Cathedral Peak

Hello, this travelogue is about a mountaineering trip to one of the most demanding sections of the Drakensberg South Africa - the Bell Traverse in the Cathedral Peak area.

... so, we took our first dirt road for 40 km. Wasn’t too bad but glad I was not driving my own car over it. Cathedral peak was indeed magnificent but we were neither fitted up for a proper walk, not in the mood. Instead we pottered around, had a ...

... the patches of snow, so we had no trouble finding our way.  There was a nice flat stretch around the base of Cathedral Peak with amazing views of the peak between the trees.  We finally found the cutoff trail to Lower Cathedral Lake and ...

... and it was very interesting. the streets were packed, with many dressed in chainmail and carrying axes, swords and spears! York Cathedral is very impressive. They had to excavate the foundations in the 80's to stop the main spire collapsing, and ...

... meters.  The cathedral also serves as the burial site of Christopher Columbus. Super cool! (photo attached). Seville Cathedral was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987.  According to the oral tradition of Seville, it was ...

... - If you are willing, below is a brief history of the building that I have prepared based on readings & research. "The Cathedral and historic Mosque of Cordoba is the first and foremost monument in Western Islam, and one of the most sublime of its ...

... City, Khanh Hoa Province It boasts classic French architecture Atmosphere amazes visitors Peace inside the church Stained glass with cathedral ceilings Scenery along its corridor One of statues in the church The church is a special feature of ...

... was no were near the amount of traffic (which is part of the reason for choosing the hike) as i would of experienced in the Cathedral mountain range. Top of the pass was covered in cloud when I got up there and so sat around a bit waiting for breaks in ...

... . The wet weather made driving down a bit of a nerve-racking event, but once we arrived we immediately started relaxing. Cathedral Peak Hotel caters for families in a spectacular way: 1. There is a separate Children's Dining Room which is open for ...

... , where you could see no sign of civilisation. The negative side of things meant that by the time we eventually found our way to Cathedral Peak in the Drakensberg, it was 4pm, and there was not enough time to do anything. We walked around the hotel and ...

... flowing with extra force. Once we were back on the path we somehow found our way to Mushroom Rock, a rock formation situation near Cathedral Peak (obviously shaped like the fungi). The path was longer than we expected and we had to turn back in order to ...

... ; The view from Cathedral Pass was incredible.  We were at about 9800 feet of elevation and were in a wide open pass between Cathedral Peak and the Matthes Crest to the east and Tresidder Peak to the West.  We had a pretty clear view of Upper ...

... in the area, most people think like greedy Adrian. When I get to Cathedral Hotel, a luxurious lodge at the bottom of Cathedral Peak trail, Kate is supposedly the one providing information: "as we advise against self guided hike up Cathedral Peak, we do ...

... are hoping to get to the top of Half Dome yet via one of the climbing routes that ascend the granite monolith.   Cathedral Peak and Eichorn's Pinnacle A raging fire and the bottle of wine we smuggled in a Gatorade bottle were the only things that ...

... pretty much clockwork watching the thunderhead clouds roll in. We got caught once in the pouring rain while we were hiking in Cathedral Peak – but the multiple rainbows afterward more than made up for it. So our schedule became wake up early; hike, ...

... go hiking for a few hours in the nearby park.  We packed back into the car (reluctantly)  and headed toward Cathedral Peak Hotel, which had numerous trails on its vast property.  We drove throught several small villages and around sharp ...

... Camp in the Royal Natal National Park to the Crack which was a hard walk but with spectactual views. The following day we went to Cathedral Peak and did part of the walk to Rainbow Gorge before returning to the Didima Centre to meet a guide who took us on ...

... a large forest fire burning and this made the valley very hazy, however we did get stunnig views of El Capitain, Half Dome and Cathedral Peak. Owen wished he was 15 years younger and had his climbing gear with him. Back in Tuolumne Meadows, we climbed the ...

... terrain is great and our motivation is high, so we crank through the miles quickly. We get really excited when we spot Cathedral Peak in the distance. We also pass through Glen Aulin, a beautiful area with a waterfall, cascading water, and crystal clear ...

... nbsp; I was skirting around the edge of the Lesotho and the Drakensberg/Maluti Mountains included several +3,000m peaks: Champagne Castle, Cathedral Peak, Mont-aux-Sources and the Sentinel.   Now they were finally being revealed.   I continued ...