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Tuesday, 21 September 2010 13:56 Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 September 2010 14:28 Written by Billy van Graan

Name: Drakensberg Grand Traverse
Type: Walking
Distance: +-210km
Countries: South Africa
Date: 1 October 2010
Team: Me my brother Muis and two friends Arno and Loenen

Time for another micro adventure. The Drakensberg Grand Traverse is a hike from the north of the Drakensberg to the sought. Most of the hike is on the escarpment and is +- 210km in distance. To say you have done the Drakensberg Grand Traverse there are some rules. 

Various checkpoints have to be visited along the way. These include:

  • The Chain Ladders
  • Mont-aux-Sources summit (3282m)
  • Cleft Peak summit (3277m)
  • Champagne Castle summit (3377m)
  • Mafadi summit (3451m)
  • Giant’s Castle summit (3314m)
  • Thabana Ntlenyana summit (3482m)
  • Thomathu Pass must be used to descend to Bushman’s Nek


The only other rules are that it needs to be entirely self-supported (i.e. no seconds, food caches or resupplies) and entirely on foot. GPS is allowed.

Below is the route. Thanks Jabberwock for posting this on Wikiloc.com





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loenen   |41.11.48.xxx |2011-01-06 18:37:50
nie n bad rekord nie,maar ons draf hom kaf kaf en dan gaan hike ons n bietjie om rustig te raak.kom ons wys hulle wie stel rekords op!april 2011 !!!die elite force is hier
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Billy van Graan   |SAdministrator |2011-01-07 04:29:32
HAHA!

Kom ons maak dit net klaar. Dit sal genoeg wees vir eers.
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