Sterkhorn Peak - Mission Aborted!

  Champagne Valley, Drakensbergs, South Africa
Thursday, June 1, 2006

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Into the final calendar month of my travels and only 12 days to go!



Cathkin was lit up like a red balloon in the morning as the first of the suns rays hit it. We decided to do a circular trip up to Blindman's Corner with the option of a side trip up Sterkhorn Peak.



What a fantastic hike up to a big plateau in the Little Bergs passing Crystal Falls along the way. There were a good number of pretty flowers in this area.



The hike across the plateau towards Cathkin and Sterkhorn was lovely and we eventually arrived at Blindman's Corner.



The trip up to Sterkhorn was billed as a manageable hike, but we failed when we hit a rock of wall halfway up the ridge. 2 groups of people who had gone before me also failed at this point. On the ascent back down we could clearly see the route we should have taken.



We returned via Keartland's Pass, it was pretty steep and got very hot as we reached the bottom. We certainly deserved our ice creams!

We returned to Inkosana Lodge for a couple of sundowners while viewing Cathkin from our lovely grounds.