Eastern Cape Mountain Passes

A review of day 1 of our recent Great Swartberg Tour.

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A review on the Southern Cederberg Tour – our most ambitious tour to date, and hugely successful.

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River Crossings 101 - An in depth discussion on how to deal with flooded rivers, bridges, drifts and causeways.

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The story of Sir David Pieter De Villiers-Graaff and his influence on Villiersdorp and our featured pass, the Rusty Gate Pass.

Schoemanskloof is a busy route on the R359, but the 19 km long pass has a multitude of fascinating attractions and some wonderful history making it well worthwhile stopping along the pass and enjoying this scenic road.

The Bakenkop Pass – a rough and steep logging road in the Sabie area which features some tough characters from the late 1800’s.

This is Part 1 of the fascinating story of Steinaeckers Horsemen and two wily characters called Paul Perry and Harry Wolhuter, the latter being famous for having killed a lion with a knife.

Bakenkop Pass near Hazieview, Mpumalanga - In this interview we read the original story written by Harry Wolhuter of how he survived a lion attack.

An in-depth chat about the last fatal flight of Shackleton 1718 in August 1963 – part of the upcoming Stettynskloof Tour

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A chat about the first day of the Thomas Bain Heritage Tour.

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A chat covering Day 2 of the Thomas Bain Heritage Tour.

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