Abseiling - How we get fit

[medicnick83]

There you stand, the windswept precipice behind you, your heels teetering on the edge and every last gene in your body protesting: “We didn’t evolve for this!”

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The best abseil I've done is the one on the Knysna Heads in William Smith's Nature Reserve. It is about 70 - 80m IIRC.

I did it a couple of years ago as part of the "Awesome Foursome" adventure package. You start of kayaking from Leisure Isle across the lagoon to Featherbed. Then it is a short hike up the hill and then you do some quad biking at the top. Then off to the abseil point where you can go twice, some people rap jump the second time. Then a short hike along the shoreline back to the kayaks and back across the lagoon.

 

[Just_Ice]

I did a 60m one at a place near George, I was ****ting myself!
Made the guy check my safety rope twice!

 

[Ou grote]

The best abseil I've done is the one on the Knysna Heads in William Smith's Nature Reserve. It is about 70 - 80m IIRC.

I did it a couple of years ago as part of the "Awesome Foursome" adventure package. You start of kayaking from Leisure Isle across the lagoon to Featherbed. Then it is a short hike up the hill and then you do some quad biking at the top. Then off to the abseil point where you can go twice, some people rap jump the second time. Then a short hike along the shoreline back to the kayaks and back across the lagoon.

Sounds awesome, tell me more.
Is there a website for this?

Looking for some outdoor activity in Dec / Jan, going to the South cape for a holiday.

EDIT: Found this, only R460.
http://www.adventurezone.co.za/what_to_do_detail/Knysna/SealAdventures/116/

 

[medicnick83]

I'm def going to check out this Adventurezone site with my GF... I wanna do the abseiling

 

[Ou grote]

I'm def going to check out this Adventurezone site with my GF... I wanna do the abseiling

Me too. (but with my gf, not yours )

Quad bikes are scary stuff, lots of people getting hurt and killed.
Abseiling seems safe enough.
Canoeing is always nice.

And a bungi the next day to top it off.

 

[Amida]

The best abseil I've done is the one on the Knysna Heads in William Smith's Nature Reserve. It is about 70 - 80m IIRC.

I did it a couple of years ago as part of the "Awesome Foursome" adventure package. You start of kayaking from Leisure Isle across the lagoon to Featherbed. Then it is a short hike up the hill and then you do some quad biking at the top. Then off to the abseil point where you can go twice, some people rap jump the second time. Then a short hike along the shoreline back to the kayaks and back across the lagoon.

Sounds awesome.

Do you know where I can get more details of this.

 

[Gazer]

Adventurous, abseiling men are smexy

 

[Ou grote]

http://www.adventurezone.co.za/what_to_do_detail/Knysna/SealAdventures/116/

The Awesome Four
Be The envy of your friends! The hero of your life! Try canoeing, abseiling, quad biking and rap jumping - all in one half-day tour! But Wait!! There’s More!! - Because you get to do all of this at Featherbed Nature Reserve on the Western Head of the Knysna Lagoon.

Meet at our shop in the Waterfront at the Knysna Quays and we’ll drive you to our departure point on Leisure Isle; Paddle an Indian canoe across the Knysna Lagoon to Featherbed Nature Reserve; Kit up and hike through the Reserve to ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ –122m above the Indian Ocean, it’s the closest you’ll get to adrenalin heaven; Now abseil. Go on. You know you want to. It’s OK. Our guide will show you how. And... climb back up again. And rap jump (abseil face first - if you want to);
And climb back up again; Now take a hike - because we’re off to the quad bike track to put something fast and wild between your legs; Don helmet and goggles and follow our easy-to-read lips as we teach you how to use our fully automatic quad bikes;
And we’re off!!! Roots, rocks and mud. Spectacular cliff-top views, milkwood forests and fynbos glades. Quad-popping ascents, eye-popping descents and loopy, dusty grins guaranteed! Down Boy! And back to the Lagoon for a relaxing canoe trip across to Leisure Island.

SEAL’s Awesome Foursome - The Facts!!!!

Our Exclamation-approved Adrenalin Rating: !!!!!

Difficulty: Challenging, but doable

Suitable For: Friends, relatives, corporate groups, the pope, ageing rock stars and every able-bodied person of 16 years or older (weight restrictions may apply)

What To Bring: Comfortable closed walking shoes, sun block, a camera & a windbreaker.

What To Leave Behind: Well that depends - because after this trip, you’ll have left your whole LIFE behind ...

Departures: Daily at 08h30 and 13h30 (weather permitting)

Duration: Approximately 5 hours

Price: R460.00 per person - plus a refundable breakage deposit of R150.00. But it’s refundable, right? And you’re not gonna break anything, right? So you’ll get it back after the trip: that’s what refundable means.