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Pipe Track to Hout Bay Corner
by Ralph Pina | 27 Dec 2021 | Featured Posts, Table Mountain National Park | 0 Comments
Via Corridor and Llandudno ravines December in the Cape saw a lot of unseasonal rain allied to some nasty Black South-Easters. The latter means low cloud on the mountains and unpleasant conditions. But desperate for a walk of some sort, Santie and I decided on a Table...A farewell to Stellenbosch Mountain
by Ralph Pina | 29 Oct 2021 | Featured Posts, hiking, Jonkershoek Nature Reserve | 1 Comment
After 34 years of living and working in Stellenbosch, not to mention 4 years as students here, we are preparing to move to the Kogelberg coast for the next phase of our lives. Although I don't have any notion of deliberately taking leave of familiar peaks and trails,...Recces and repeats
by Ralph Pina | 15 Oct 2021 | conservation, Featured Posts, hiking, Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve, Jonkershoek Nature Reserve, Table Mountain National Park | 0 Comments
I haven't posted in a while, so those who believe that if an outdoor activity hasn't been posted on digital media somewhere then it didn't occur, might think that I have been idle. Although there have been other distractions - like grandkids arriving for a long visit,...Simonsberg
by Ralph Pina | 24 Jul 2021 | Featured Posts, hiking | 3 Comments
Simonsberg has been a looming, brooding presence in my life for almost fifty years. It towered to starboard daily on the short walks to engineering classes, and later on the cycle commutes to work. In stressful times when I needed calm and to gaze at something...Smitswinkel – Simon’s Town Traverse
by Ralph Pina | 24 Jun 2021 | Featured Posts, hiking, Table Mountain National Park | 0 Comments
As with most hikes on the Cape Peninsula, this traverse is visually spectacular. It can be walked in either direction, but on this occasion the MCSA trail leader thought it better to tackle the steep section in the morning because high northerly winds were expected...Crystal Pools – Cederberg
by Ralph Pina | Jun 30, 1999 | Cederberg Wilderness Area, hiking, trails, wilderness trail
June 1999 The Cederberg is probably my favourite wilderness area. Little can compare to the remoteness, the silence and timelessness of those mountains. Ron and I resolved to tackle one of the classic wilderness routes - Algeria to Wuppertal, by way of Crystal...
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by Ralph Pina | May 5, 1999 | hiking, trails, Tsitsikamma National Park
30 April to 5 May 1999 The night before the hike proper was spent in Kalander Hut, within the De Vasselot area of the Tsitsikamma National Park, on the bank of the Groot River. It was a dark night, punctuated by plenty of snoring and characterised by awkward...
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Thank you for visiting my outdoor blog. RalphPina.com documents my experiences over many years of appreciating, and adventuring in, Nature. It celebrates visual beauty, advocates minimal impact, reflects on humans’ relationship with our ecosphere, spans the planet but focuses on the wild diversity of southern Africa. Photos, videos and GPS maps of hiking, cycling, kayaking, abseiling, canoeing and windsurfing..
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