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Review: SPOT Gen3 Satellite Messenger

June 12, 2018 Arno van der Heever 3

I love hiking in all its forms – day hikes, multi-day hikes, easy, challenging – but the type of hiking that truly captures my imagination is unsupported hiking in wilderness areas. Complete disconnect from everyday […]

There & Back Safely

May 10, 2018 Hiking South Africa 3

In 2014, Cape Nature released There & Back Safely – a hiker safety booklet about hiking protocol, etiquette, technique, personal safety, responsibilities and emergency procedures. It is as applicable now as it was then. All […]