by Kathy Leverton | Jul 29, 2024 | blog post
Feature image: Fire above Vredehoek on Devil’s Peak, March 2009. Photo by Richard Parry Harmful or Helpful? If you live in the Western Cape of South Africa, veldfires are nothing new. Every year, as the summer season approaches, fires break out in the...
by Kathy Leverton | Feb 3, 2024 | blog post, hiking
What can a Guide Add to your Hike? Table Mountain National Park is unique. It is an urban national park. And it is mostly free access, barring a few locations (Boulders Beach, Cape Point, Silvermine Reserve). There are plenty of apps, maps and guidebooks available,...
by Kathy Leverton | Nov 22, 2023 | blog post, hiking
What To Wear, Take and Know “The mountains are calling, and I must go” – thank you John Muir for that timeless quote. The sense of wilderness, adventure, accomplishment from summiting – it’s hard to match. Hiking is popular worldwide. Day hikes are accessible, cost...
by Kathy Leverton | Sep 6, 2023 | blog post, hiking
Follow the mountains south for new adventures Capetonians love Table Mountain. They love hiking it and they love photographing it. Social media loves Table Mountain. Together with print media, this has led to Table Mountain being on everyone’s bucket list. The...
by Kathy Leverton | Jul 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Who Are We and What Do We Do? Cape Hike and Climb was born in 2015 when I decided that yes, I really wanted to do this hiking guide thing as my job. I’d completed the certifications in 2013 and had done a few freelance guided trips since then. I was working in the...
