MAP 1 SIDE TWO DRAFT ready for comment!

The draft of MAP 1 SIDE TWO is ready for comment at last! Compilation has taken a little longer than expected, but it seems possible that the Cathedral Peak - Monk’s Cowl - Injisuthi area is one of the more complex parts of the Berg path system.

We have several queries and your inputs will be very gratefully received [and acknowledged!]. Preferably append them in ‘Comments’ below, or private message me at this address. 

CLOSING DATE: Sorry to rush you. April 25th is the deadline for comments - we want to go to print in early May!

Please refer to the 'Progress so far' page [see link on right] for most REFERENCE items; below the map extracts is a panel of most of the additional symbols we have added for the Side Two map.

1. Sphinx – see map extract below. There are two different peaks labelled Sphinx on different maps, flanking the summit of the Tlhanyaku Pass. Which one is correct? [and not to be confused with the Sphinx near Monk's Cowl campsite]

2. Cataract Valley [at Injisuthi]. As above, maps differ. Which is correct?

3. Dingaan’s Cave [just north of the Champagne Castle Hotel]. Not vital info for Berg hikers, but it falls on the map so we’d rather we had it right. Is it on the banks of the Sterkspruit, or does it look out over the Mankulumani?

4. Ladder Cave near Rainbow Gorge - does it exist? Is this where it is, near the Chockstone? How many does it accommodate?

5. Reido Cave, on the escarpment near Pampiring - how many can sleep in it?

6. Are you an MTB enthusiast? The jeep tracks off Mike’s Pass are used for MTB riding - have we got the grid right?

7. Quad biking near the Cathedral Peak hotel - is this for real?

There's a new page that you can access from the column on the right, dealing with the GOOD NEWS -- that we're printing on all-waterproof paper again!

NEW REFERENCE ITEMS

As we progress southwards on the maps we come across features that have not been encountered before, and these often require new map symbols. The panel below illustrates the new symbols added to the Reference in map 2.

Looking forward to your comments!

- Peter Slingsby, Lakeside  - 4 April 2022