54.04 KwaZulu Natal: Touched by the 'Berg': A Peek at a few peaks in the Drakensberg, during another memorable week.
After 1.5 hours of climbing, including a tough section up a gulley, Sugar Loaf smiles upon Jenni. 'C'mon Girl." I don't recall anything (except humans) having the effect that the Drakensberg Mountain Range has had upon me, including the surrounding wilderness, people and atmosphere. It raises my spirits to highs that I'm fortunate to reach. Sometimes the toughness of the range with its natural obstacles dampens one's enthusiasm slightly but only temporarily, until one recaptures one's breath and continues. The ever-changing views, much like any other mountainous region, are wonderous. To be able to scale a mountain and catch a glimpse of Cathkin Peak and the Sentinel, add in the Amphitheatre and then view them from five other vantage points in the same week, creates a familiarity and may I say, an intimacy. The peaks mentioned are part of the Northern Drakensberg. Truth be told, driving or walking within the region is in and of itself, an incredible ex...