Recent Trips

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Here are a few of the recent trips that PEAK HIGH has undertaken.

Road trip in South Africa – May 2009

Elena Steiner from the USA spent a week long trip climbing at Howick Falls and Monteseel with Hannelie Morris and then at Eagle Rock, Swinburne and the Sentinel in the Drakensberg with Gavin. After this it was on to Magaliesberg just north of Johannesburg for long easy Trad routes. It was also a special trip for Elena as Gavin took her on her first “lead” climb at Eagle Rock.

Swinburn

Belaying

The Alps – September 2009

Gavin spent 9 days in France, Italy and Switzerland on a road trip guiding Scotsman, David Gemmell. The climbing was all on rock, at low altitude and based from comfortable accommodation. They did routes at Chamonix, Martigny and Grimsell Pass, climbing over 50 pitches in total. The highlight trip for the year!

Fairhands-line

Wadi Rum – October 2009

Gavin’s second trip overseas for 2009. This was guiding Alan McEwan on a week-long trip to this exotic desert location. “The Rum” consists of 400m high sandstone peaks which rise out of the Arabian desert in southern Jordan. The climbing is mostly “Trad” involving long crack-lines needing many large cams and thread belays.

Rakabak Canyon east

Jack Daniels summit

Mt Kenya December 2008
In December 2008 Gavin Raubenheimer guided Dr. Beth McLeod to the summit of Mt Kenya. The expedition went well with perfect climbing and trekking conditions for all 9 days of the trip. After crossing the Lewis Glacier, the roped climbing started at 6am. By 3pm they were on the summit. After spending a night in the Howell hut on top of the peak, they did the 13 abseils down the next day.

Mt Kenya

The Cape2Cape Aids Awareness Expedition November 2008
Gavin guided 7 members of this expedition to Mafadi peak, which was the groups final summit of the Cape2Cape expedition. This expedition had travelled overland from Norway raising awareness of Aids and HIV, by climbing the highest mountains in all the countries they passed through.

Climb-Against – Crime October 2008
This was a 5 day climbing trip organised by Climb – Against- Crime to help raise money for this worthy cause. Five ladies from Johannesburg climbed 5 peaks in 5 days. The peaks were Cathedral Peak, Outer Horn, The Mitre, The Cockade and Cleft Peak.

5 Peaks Challenge

Spitzkoppe , Namibia June 2008
Gavin guided Samuel Lavie and his brother Ofir up the Standard Route of Spitzkop in the Namib desert of Namibia. Climbing conditions were perfect. The last hour of descent was made in the dark !

Spitzkop Abseiling