Passes of the Drakensberg

I think you should concentrate on getting a comprehensive list of passes together before asking this question. I don't see Elandshoek, Masubasuba, Amakhela or Minaret, and I haven't given it much thought yet. Are you just not adding these because you have heard they have been done? I have done Redi, Elandshoek, Ntubeni, Mkhomazi, Masubasuba, Pitsaneng South, Stones South and Verkyker, and Dagga Nek, the most northern pass in the Berg, as well as many others not listed.

BobbyStanton wrote: I think you should concentrate on getting a comprehensive list of passes together before asking this question. I don't see Elandshoek, Masubasuba, Amakhela or Minaret, and I haven't given it much thought yet. Are you just not adding these because you have heard they have been done?

If you have a look at the attachment sheet 1 you'll see a list of 114 passes. If any are missing please let me know. It's full of funny passes like Uklebe etc.

The list posted was purely a list of passes that I am not 100% sure of VE members having not done - e.g. I knew you had done Elandshoek, so I excluded it. I know Hobbit has done Masubabsuba, I believe ST and Stijn have both done Amakhela and Minaret etc.

Just looking over the list - the following passes are missing:
- Gypaetus
- Bond
- The 2 middle Knuckles Passes (i.e. there is one north of the north Knuckle, one between each of the Knuckles and one south of the South Knuckle, 4 in total).

Also, isn't there an alternative Cockade Pass gully? Mzimude Pass can arguably be split into 4 passes, 3 south gullies and the north pass (although this raises the highly subjective question of when an alternative pass top constitutes a different pass).

intrepid wrote: I'll add these and see what else can be done to improve this list - provided we can keep outdated website software, cable cars and pine trees at bay.

Roughly what I was thinking when I posted - as if you need additional work put on your plate. I don't think there's any kind of a rush for this to be done, just one for the future...