The upcoming hikes thread

joshilewis wrote: Hluhluwe-Umfolozi.

I've been wanting to do that for a while!

Smurfatefrog wrote: Could the user's location be displayed under their username instead of having to go into profiles, would make seeing who is in your area a lot easier

Can do it, but maybe not everyone likes that being public? You can do a member search based on city though. There is also the option of giving members a free text area which would be displayed under their avatar in the forum.

joshilewis wrote: I'm not sure how you feel about opening up a bit more to include other hiking options.

Essentially VE can be used as a platform for any area. Anything can be posted in the General section and if I notice a growing interest in a certain topic or area, I will cater more for this by creating more categories etc.

OK, based on the responses, I will make this the official thread for announcing trips, either just as a way of sharing what you're up to and/or as a way of advertising for others to join you. I have moved to the Notice Board category, to make it broader than just for the Berg. Depending on how this thread goes I may make changes at a later stage. Please keep this thread for brief updates about your trip. Technical info and discussion about the route etc should happen in other threads where relevant, and write-ups afterwards should go to the Drakensberg or Lesotho Trips categories, if applicable. If you would like to create a dedicated thread to plan more logistical details about your trip and keep others informed, you may do so. I think the Notice Board category is best for this too. I will monitor how this is used and may make changes to facilitate this better later.