This is the ultimate South African wilderness trail! Backpack the length of Kruger National Park! Distance: 600 km plus, divided into six legs Beauty: 5/5 Difficulty (fitness): 8/10 (This is a challenging trail due to […]
When backpacking trails were first conceived of in South Africa, in the 1970s, the old government overestimated the ability of the people it hoped would use the National Hikingway Trails that it installed. For that […]
A beautiful time-lapse video of the Truitjieskraal Nature Reserve in the Cederberg Conservancy by Liesel Kershoff.
A 4294km thru-hike along America’s premiere long-distance footpath, the Pacific Crest Trail, distilled down to a beautiful 40-minute short film.
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 […]
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 […]
Jacques Crafford beautifully captures the feeling of visiting Magoebaskloof for the first time.
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 […]
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 […]
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