Hex River Traverse

And some photos to whet your appetite! All photos by Andrew Hagen.

Audenberg Ridge Peaks




Thomas Hut






From the top of Fonteintjiesberg




Descending to Pulpit Nek


Pyramid Peak and Woolworth Building


The steep descent we had just done

All photos by Andrew Hagen

A closer view of the Woolworth Building




The view from Mount Brodie


Descending to Perry Refuge






Sunrise on the Waaihoek Slabs




Hiking across to Windsor Peak

All photos by Andrew Hagen

Looking across to the Waaihoek Slabs


A look down Jan Du Toit's Kloof


The Peaks we had traversed the day before


Hoare Hut in the distance


Windsor Peak


The mighty Witels!


One last look at Fonteintjiesberg

Awesome, thank you!

Stijn wrote: As promised, I've attached a detailed topo map of the Western section of the Hex River Mountains. 2nd map has the approximate route marked in.*
The difficult bit with intricate route-finding is from the summit of Fonteintjiesberg all the way across to the summit of Mt Brodie. Only attempt this section in good weather..

*disclaimer - it's been 12 years so my memory may be a bit vague in places!

Thank you for this valuable information. I managed to find the high-res maps on www.spatialreference.co.za