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19 Jun 2013 11:53 #57391 by Josh of the Bushveld
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I'd love to but July is probably out for me (unless I can sort something out for Sabine's trip), I've just booked a 10-day holiday in Kgalagadi and Augrabies

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19 Jun 2013 16:43 #57408 by Smurfatefrog
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joshilewis wrote:

Smurfatefrog wrote:

joshilewis wrote: Hluhluwe-Umfolozi.

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

So lets organise :)

I've had a look at the trails, I'd be keen on the Primitive trail, sleeping out under the stars. 3 & 4 night options (R2300 / R2800). It runs from mid-Feb to mid-Nov. Not sure when I could do this though, I'd like to say earlier but perhaps only next Apr/May
Here's a write up I read www.yearinthewild.com/imfolozi-wilderness-trail-the-sacred-wilderness/

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24 Jun 2013 13:26 #57448 by Smurfatefrog
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I'll be at Pillar Cave annex on Saturday, taking a couple friends for their 1st cave experience

What little missions can I make around there? Thinking I'll at least go up to the top of the ridge to below Little Rhino

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24 Jun 2013 14:11 #57449 by intrepid
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@smurf: That ridge its pretty scenic

Im off to the Berg on Thursday evening, we're a group of two doing the tripple summit traverse of Inner Tower and one of the Amphitheatre Frontal routes (Liebenberg's Route). Hoping for stable weather and no ice and snow! On the other hand, wishing ST a successful photo shoot further South :thumbsup:
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24 Jun 2013 14:30 #57451 by ghaznavid
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Smurfatefrog wrote: What little missions can I make around there?


The ridge above Pillar Cave is also pretty cool, very scenic and you can walk a fair distance in either direction.

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24 Jun 2013 15:03 #57452 by Smurfatefrog
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Cool, thanks guys. I'll definitely go up one of the ridges at sunrise as well

I've also looked at going past Sleeping Beauty towards Hidden valley and then cutting across, it doesn't look like many ups & downs at all, not sure if my friends would be too keen for some off the beaten track walking though

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24 Jun 2013 15:17 #57453 by ghaznavid
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Its possible, but that stretch from Sleeping Beauty Cave to Hidden Valley is slower than you think. Its also quite steep. Very scenic though (I think I posted photos on my "In the Midst of Khulus" writeup). We didn't drop into the valley, but we did traverse from there into Tsepeng Pass.

Its not as easy as you think though. The standard walk into the Hidden Valley is not short (and is very much a case of walking in the wrong direction for a long time), but is basically flat and very easy. I took my father, brother and his fiance up the normal route to the hidden valley last year. Left the car park at 8:30, we were back by 15:30 with lots of long breaks (23km to the far end of the valley and back again).
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25 Jun 2013 06:37 #57463 by Fitness
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@smurfatefrog, hidden valley is definitely a place to take first time hikers, took a friend of mine there this past weekend, we found an awesome spot to camp and spent the whole of Saturday hiking towards Mzimude until she sprained her ankle really badly.
The hike is fairly easy and very scenic.

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02 Jul 2013 13:20 #57501 by astralincoln
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Hey again! I've been travelling around sort of hectically but have just carved out a chunk of time to visit the mountains. I'm going to Sani's Lodge in Underberg tomorrow and will be bumming around for 7-10 days probably. If anyone has any day or multi-day hikes planned, let me know! I'd love to join in anything, anywhere, really, public transport permitting :) Gimme a call at 0768672936 if there's something I can tag in on.. thanks, and sorry for the last minute notice ;)

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02 Jul 2013 17:12 #57502 by ghaznavid
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My wargames tournament this weekend got cancelled (that's a first :laugh: ), but I already have other plans.

I'm hoping to hit Monteseel for some trad climbing next weekend, so if you'd like to do some trad near Durban next weekend, let me know :thumbsup:

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