definition point of view, but this approach was obviously not in consideration when the peaks were named. KZN Wildlife maps, and the map in Bristow's Drakensberg Walks clearly take their lead from Slingsby's map.

Then there is the Survey-map configuration. This one makes sense from a visual point of view, since when looking at the peaks from below it fits in with Bill Barnes' reference to peaks which "stand out well". This is clearly shown in the labelled panorama from Dodd's Cradle of Rivers. Due to the date of this publication (1975), this may very well have been the influence on the Survey maps, which in turn was used in the Garmin map (Garmin is heavily based on the Survey maps).

So at this point it's a bit of a dead-lock. I think the Survey-map configuration may well be correct but you never know. This will need some more research.

Oh and the name Langalibalele has already been assigned to the Kgolo behind the Carbineers, see Survey map.