August 2018 - Hiking South Africa

Video: Only the Essentials

August 31, 2018 Hiking South Africa 0

A 4294km thru-hike along America’s premiere long-distance footpath, the Pacific Crest Trail, distilled down to a beautiful 40-minute short film.

Everyday Hiking Hero: Anwar Adams

August 30, 2018 Hiking South Africa 1

In January 2018, Anwar Adams was out hiking with friends in the Silvermine Nature Reserve in Cape Town when they were attacked by muggers. Anwar nearly lost his life after taking a severe blow to […]

How to give knee pain the boot

August 29, 2018 Willem Boshoff 9

If you hike in the mountains regularly, chances are that you’ve had to deal with knee pain at some point – especially when carrying a heavy backpack or speed-hiking. The reason for the pain is […]

The Boosmansbos Wilderness Area is located adjacent to the Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve close to the Tradouw’s Pass and Barrydale in the Western Cape. It forms part of the Langeberg Mountains – one of the more […]

Video: Magoebaskloof, for the first time ever

August 24, 2018 Hiking South Africa 1

Jacques Crafford beautifully captures the feeling of visiting Magoebaskloof for the first time.

Everyday Hiking Hero: Jess Tyrrell

August 23, 2018 Hiking South Africa 4

Meet Jess Tyrrell, founder of Matric Enwild – a wilderness experience for matriculants, geared at helping them get to know themselves better and transition from school into the next phase of lives. We caught up […]

New from Garmin: The inReach Mini

August 21, 2018 Hiking South Africa 1

Introducing the inReach® Mini from Garmin®, a small but mighty two-way satellite communicator for any adventure. Garmin Southern Africa today announced the inReach Mini, a small and very compact satellite communicator with available two-way messaging […]