Category: Kloofing

Kloofing by 1st Claremont Scouts

Kloofing: a Photo Essay

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Kloofing in Action

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Elandspad Kloofing 2019 by Aidan

We started our eventful day meeting at 8:30 at the parking lot near the Huguenot tunnel on the Worcester side. We hiked along the mountain and then descended towards the river. We stopped at a spot next to the river, had a snack and everyone had to ensure that their belongings in their backpacks would …

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Elandspad 2019

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Elandspad 2018

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Elandspad 2016

A great days kloofing in Elandspad in perfect weather. We left early in the morning with temperatures forecast to reach 40 degrees so that we could avoid hiking in the heat. A wise decision as it turned out as we reached Fishermans Cave at about 10 in the morning, after about 1.5 to 2 hours …

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Kloofing Basics

Kloofing is the art and science of hiking down a river. In the Western Cape we are lucky to have several rivers that we can kloof in. Kloofing though is not like a conventional hike. Most kloofing is preceeded by the hike in – the length to get from the cars to the point where …

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Bobbejaanskloof

1st Claremont Scouts regularly hike in Bobbejaanskloof which we rate as one of the best day kloofs in the Western Cape. It is a kloof which as lots of jumps (some of them pretty high), swims and general wading through water without being too long. The jumps are not mandatory and it is always necessary …

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