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[Pineapple Smurf]

Too tough? Boring? Baboons? What spoilt the walk?

She is a smoker in her 50s
There arent baboons on that part of Table Mountain

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

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[EMAM]

Too tough? Boring? Baboons? What spoilt the walk?

Went with silly people who left too late (8am) on a hot summers day...nearly died of heat.
I also don't enjoy scrambling over rocks....my Nikes got fkkd up

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

I still wanna do https://www.hikingsouthafrica.co.za/amatola-hiking-trail/ soon there at Hogsback
Otter Trail last year was awesome

 

[EMAM]

She is a smoker in her 50s
There arent baboons on that part of Table Mountain

Listen *******, I might smoke but I'll take you on on a hike one day
We WON'T go with the O...he gets lost on mountains...a 3 hour hike took him 12 on Sunday....pity he found his way down....oh, apparently he was carried down the last couple hundred metres

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Listen *******, I might smoke but I'll take you on on a hike one day
We WON'T go with the O...he gets lost on mountains...a 3 hour hike took him 12 on Sunday....pity he found his way down....oh, apparently he was carried down the last couple hundred metres

Deal
I will make pancakes

 

[EMAM]

Deal
I will make pancakes

Done!

 

[The_MAC]

Went with silly people who left too late (8am) on a hot summers day...nearly died of heat.
I also don't enjoy scrambling over rocks....my Nikes got fkkd up

Rookie mistake. I hear you

 

[The_MAC]

Deal
I will make pancakes

Are you going to make the batter before you leave and keep it in a bottle, or are you going to mix it on the hike?

Interested to see how you Capies do things..

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Are you going to make the batter before you leave and keep it in a bottle, or are you going to mix it on the hike?

Interested to see how you Capies do things..

I do both
For daily hikes I go with pre mixed batter in a bottle

On multi day hikes I carry my powdered premix that just needs 1 egg and water and I use my Cordless USB Whisk to make the fresh batter.
Quick n Easy

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

This is the easy one, it doesnt require you to carry milk with you

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I get about 15 to 20 pancakes from each packet

 

[CamiKaze]

Went with silly people who left too late (8am) on a hot summers day...nearly died of heat.
I also don't enjoy scrambling over rocks....my Nikes got fkkd up

I bought a pair of Salomon's X4 Ultra's but my feet hurt after the hike...
Which is strange, the other hikes were fine, and these shoes are still brand new.
Think I need to buy an inner sole.

 

[The_MAC]

I do both
For daily hikes I go with pre mixed batter in a bottle

On multi day hikes I carry my powdered premix that just needs 1 egg and water and I use my Cordless USB Whisk to make the fresh batter.
Quick n Easy

I was kind of being sarcastic.. But you make them on route, impressive.

Does the pancake premix not taste meh without milk, I use it at home, and always use milk?

Do you carry a largish pan, oil, spatula and egg?

 

[CamiKaze]

I still wanna do https://www.hikingsouthafrica.co.za/amatola-hiking-trail/ soon there at Hogsback
Otter Trail last year was awesome

We are planning on doing the Otter trail as well.

 

[The_MAC]

I bought a pair of Salomon's X4 Ultra's but my feet hurt after the hike...
Which is strange, the other hikes were fine, and these shoes are still brand new.
Think I need to buy an inner sole.

Is that the mid-boot or trail running shoe?

 

[WollieVerstege]

Great resource for hiking trails in and around CT: https://sites.google.com/site/mountainmeanderswiki/Home

This is how I figured out there were more than a dozen trails on Table Mountain I have never done after hiking there for 20 years.

 

[WollieVerstege]

I am going to try and revive this stale thread, here goes...

We are doing Fanie Botha month end, the 2 day (23km/14km) route. Anyone else do it, how was it, was there water along the route? (I guess since there are many options on this hike, I am asking water availability in general)

I have done the Drakensberg Northern Traverse and Otter, so this one has been on the list for some time, looking forward to it.

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People in my hiking group who have done it a year or so ago complained that the huts were in a bad state. Not sure if that was just post lock down issues that have been fixed or not.

 

[The_MAC]

People in my hiking group who have done it a year or so ago complained that the huts were in a bad state. Not sure if that was just post lock down issues that have been fixed or not.

Thanks, will brace ourselves - hopefully I have experienced worse and this is ok

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

I was kind of being sarcastic.. But you make them on route, impressive.

Does the pancake premix not taste meh without milk, I use it at home, and always use milk?

Do you carry a largish pan, oil, spatula and egg?

Haha, it tastes perfect, Maybe they have milk powder in the flour mix, I am not sure, But it tastes same as homemade pancakes, everyone loves them

On day hikes I carry the large stuff yes, but on multi dayu I have a small frying pan and tiny kiddies spatula

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Where possible I try not to stay in a hut.
I have a lightweight tent that has no poles, it uses your 2 trekking poles instead.
I love it, nice and tiny and light
I prefer sleeping in peace outside, not with 10 snorers in a confined space