Dragon's Wrath 2024
30 Jan 2024 04:35 #78874
by intrepid
Take nothing but litter, leave nothing but a cleaner Drakensberg.
Dragon's Wrath 2024 was created by intrepid
This is the place to gather and discuss all accidents and rescues in the Drakensberg for 2024. The most common are hiking related, though they can also result from other activities such as climbing and paragliding. This title of this thread is inspired by the book "Dragons Wrath" by Reg Pearse & James Byrom, and is an endeavour to continue on in that spirit.
The purpose of this is to:
* concatenate all information about these accidents to keep a concerned Drakensberg community informed;
* express solidarity and concern for those involved in the accidents;
* learn from mistakes made and to heed warnings of risks;
* maintain a publicly accessible historic record.
The purpose of this is not to:
* criticise or embarrass those involved;
* create media hype;
* create undue negative publicity for the Berg.
For a list of historical annual threads of Dragon's Wrath from 2008, please visit this index link .
The purpose of this is to:
* concatenate all information about these accidents to keep a concerned Drakensberg community informed;
* express solidarity and concern for those involved in the accidents;
* learn from mistakes made and to heed warnings of risks;
* maintain a publicly accessible historic record.
The purpose of this is not to:
* criticise or embarrass those involved;
* create media hype;
* create undue negative publicity for the Berg.
For a list of historical annual threads of Dragon's Wrath from 2008, please visit this index link .
Take nothing but litter, leave nothing but a cleaner Drakensberg.
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05 Mar 2024 14:16 - 05 Mar 2024 14:17 #78914
by tonymarshall
Replied by tonymarshall on topic Dragon's Wrath 2024
The post and photos below were posted on the MCSA Search and Rescue facebook page last week.
Mountain Club of SA - Search And Rescue
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Rescue at Tugela Falls, Royal Natal National Park. Drakensberg.A male and female canyoner/abseilers became stuck on the falls, about 140m from the top. A 12 person KZN MCSA team, and 2 local guides, hiked in and rescued them in 2 pick-off operations. Gavin Raubenheimer (Rescue Organiser)
Mountain Club of SA - Search And Rescue
6d ·
Rescue at Tugela Falls, Royal Natal National Park. Drakensberg.A male and female canyoner/abseilers became stuck on the falls, about 140m from the top. A 12 person KZN MCSA team, and 2 local guides, hiked in and rescued them in 2 pick-off operations. Gavin Raubenheimer (Rescue Organiser)
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10 Sep 2024 12:10 #79226
by BergDog
Replied by BergDog on topic Dragon's Wrath 2024
Not sure this qualifies as a rescue, but came across a hiker a few months back who wanted to overnight in Crow's Nest cave (Amphitheatre/Mt Aux-sources escarpment area).
Mist had rolled in and this was around 3pm, with visibility limited to about 10m.
A solo hiker, he had gotten spun around in the mist, no map, phone or GPS and was wearing only a T-shirt and shorts, with temps dropping fast.
To cover ground more quickly in an attempt to find the cave, he dropped his bag near a prominent rock, which he quickly lost sight of.
He had been heading towards the ridge that runs more or less from the Tugela Falls to Mt. A-S, completely in the wrong direction.
When I found him he had started shivering and was getting panicked. Still, he insisted he was heading in the right direction, despite my watch's nav and map clearly showing Crow's Nest was in the opposite direction from where he was heading.
But after some convincing, I said I remembered seeing the prominent rock and we backtracked on my watch's route, got the bag. This made him listen and I got him to the Crow's Nest cave. Thorough talking to, and he assured me he has cell reception and GPS on his phone.
Mist had rolled in and this was around 3pm, with visibility limited to about 10m.
A solo hiker, he had gotten spun around in the mist, no map, phone or GPS and was wearing only a T-shirt and shorts, with temps dropping fast.
To cover ground more quickly in an attempt to find the cave, he dropped his bag near a prominent rock, which he quickly lost sight of.
He had been heading towards the ridge that runs more or less from the Tugela Falls to Mt. A-S, completely in the wrong direction.
When I found him he had started shivering and was getting panicked. Still, he insisted he was heading in the right direction, despite my watch's nav and map clearly showing Crow's Nest was in the opposite direction from where he was heading.
But after some convincing, I said I remembered seeing the prominent rock and we backtracked on my watch's route, got the bag. This made him listen and I got him to the Crow's Nest cave. Thorough talking to, and he assured me he has cell reception and GPS on his phone.
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