We went kloofing the second day we got to South Africa. Kloofing (also known as canyoneering) is extreme hiking which involves abseiling, bouldering, mountain climbing, wading through rivers, etc. We left Johannesburg around 7:15 to our rendezvous point in hopes of getting there around 8:15. 2 hours after getting lost we arrived at our destination. We were joined with two couple and our guide. We took another 40 minute drive to our final destination and began our climb up the mountain. From 10 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. we kloofed away! We started out hiking up a mountain towards this gorge that we would be heading back down in.
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| The Gorge Right in the Middle of the Picture |
Then at the top of that mountain we took a break and a few pictures. The view was breathtaking!
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| The View |
Our guide cautioned us to be careful; some of the trees had been hallowed out by the river flowing through the gorge and if you moved to fast you could step through it while moving forward and break your leg. If you did you’d be staying in the gorge for the night… very motivational words for us to take our time. We got into the gorge and immediately used ropes and our harness as an aid to make our way up steep, rocky paths and through pools or water. It was just a warm up for what would happen next. After getting past the large pool of water, we were at our second resting place. We hung around there while our guide got our abseil ready.
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| Great Pose Tim |
We then abseiled down (repel by roping down a cliff/boulder/waterfall/etc) a waterfall crevasse. We then continued our way down the gorge on our way back. It was a great experience and all for $50.
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| The Abseil |
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