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Hell’s Gate, Orange Kloof

Leader: Suzanne Smith 10 August 2026

What a day! Talk about next level! Literally too! The photos tell some of the story eloquently.

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Tulbagh Waterfalls in July

Leader: Suzanne Smith 31 July 2026

This new there-and-back route, bordered on one side by the Obiqua Mountains and on the other by the…

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Paradyskloof waterfalls

Leader: Suzanne Smith 6 July 2026

What a pleasure to walk through these plentiful proteas, with mountain views all around and all the way…

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Lower Dragoon Buttress

Leader: Suzanne Smith 15 June 2026

The weather was perfect, and the tall fynbos was dry along the very narrow paths.

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Twin Traverse, Jonkershoek

Leader: Suzanne Smith 31 May 2026

We set off without delays to ascend via the Yellowwood Trail to meet up with the Twin Traverse…

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Swartkop, Simon’s Town

Leader: Suzanne Smith 14 May 2026

Our day dawned with perfect weather and our group of 8 set off enthusiastically on the lower zigzags….

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