It seems there were a few elderly hikers out and about in the mountains this weekend who needed aid from the Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) teams.
The body of a hiker was recovered from the bottom of the cliffs above Boyes Drive, Muizenberg on Thursday, March 30.
A lone hiker survived two weeks stranded in the wilderness in Southern California, with just half a jar of salsa and water from the creek to sustain him.
This chap slipped out of control, narrowly avoiding serious injury or worse as he tumbled over sharp rocks down a mountain.
Rescuers who feared that 80-year-old Harry Harvey was dead after he went missing while hiking seriously underestimated his survival skills.
On Monday evening, the body of a man, believed to be around 60 years of age, was found near Nursery Ravine.
James Prudenciano reckons he’d probably be dead if he hadn’t invested in a life-saving piece of technology.
A hiker in Brisbane, Australia, spent two days fighting for survival after a six-metre tumble down a waterfall “clean snapped” his leg.
A new app aims to make hiking the Cape Republic’s trails both easier and safer, with a range of very cool features.
Social media users have alerted the authorities to sections of the popular hiking trail on Lion’s Head, that appear to be unsafe for public use.
If you manage to time your Table Mountain climb just right, you get to soak up what is called the ‘golden hour’. These chaps nailed it.
January has been a terrible month in terms of violent attacks on hikers, and yesterday a man was stabbed to death whilst walking with his wife.
Hiking up any mountain can be perilous, and that certainly rings true for Table Mountain. Luckily there was help at hand for three stranded climbers.