Yodlers Ridge Cave
It has obviously been used before with a rock wall, and has a path on the last 50m to the cave.
It could comfortably sleep 6, and probably 8
It's located below Yodlers Ridge Peak at 3220m -29.08079 29.266
Anyone know if this has a name?
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View from the cave, Didima/Witch falls going off the edge and Didima cave left of centre
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Reido cave is on the slopes of Pampiring, there are photos of it in the gallery and forumtiska wrote: Reido cave
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It does raise an interesting question - why are there so many really good caves around there?
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ghaznavid wrote:
It does raise an interesting question - why are there so many really good caves around there?
I would guess that the frequency of caves is down to the chemistry of the Stormberg basalt. There are two basic types of high berg caves - overhangs like Mponjwane, Mbundini, Twins, Bell and Ledgers and 'blow hole' caves like Crows nest, Upper Injisuthi, Rolands and Rat Hole. It is plausible that the overhangs are simply what now remain of a blow hole that has been eroded back over the years.
Those 'blow hole' caves are likely formed by gas in the lava. If there was plenty of gas when the lava was solidifying, then there will be blow hole caves once the rock is exposed to the slope or surface.
Reido and this new cave were/are not marked on maps - only Didima and then Nkosazana so that I have always thought of the area as being sparse on caves! GPS and internet forums have altered the power of maps.
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Smurfatefrog wrote: On the long weekend we found this cave on our way from Didima cave to the "highway" path on the ridge.
It has obviously been used before with a rock wall, and has a path on the last 50m to the cave.
Anyone know if this has a name?
Pics 1 and 3 by ruthtbl
This one is very square......
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Very well sheltered going in left and right from the entrance
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Smurfatefrog wrote: There is also this cave used by smugglers in the valley just north of Grays / Nkosazana
I'm confused - valley north of Nkosasana? I'm guessing you are referring to the valley between Nkosasana Peak and Pampiring? Do you have a GPS co-ord? Looks like a decent shelter.
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Smurfatefrog wrote: There is also this cave used by smugglers in the valley just north of Grays / Nkosazana
I'm confused - valley north of Nkosasana? I'm guessing you are referring to the valley between Nkosasana Peak and Pampiring? Do you have a GPS co-ord? Looks like a decent shelter.
Well technically west, at about -29.073811 29.308753
There is a high path to it from the nose if we heading towards Grays, the main path drops down a bit after the nose
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