Gatberg / Intunja

Hi Scag

Could you mean INTUNJA ? I thing another name is GATBERG which explins it perfectly. it is a freestanding peak with a wacking great big hole through the top. The SAAF use it for training excersises with the choppers as it has good [safe] approaches for a touch landing.

HIKING: From The Monks Cowl station one can go via the Sphinx up to the contour path at Blind-mans corner. Then NW on contour towards Hlatikulu nek [Keith bush camp]. at the junction splitting SSW to Keith Bush you will need to continue NW dropping into the valley. From here a faint path can be seen running up to the hole in the peak.[you will have spotted INTUNJA by now unless there is mist or low cloud!] There is a flat camp-spot in the valley.

ADVENTURE: Take the Sphinx from MC station. At Blind-Mans corner contour S to W to Cowl Fork campsite. Up Cowl fork RIGHT HAND SIDE whwre it forks, over the saddle between the Cowl and Cathkinand down to Keith Bush. Then North to INTUNJA and back via the contour path.

Enjoy.

NB. Grays pass, Keith bush trail to the contour is well used by Dagga Smugglers, so lock up tight at night.

Apart from Zulu Cave, are there any cave options for an overnighter includung Gatberg?
Zulu Cave is a nice cave,but the view is not overly inspiring.
Thanks in advance

Anyone know about Eagle Cave? is it close enough?

Thanks Smurf.
Any suggestions, or do you think Zulu Cave probably the best option? No co-ordinates for Eagle cave, and not on the map.

Thanks a mill for the info. Know the ridge you're talking about
Safe to stash packs somewhere where your yellow and blue paths meet?

From Zulu Cave to Intunja (or vice versa) it's a lot easier to use the ridge on the true right of the valley in which Zulu Cave is, linking with Smurf's blue line about above the word "to" on his map.

It is usual to leave packs somewhere on the slopes, and collect them on the way back down, and quite safe to do so.