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Crossing the Dragon's Back in Record Time The record for the Grand Traverse of the Drakensberg has stood for nearly ten years, since Gavin and Lawrie Raubenheimer set a time of four days, nine hours and thirty-nine minutes for the 210km from Sentinel car park to Bushman's Nek police station via six specified summits. Something in the region of fifteen attempts were made to break the record, including an unofficial race in November 2008, which we skipped due to my hiking pal Stijn Laenen… Continue

Hey all I see that some are keen for details of our traverse, so, in compliance with the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000, here goes. Apologies for the lateness of this post. The record itself: Dates: 17-20/12/2008 Total time: 3d 9h 52m 52s Total distance: 209km Total ascent: 7810m Total descent: 8515m No running at all (alas) Daily stats: Day 1: Sentinel – Easter Cave, 45km, 1885m ascent, 10hr 44min Day 2: Easter Cave – Mafadi south side, 50km, 2345m, 14hr 45min Day 3:… Continue