The Greatest Adventure Is What Lies Ahead
JRR TOLKIEN
Upcoming Multi-Day Hikes
She Also Runs ... A little..
Latest Posts
Swapping Stormy Cape Town for the Freezing Karoo We left Cape Town early on Saturday, 28 June 2025, in pouring rain—one of those relentless winter downpours that feels like it’s soaking...
Best HIkes In Cape TownCape Town HikesDay HikesDay Hiking Trails in Cape TownFamily Friendly Hiking TrailsHikingHiking GearNature and WildlifeOne Day Hiking Trails: Cape TownOutdoor AdventureTable Mountain National Park Hikes
13 Peaks Challenge Cape Town Hiking Peak 6 and 7 of the 13 Peaks Challenge, 21–22 June 2025 Peak 5 Behind; Peak 6 Ahead When you sign up for Cape Town’s legendary 13 Peaks...
Cape Town HikesDay HikesDay Hiking Trails in Cape TownFamily Friendly Hiking TrailsHikingHiking GearNature and WildlifeOne Day Hiking Trails: Cape TownOutdoor AdventureTable Mountain HikesTable Mountain National Park Hikes
The Best-Laid Plans (Drenched in Reality) Monday 16 June dawned grey and moody—typical Cape Town winter weather. It was meant to be leg 3 of our 13 Peaks Challenge. For Peaks...
Best HIkes In Cape TownCape Town HikesDay HikesDay Hiking Trails in Cape TownHikingHiking GearOne Day Hiking Trails: Cape TownTable Mountain HikesTable Mountain National Park HikesTrail
We began our 13 Peaks Challenge on Friday the 13th at 15:31 under a windless Cape Town sky. With mysterious coincidences, brutal wind, and an unexpected rescue, here’s how our first...
A powerful reflection on Cape Town’s iconic Slave Route Challenge and the urgent moral parallels between South Africa’s legacy of slavery and Palestine’s struggle for freedom. Bo-Kaap’s...
Over 200 runners showed up to reclaim the trail from Long Beach to Scarborough, a clear message: safety in numbers.
Day HikesFamily Friendly Hiking TrailsHikeMulti-Day HikeNature and WildlifeOutdoor AdventureSouth African Heritage and CultureSouth African HikesWeekend HikeWestern Cape Hiking Trails
Strandveld Hiking Trail | Easy 2-Day Hike in West Coast National Park
An unforgettable weekend of running, adventure, and camaraderie with friends and fellow Crusaders.
HikeHikingHiking GearMulti-Day HikeNature and WildlifeOutdoor AdventureSouth African Heritage and CultureSouth African HikesUltimate Guide
The Swart Tobie Trail is a rare find in South Africa’s hiking landscape — a 5-day wilderness slackpacking trail that traces sea, sand, and soul through the private farmlands of the...
HikeHikingMulti-Day HikeNature and WildlifeOutdoor AdventureSouth African Heritage and CultureSouth African HikesWestern Cape Hiking Trails
Experience the Swart Tobie Trail: 4 days on foot across the rugged beauty of the West Coast. A soulful, slow hike through silence, sea, and legacy.
'And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.'
John Muir
ABOUT ME
I'm Gabiba. Welcome to the first day of the rest of my hikes ... and runs.
My first hike was a terrifying trip up Lions Head in 2009. Back then there were no staples at the chains section and no-one bothered to tell me there was an easier route up.
But it was only in 2012 that hiking went from a casual to serious past-time.
I mention this because I was/am still, sometimes, terrified of heights.
hi