The sun is already burning down but a stiff breeze is hiding the heat. You’re halfway up a 120m high chunk of granite wall. Your left big toe is pushed down onto a little crimpy ridge, while you right is just, kind of, smeared against the wall. Your hands? They’re currently massaging the rock [...]
On the 21st to the 24th May 2026, ten of us set out from Haenertsburg to escape into the mountains of the Wolkberg. In the three years since Ray Kröger first led us over these swathes of grassland guarded by cliffs, the Wolkberg Traverse has become an MCSA Limpopo classic. This year, to change [...]
April is perfect hiking weather in Limpopo; the wind has died down, rain has all but disappeared and the sun still dances on the mountain tops. As we started the hike up Blouberg in mist and a slight chill, we did wonder though if we’d got the weather right this time. Luckily, the long [...]
This trip started as a Wolkberg Traverse, on paper at least. Unfortunately, due to issues with dates, we had to turn it into a short weekend stay in the Wolkberg Hut. I say 'unfortunately', but it is always a treat to stay at the hut, regardless of how you get there. In this case, [...]
The Wolkberg Traverse, one of our local classics. Four days of hiking and camping in the wilderness, with a final night at the Wolkberg MCSA hut, in the shadow of Serala peak. What more could you ask for? After working out the logistics, we met up at Lekgalameetse gate on Thursday morning. There was [...]