Die Ander Tafelberg(e)
Dalene van Staden developed Die Ander Tafelberge* project, recruiting Caro Jordaan and Magan Hanekom to summit all 15 Tafelberge in the Western Cape, ending with Cape Town's Table Mountain.
* Afrikaans for 'The other Table Mountains'.
The trio summited 15 mountains over one long weekend, fueled by just 15.5 hours of sleep. Magan Hanekom shares the story…
The first of many
Two 80 litre crates, two Ultimate Direction crew bags, one Ultimate Direction fastpack, four hydration vests, a few pillows, and about eight pairs of Altras filled the car as we pulled out of Paarl and hit the road towards Bitterfontein. This settlement in the Knersvlakte, the northernmost area of the Westen Cape, is home to South Africa’s first desalination plant.
Starting at the Knersvlakte seemed apt, as it set the tone for the next five days. We would need to kners op ons tande and carry on… and on and on.
The Bitterfontein-Tafelberg, situated on a farm next to a nameless gravel road heading towards Pofadder was to be our first mountain of the trip, which officially started at 4am on Wednesday 14 October 2020.
The three of us – Dalene, Caro and I – had the support of Rae Trew-Browne. He started off behind the lens, but graciously stepped in
