AdvGramps Ride Reports

[AdvGramps]

BLIKSEM. Where to start reading?
BEAUTIFUL places you Guys visited
Thanks!!!!!

Thanks Petri, I thought I'd get them all loaded in one go

 

[Scalpel]

Lekker Mark!!!

 

[AdvGramps]

Lekker Mark!!!

Thanks bud, we must make a plan to get out for a ride.

 

[Scalpel]

Thanks bud, we must make a plan to get out for a ride.

We sure should make a plan! Sal lekker wees!

 

[Kobus Landsberg]

Excellent riding and camping.

Only had time to scan quickly, will have to come back here when I have more time to go through properly.

 

[AdvGramps]

Excellent riding and camping.

Only had time to scan quickly, will have to come back here when I have more time to go through properly.

Thank you Kobus

 

[MildlyWild]

Taking on SA’s High Five Mountain Passes​

SA’s High Five should not be taken lightly and thus rather a challenge than a ride, to complete this

The 5 passes that we tackled included the following passes, in actual fact we did 7 passes in total:

• Ben MacDhui Pass – Eastern Cape – 3,001 meters above sea level – we only made it up a part of the way, due to the loss rock and steepness of the track.
• Tiffendal Tenahead Traverse – Eastern Cape – the highest contour road in South Africa, at 2,720 metres above sea level. This track was one of the highlights of the trip.
• Naudes Nek – Eastern Cape – if memory serves me correctly this is one of the longest passes in South Africa and sits at 2,590 metres above sea level.
• Volunteershoek – Eastern Cape, also known as the Warr Trail, it sits 2,581 metres above sea level.
• Carlisleshoekspruit – Eastern Cape – we went up this pass twice during the trip, nothing to hectic and it’s very scenic. The pass sits at 2,563 metres above sea level.
• Jouberts Pass – Eastern cape – the top of this pass affords you an incredible view down towards Lady Grey, another incredibly scenic pass, sitting at 2,234 metres above sea level.
• Lundins Nek – Eastern Cape – isn’t part of the High 5, but is still one of the highest passes on South Africa, this pass is traversed enroute to the sleepy town of Rhodes and sits at 2,170 metres above sea level.

The trip itinerary was as follows:

The High 5 is a subset of the Ben 10 Challenge, this map highlights all 10 the Highest Passes - GPX Route Files attached:View attachment 941619​

This is definitely a ride to tick off from the bucket list.

Damn, now this is something Id love to do - I think next year when I turn 50, with a few days in Lesotho thrown in

Serious number of seriously lekker trips you've done so far, and well done on all the good info

 

[AdvGramps]

Damn, now this is something Id love to do - I think next year when I turn 50, with a few days in Lesotho thrown in

Serious number of seriously lekker trips you've done so far, and well done on all the good info

Thank you, the High 5 was definitely the highlight ride of all my trips.