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• New Year's Eve at Tarn Cave - December 2011

  

  Tarn Cave is big and deep overhang in the Clarens sandstone with fantastic 180-degree views.Finally, this year I had the opportunity to spend a New Year’s Eve i... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS, TRAVEL, TREK, VACATION

• A 3 Day Hike in the Cathedral Peak Area - December 2011

  

  The long steep climb to Cleft PeakSue and Roger are ones of the many South Africans living in the UK. Christmas is always a good time to come back home for a... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS, TRAVEL, TREK, VACATION

• An Afro-Italian Hike to Mafadi - November 2011

  

  The party on the escarpment. From left to right: Simona, Tank, Valerio and Elna.A few months had elapsed since my last visit to the High Berg so I was really... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS, TRAVEL, TREK, VACATION

• Zulu Cave - Greg and Michelle - October 2011

  

  Greg and Michelle with SterkhornAfter a 2-month ‘break’ running our cycling tours in the Indian Himalayas, I was happy to be back in the mountains I love so... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS, TRAVEL, TREK, VACATION

• Zulu Cave - Greg and Sabine - October 2011

  

  Greg and Sabine with SterkhornAfter a 2-month ‘break’ running our cycling tours in the Indian Himalayas, I was happy to be back in the mountains I love so... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS, TRAVEL, TREK, VACATION

• From Mafadi to a Hike in the Little Berg - August 2011

  

  Sunrise from our campsite at the bottom of Leslie’s Pass, in the morning of the 3rd day. It was the beginning of August and this was to be our last hike of the... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS, TRAVEL, TREK, VACATION

• Himalayan Villages: Chumikgiarsa at 4000m

  

  Chumikgiarsa is situated along the wide sarchu plains just after the dhabba stop of Sarchu. It is however mostly viewed from a distance as the wide stepped rive... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Himalayan Villages: Old Manali

  

  One of my favorite things about bike trips is that access to small, quaint and often forgotten about villages is a daily occurrence as you aren’t simply whizzin... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS

• Himalayan Hounds Revisited

  

  I consider myself to be a dogmother. No matter how pedigreed or ‘mongrolled’ a dog, I simply cannot resist giving those I meet en route, a little TLC. This... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2011 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Blooming Passes

  

  Whether wheezing up or whizzing down one of the mega Himalayan passes, I simply cant help myself and stop for flowers. Of course I don’t need much... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• The Nakee-la and Lachalunga-la Passes

  

  Once over the Rohtang, the wet forested pass at 4000m and Baralacha-la just under 5000m, the road climbs out of the Sarcchu plains up the double pass of the... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• The Team

  

  Before I take you over the next pass, I will introduce you to this years team – both cyclists and support crew ! Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• A Campsite with a View

  

  Campsites with astounding views are aren’t hard to come by in the Himalayas. The landscape is simply so overwhelming that almost every spot you choose to bed... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Baralacha-la (4900m) – the Pass Where Many Roads Meet

  

  The Baralacha-la pass literally means the pass where many roads meet -a crossroads of Ladakh, Lahual, Spiti and Zanskar regions and was part of an ancient... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2011 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• The Passes – Rohtang (Rotties)

  

  This is the third time I have been privileged enough to have cycled the legendary Manali-Leh highway, a roughly 600km most unsurfaced road which connects the... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Dehli’s Belly

  

  A trip to the himalayas isn’t complete without a trip to Delhi, in fact its pretty difficult to avoid one of India’s delirious chaotic cities in the ‘getting... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2011 DESTINATIONS

• Collars and Tails

  

  You may wonder what dogs have to do with bicycles, well its always easy to make a link with something you like! In this case a few weeks ago I forewent my... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2011 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS

• Pre-himalayan Training

  

  Another glorious winter midlands day. This 65k Himalayan training ride took us stereotypical rolling landscapes that typify the area. Pinus plantations, lush... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• What I Do at Lunchtime

  

  This years winter has been particularly freezing, the coldest in 20 years so they say. And I believe them. Daily, Anisa and I have to cope with more than just... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2011 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Mt Gilboa and Lebanon Descent

  

  Sunday morning rides are a fixed event on most of our calendars, and is usually the day we choose to explore and check out more of the seemingly endless cycle... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2011 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS