Platteklip Gorge to Maclear’s Beacon: The Mountain Doesn’t Care About Your Plans Nearly three months after we started our 13 Peaks Challenge Cape Town journey, we finally got to Leg 2.  Go here...

There’s something mildly unhinged (and deeply satisfying) about choosing to hike in the rain—especially when the plan doesn’t quite go to plan. Our weekend in Jonkershoek Nature Reserve delivered exactly...

Some weekends feel like a blur. This one didn’t. This one stretched. It lingered. It settled somewhere deeper than just “a good getaway.” Maybe it was the inaugural Black Mountain Ultra Trail Run in Calitzdorp,...

Reaching Annapurna Base Camp, emotional highs, snow-covered peaks, and the long descent back through the Himalayas — the defining moment of the trek.

A tough day on the Annapurna Base Camp trek — trekking from Lower Sinuwa to Deurali, relentless climbs, altitude realities, teahouse life, and the moment the trek turns serious.