We’ve created a Multi-day Hiking Checklist to help you pack for your next adventure. It’s specific enough that you’ll have everything you need, but feel free to chop ‘n change to your own taste and needs, especially in the food department.
Download the PDF version here
Malolotja Nature Reserve includes over 18 000 hectares of mountain wilderness in the north-west of Swaziland. The reserve provides protected wetland, woodland, highveld grassland and mistbelt forest habitats for a wide variety of plant and […]
During April 2008 we made our way up a dripping, slippery Corner Pass as part of a 3-day round-trip hike to Mafadi, the highest point in South Africa at 3450m. The entire Injisuthi section of […]
I remember my first overnight backpacking trip so well: I was a student, 21-years old and the only thing that exceeded my testosterone levels was my enthusiasm to make sure everybody else had food-envy. Our […]
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Hi, do you mind if I use these lists as examples for the hikers who come hike here by Escarp Adventures and Mt Komati Hiking Trails please? I would like to add it to our website so that hikers can download it.
Hi Pieta, you are most welcome to use it. We’d appreciate it if you’d put a link to the document on our site for your clients to download it, but for printing, go wild 😉
Hi can you perhaps help me. I would to know if the hiking trail from Greyton to Mc Gregor (boesmanskloof) is available between the 1st-2nd August 2020.How do I book permits please
Hi Gershwin, this question is unrelated to the post. Please check our trail description for all the info: https://www.hikingsouthafrica.co.za/boesmanskloof-hiking-trail/
Hi Arno,
Thank you for this list, it is very useful. Can you tell me what the ideal weight of your backpack in proportion to your body weight should be when hiking the Amatola? I understand that there is a lot of climbing up and down, so I assume that the weight should be different than that of a flatter hike.
As a rule of thumb, your backpack weight, as a percentage of your body mass, should be below 30% for males and 20% for females, however, this not always possible. Just aim to go as light as possible while still having everything you need – emphasis on need, not want.
Check out this series for more info: https://www.hikingsouthafrica.co.za/?s=%22packing+for+an+overnight+hike%22