Bikepacking / Bike Touring

[NC_lurker]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing. 👍

I've gone out & back up Seweweekspoort a couple of times and it's only when you turn and bomb down that you realise how much of a climb up it actually is... beautiful scenery & highly recommend it to all! 

 

Edited April 14 by NC_lurker
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[capediver]

Day 2, 3, 4, 5, 6...."stuck" at Boplaas...the Gamka in flood...spent 5 lovely rest days exploring the top of the valley...eventually made it out on Saturday by wading across the Causeway...then the massive climb out of the Hell, down Swartberg Pass, refuel at Kobus se Gat and back along the back road through Kruisrivier to Calitzdorp...including a night camped out inside the stone murasie at kp 15 on the road into Die Hel.

Video out soon!!!!!

So many wonderful people and places out there...never ceases to amaze me!!

Maxed out on adventure now for a bit...so need a short break before planning the next one!!!!

 

 

[Zebra]

Respect, proper respect! A R-E-A-L adventure, and some very cool pics - well done on making the effort to take some of these harder-to-take pics, - us desk jockeys (speaking for myself, here!) love every pic!

CHris

[Mamil]

6 hours ago, capediver said:

Day 2, 3, 4, 5, 6...."stuck" at Boplaas...the Gamka in flood...spent 5 lovely rest days exploring the top of the valley...eventually made it out on Saturday by wading across the Causeway...then the massive climb out of the Hell, down Swartberg Pass, refuel at Kobus se Gat and back along the back road through Kruisrivier to Calitzdorp...including a night camped out inside the stone murasie at kp 15 on the road into Die Hel.

Video out soon!!!!!

So many wonderful people and places out there...never ceases to amaze me!!

Maxed out on adventure now for a bit...so need a short break before planning the next one!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

When I grow up I want to be like @capediver

[Shebeen]

16 hours ago, capediver said:

Day 2, 3, 4, 5, 6...."stuck" at Boplaas...the Gamka in flood...spent 5 lovely rest days exploring the top of the valley...eventually made it out on Saturday by wading across the Causeway...then the massive climb out of the Hell, down Swartberg Pass, refuel at Kobus se Gat and back along the back road through Kruisrivier to Calitzdorp...including a night camped out inside the stone murasie at kp 15 on the road into Die Hel.

Video out soon!!!!!

So many wonderful people and places out there...never ceases to amaze me!!

Maxed out on adventure now for a bit...so need a short break before planning the next one!!!!

 

 

Oh hell! How close did you come to going up die leer rather?!

[milky4130]

12 minutes ago, Shebeen said:

Oh hell! How close did you come to going up die leer rather?!

Took capediver 2,5 hours to get down, I doubt going up ever crossed his mind 😝

[capediver]

12 hours ago, milky4130 said:

Took capediver 2,5 hours to get down, I doubt going up ever crossed his mind 😝

Man...2 days of mentally preparing for the climb if the river didn't subside...I did set a deadline for that route to return but luckily it was safe enough to cross before the deadline came round...honestly I don't think it would have been an issue, guys on the Freedom Challenge do it every year...it just would have taken longer with the leap frogging of bike then bags...but sure glad it didn't come down to that...always forward...only ever look back to see where you've come from.!!