Recent Mountain Climbing and Hiking Trips

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

Multi-pitch Sport Climbing Course

One of my favourite courses! This happened as usual at Mount Everest Guest Farm near Harrismith, aka Eagle Rock, on 24th January 2024. It is always a pleasant environment of moderate sport routes and we did everything from how to change over and manage stances, to abseiling down multiple pitches to hauling a stuck climbing buddy. Mount Everest Guest Farm is the perfect venue for this course, as there are lots of easy to moderate bolted routes, up to 6 pitches in length. The accommodation is on the property and it is close the Gauteng (Johannesburg) area of South Africa.

Cleft Peak hike, via Camel Pass

On 8th January 2024, I did a four day trek on some steep paths and high drop off. This is a way of seeing some of the best of the Drakensberg. My client, who was only 23 years old was not really a hiker and did battle to do this route. His boots were also sub- standard and I ended up having to tape the soles on at times! This is normally a 4 day circular hike, but we decided to go to the summit of Cleft peak and
return the same way, and were home in 3 days.

Three, day hikes of hiking the northern Drakensberg

It is not often I get to do easy day hikes, but this was the exception. The added bonus was instead of being in a tent sleeping on the ground, I got to stay in hotels. We started on 6th December 2023 and my client was happy to go wherever I suggested and first off was the 14km out and back hike up the Tugela Gorge. Day 2 we hiked from Sentinel Car Park to the Tugela Falls, return. The final day was an easy stroll a Swinburne mountain, near Harrismith.

Sentinel Peak via the Angus-Leppan Route

Probably the best route in the Drakensberg and it never disappoints my clients! My UK client David was an experienced mountaineer out on a business trip. On 11th September, 2023, we
romped up the climb in good time. All 7 pitches and were down at the car by 3pm.

Mt. Kenya

In August ’22 Gavin took two clients to Mt. Kenya…click on the link below

https://peakhigh.co.za/blog/mt-kenya-august-2022/

Rooiberg

In January ’22 Gavin was guiding two British clients at Rooiberg, Cederberg mountains

Cobham

Gavin guided at Cobham in the southern Drakensberg

Ice climbing

Gavin Raubenheimer, ice guiding at Sani Pass in July ’22

Bushman’s Nek

Peak High guided an international corporate group on a 3 day, 2 night hike at Bushman’s Nek, Drakensberg

Spitzkop, Namibia- July ’22

A 3 day trip guiding a British client on the amazing granite of Spitzkop

Magaliesberg

Simon Laker came to the Magaliesberg in May ’22. We did five multi-pitch routes in just 3 days!

Morgan Bay

Morgan Bay is where we ran an Abseil Supervisor course in February ’22