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Hiking in the Amatola Mountains

Driving down to Hogsback in the Eastern Cape for our Covid-19 delayed Amatola hike was delightfully pleasant even the last 48km of gravel. We needed the out. It was great meeting the group especially the Everest Base Camp veterans. We were briefed by Dan Cornick, coordinator of the hike and owner of Away with the Fairies, our stay for the first and last night. We each had loads of questions as he used coloured pens to scribble on the large map – water points, routes, huts, inclines, waterfalls, streams, escape routes etc.

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Map with Dan’s notes in different colours

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Day 8 – Lobuche to Base Camp

D-Day. Today we summit Mt Everest Base Camp. It’s going to be a grueling +8hr hike at the highest altitude we’ve ever been. An early morning start with 5:30 breakfast and 6:30 hike. The morning was icy cold and the demons were swirling. Breakfast was barely edible as our appetites were long gone. Being well layered, we started our hike.

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