Drakensberg FKTs - Record of Times

Any idea who the oldest person is to have completed the GT?

Ja Iain is one fit person.... I think he owns a lodge in the Monks area aswell...

Yeah Iain owns Mountain Splendor as far as I know.

Rhinoandhedgehog wrote: I am very surprized that Cathedral Peak is not mentioned here, my father used to say a 2h30 assent was possible with return by morning tea (11h00).I believe this is very achievable. But I would hope to be back by lunch time.
Also worth noting is Tryme Hill Dad said he could do it 30mins thats a very fast time.

Any one with any more info on these two?

After a recent visit I believe this 2.5 hr on Cathedral is possible.

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Slightly off topic - but wouldn't be my post if it wasn't

Vertical KM's in the Berg - anyone know if there are any established ones?

Having just read about Ryan Sandes' 1h03 on Table Mountain via Indian Venster (which sounds rather slow to me for a 6km course - but I don't know how bad the terrain is, and yes, I have done enough passes to know what 1km vertical is like) - I am just curious about what similar Berg routes there may be that have been established.

I guess the problem is that passes are best suited for this, but would provide a rather arbitrary starting point. A route like Bannerman Hut (2250m) to the top of Sanqebethu (3301m) would probably be a good challenge - but otherwise the start won't fit the route well.

The river at Cathedral Peak to Orange Peel Gap is an assent of 900m....

www.strava.com/segments/9294781

ghaznavid wrote: Having just read about Ryan Sandes' 1h03 on Table Mountain via Indian Venster (which sounds rather slow to me for a 6km course

That is very quick for India Venster and starting at the very bottom. The route is typically started from near the cable car station but that saves you about 360 metres of altitude if memory serves me. Awesome route for sure with some steep sections which will slow down anyone. The views are amazing too and it offers so much for the hiker. One of my favourites.

That looks like an awesome route, now where did I put my hiking boots. Wouldn't want to run it, though.

I believe he started at the beach to ensure he had the full 1km. I am just surprised that someone who is as fast as him took so long for a relatively short distance. His average pace is very close to what he did on the Mafadi FKT - and that is 44km, at higher altitude and about 2.7km of altitude gain (notably it does include a lot of downhill as well).

I guess endurance over long distances doesn't necessarily translate into speed over short distances.