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Keith Bush Camp - Gray's Pass - Vulture's Retreat - Champagne Castle hike
Riaang wrote: @Marz, as Tony said you can definitely camp on top of Champagne Castle. The views are spectacular. Alternatively you can go to Moncs Cowl cave which is not too far from there,
As far as I know, to reach Cowl Cave from the top of Champagne Castle you would need to descend Gray's Pass to Keith Bush camp and then go up the long gully/valley north of Monks Cowl and then around the south side of Cowl. That would take about 5 hours.
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I think Riaan may have inadvertently referred to Nkosazana Cave as Moncs Cowl cave (sic). Anyway, even though Nkosazana Cave may be a possible overnight spot, it is usually poor (damp floor and dirty) and doesn't fulfil the requirement of camping on the top of Champagne Castle.
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Shucks, I need to get out more

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How may hours from Monks Cowl campsite to Blind mans corner or from monks Cowl to KBC?
How long in hours is it from KBC to top of Grays?
How long then from grays top back to Monks Cowl?
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Ivan
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It obviously greatly depends on the fitness of the group.
Times for reasonably fit hikers would be approx:
Monks Cowl to Blind Mans Corner - 2 hours (1.5 hours down)
Monks Cowl to Keith Bush Camp - 4 hours (3 hours down)
Keith Bush to top of Grays - 3 hours (2 hours down)
Allow for an extra hour or two if you're unsure of fitness levels
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"Monks Cowl to Keith Bush Camp - 4 hours" I think a bit optimistic with this time. More like 4 hours from Blind Mans to KBC.
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Is it possible to get the GPS co ordinates for Blind mans corner, KBC and then a few for Grays pass itself ?
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