From the moment I arrived in Cape Town and saw Table Mountain I've knew I just had to climb it. On Tuesday I convinced My Mum and Pete to give it go with me and attempted to climb up the very steep PlatteKlip Gorge. The path was a giant staircase made up of rocks and boulders... on some occasions we had to use our arms to pull ourselves up over some of the larger rock formations. We all made it to the top and it took us a couple of hours. Once at the top we were treated to some spectacular views of Cape Town. We all felt a real sense of achievement having climbed the mountain, especially as 99% of visitors use the cable car and miss out on the views as you climb.
On the return journey both Mum and Pete wanted to take the cable car back down which gave me the opportunity to go a little faster down the same route we had just come up. I gave myself the challenge of beating Mum and Pete to the bottom. There were quite a few loose stones on the path which made running down quite tricky ; if I twisted my ankle I'd still have to hobble down since there was no one else with me. About half an hour into my decent my legs were shaking like jelly and I was finding it increasingly difficult. At one point I did slip sidewards and landed in a big bush (ouch!)... it was a good job the bush was there otherwise I'd have fallen down a 20ft drop. I managed to get to the bottom in 50mins and did indeed beat Mum and Pete. However I'm suffering the after effects today... sore legs and a little too much sun!
In the evening we had our first 'braii' (bbq) which was delicious ;-) It was cooked the traditional way over wood charcole by one of our local friends... we had chicken, beef and lamb accompanied by some the wine we bought the day before... yummy!
From the moment I arrived in Cape Town and saw Table Mountain I've knew I just had to climb it. On Tuesday I convinced My Mum and Pete to give it go with me and attempted to climb up the very steep PlatteKlip Gorge. The path was a giant staircase made up of rocks and boulders... on some occasions we had to use our arms to pull ourselves up over some of the larger rock formations. We all made it to the top and it took us a couple of hours. Once at the top we were treated to some spectacular views of Cape Town. We all felt a real sense of achievement having climbed the mountain, especially as 99% of visitors use the cable car and miss out on the views as you climb.
On the return journey both Mum and Pete wanted to take the cable car back down which gave me the opportunity to go a little faster down the same route we had just come up. I gave myself the challenge of beating Mum and Pete to the bottom. There were quite a few loose stones on the path which made running down quite tricky ; if I twisted my ankle I'd still have to hobble down since there was no one else with me. About half an hour into my decent my legs were shaking like jelly and I was finding it increasingly difficult. At one point I did slip sidewards and landed in a big bush (ouch!)... it was a good job the bush was there otherwise I'd have fallen down a 20ft drop. I managed to get to the bottom in 50mins and did indeed beat Mum and Pete. However I'm suffering the after effects today... sore legs and a little too much sun!
In the evening we had our first 'braii' (bbq) which was delicious ;-) It was cooked the traditional way over wood charcole by one of our local friends... we had chicken, beef and lamb accompanied by some the wine we bought the day before... yummy!
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That looks stunning! I not at all jealous! Sounds like the Adam James I know... Setting goals and challenges.
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