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Fynbos and Fire

Fynbos and Fire

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 vegetation....

Why You Should Hire a Guide

Why You Should Hire a Guide

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,...

HIKING 101 – The Beginner’s Guide

HIKING 101 – The Beginner’s Guide

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...

Beyond Table Mountain

Beyond Table Mountain

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...

Welcome to Cape Hike and Climb

Welcome to Cape Hike and Climb

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...

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