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Table Mountain
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Footage Shows Massive Boulder Tumbling Down Table Mountain [Videos]
14 Jul 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Several people managed to capture footage of a massive boulder tumbling down one of the slopes – the Silverstream Ravine area – and a loud rumble could be heard.
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Questions Over Table Mountain Safety After Spate Of Attacks
12 May 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
SANParks is once again under fire, this time regarding safety in and around Table Mountain National Park.
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Guinness World Record Set On Table Mountain Last Night
11 May 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South African trail runners Christiaan Greyling and AJ Calitz spent 20 hours yesterday testing the limits of their endurance, and came out tops.
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Body Of Hiker Found On Table Mountain
03 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On Monday evening, the body of a man, believed to be around 60 years of age, was found near Nursery Ravine.
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Tourist “Extremely Lucky” To Survive After 20m Fall On Table Mountain [Images]
20 Feb 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
An Icelandic tourist is going to return home with quite a story to tell, after a fall on Table Mountain led to a 13-hour rescue ordeal.
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Another Beautiful Sighting Of A Caracal On Table Mountain [Videos]
07 Nov 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A trail runner training for the big day came across a caracal, which we now know is called Hermes, and managed to get up close and personal.
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Table Mountain Crime “High-Risk Areas” Make For Scary Reading
15 Oct 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
At some point this summer, you’re going to be hitting the Cape’s hiking trails. Here’s some sobering information via the Cape Town section of the Mountain Club of South Africa.
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Falling Rocks Kill Table Mountain Hiker
14 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
A tragic incident on the famous landmark has resulted in one hiker dying, and a number of others sustaining injuries.
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Table Mountain Arson Suspect Caught Red-Handed
03 Apr 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Police have confirmed that they have arrested a man on charges of arson, and it’s going to be tough for him to explain his way out of this one.
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“Lucky To Be Alive” – Victim Of Saturday’s Violent Mountain Attack Describes Harrowing Ordeal
17 Jan 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Speaking about the Saturday morning knife attack on the mountains above Kalk Bay, Yvonne Cormack shared distressing details of the violence she encountered.
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More Attacks – It’s Still Not Safe To Hike Around Table Mountain
15 Jan 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
A recent spate of attacks in and around Table Mountain National Park has deterred many from taking their chances. This weekend was a nightmare for one group.
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First-Hand Account Of Mugging At Knifepoint On Table Mountain Yesterday
24 Oct 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
Summer is approaching and we’re all keen to get out and about, but best you watch out for some madman wielding a knife on Table Mountain.
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Yesterday’s Dramatic Table Mountain Helicopter Rescue In Pictures
03 Oct 2017 by Sloane Hunter / 1 Comment
Attempting to hike Table Mountain’s India Venster trail, a woman had to be rescued on Monday evening. Take a look at what went down in pics.
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The Sickest HD Timelapse Of Table Mountain We’ve Ever Seen [Video]
19 Jul 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
Capetonians aren’t shy of putting together the odd Table Mountain tribute video, but sometimes one stands out from the crowd.
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Table Mountain Is For Sale For Just Under R1 Billion
19 Jun 2014 by chelsea / 1 Comment
Table Mountain is currently on the market – even to all of us normal folk! Haven’t you always wanted to OWN and piece of Cape Town? Sure you have.
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Here Are 10 Good Reasons To Move To Cape Town [PHOTOS]
13 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
It’s not really a hard sell, is it? But now that Cape Town has been voted the number one city to visit in 2014 by The New Yorker, we thought we’d press the advantage home with this collection of shots, illustrating why you shouldn’t be living anywhere else in the world.
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It’s Official: Table Mountain Confirmed As Fifth Of Seven New Wonders Of Nature
03 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Remember last year when Table Mountain was voted in as one of the seven new “wonders of nature” after an extensive international voting competition run by the Swiss New7Wonders Foundation? Well an international audit has just confirmed the award, making the title official, but what does this mean for Slaapstad and our tourism industry?
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Table Mountain Robbers Targeted
21 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Look, if you’re a robber, think again about hiding out in a cave on Table Mountain. Because the Western Cape authorities are going to be cracking down on yo’ ass. Just a warning.
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Braaied Himalayan Tahr Steaks, Anyone?
21 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You may be aware that there have been Himalayan Tahr’s living on the slopes our beloved Table Mountain for many years. The population has dwindled in recent times, and it was decided to remove all of the exotic creatures for good. However, a have few managed to evade the sniper’s barrel. Until now.
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Rob Taylor May Have Been Haunted By Drugs, Depression, And Guilt
12 Jan 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday we had a comment on our story, Rob Taylor Took The Ultimate Jump which prompted us to do a little extra digging. Professionals suggest that his unusual behaviour leading up to his death may have been a result of drug use or a mental health ailment.
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Rob Taylor Took The “Ultimate Jump”
10 Jan 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Soon after we published the story that property development tycoon, Rob Taylor, was suspected of having perished by suicide by leaping off Table Mountain, online conversations around the incident began to reveal a number of curious, if not unnerving details of the circumstances leading up to Taylor’s death.
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Charitable Audi R8 Donor Suspected Of Committing Suicide
10 Jan 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Rob Taylor, the property tycoon from Howick (KZN) who donated his R2,03 million Audi R8 to two car guards at the base of Table Mountain in January of 2010, is suspected of committing suicide by leaping from the base of the top cable car station on Sunday evening.
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Table Mountain Goes Half Price At Sunset
29 Oct 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Table Mountain Cableway’s famously popular Sunset Special starts on Monday November 1 this year and runs until the end of February 2011. Adults pay R90 per person return while children under 18 years pay R45 per person return after 6pm. Tickets can only be purchased at the Cableway’s Ticket Office from 6pm. Click for more info.
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VOTE FOR TABLE MOUNTAIN TO BE A NEW7WONDER OF NATURE
08 Apr 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Table Mountain needs your vote to become one of the New7Wonders of Nature in 2011! Table Mountain Table Mountain has been shortlisted, along with 28 other natural wonders, for the prestigious accolade. On April 7, 2010, Table Mountain was sitting in the bottom half of the rankings, meaning that much help is needed for Cape […]
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TABLE MOUNTAIN NEEDS YOU
30 Jun 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 5 Comments
I am writing this from a café somewhere in Paris as The Muse downs another glass of rosé and the waiters eyeball me, wondering when exactly we will be ordering dinner (I’m going for the fish). That said, this is going to be a quick one. But an important one, nonetheless. It’s to do with […]
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VERY COOL NEW PANORAMIC AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF CAPE TOWN
15 Jun 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 8 Comments
I’m not sure who took this panoramic aerial photograph of Cape Town, Table Mountain and the Green Point stadium, but they did a very good job. Thought you might enjoy it. Click pic for hi-res version. CLICK HERE FOR HI-RES CAPE TOWN PANORAMIC IMAGE Jeepers, that is impressive! Shame, very kak place we […]
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CAPE TOWN CROP CIRCLES?
16 Apr 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Not sure if you caught this wonderful little spot of rural graffiti. Just after the recent Table Mountain fires (here), there were a few spots in the Zonnebloem area which weren’t burnt. some of them were circles. Like this one below. Which someone drew on a smily face in the middle of the night! […]
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THE LION’S HEAD FULL MOON HIKE, CAPE TOWN
14 Apr 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 5 Comments
So some friends from L.A. rolled into town for a week and managed to pack in quite a bit. They stayed at the new One & Only hotel (review pending – the jury is still out) at the V&A Waterfront and headed out each day, ticking off the various adventures to be had. It was […]
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TABLE MOUNTAIN UP FOR NEW 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD
01 Apr 2009 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
While the Vaal Dam is pretty impressive, Table Mountain is the only local landmark that has made the second round of the “New 7 Wonders of the World.” And by “second round” I mean 261 magnificent natural sites from 222 countries. Oh, I’ve just noticed that they’re all natural… That’s probably why the Vaal Dam […]
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