This lovely pass has two unusual features. Firstly its indigenous name is very long at 21 letters and secondly it has the English name of 'God Help Me Pass', which conjures up instant images of fear and alarm. The reality is that today's version of the pass is actually quite easy to traverse along the tarred A3 main route compared to the original gravel road which was much steeper and complex.
The pass is one of several big passes on the A3 between Maseru and Mohale. It has a summit height of 2332m and like most passes in Lesotho is subject to winter snowfalls and ice on the road. It has 31 bends, corners and curves of which 8 are greater than 90 degrees and of those 8 there are 4 hairpin bends of 180 degrees.
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