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Location
Location
Take the Suikerbossie Restaurant turnoff on Victoria road, and park on the left outside the Ruyteplaats Estate entrance gates. DO NOT go all the way to the restaurant to park. The route starts on the left of the Ruyteplaats gate.
Overview
An interesting, rarely done traverse in a remote part of Table Mountain, which is why a body lay there for 6 months before it was found! Read the story here in the IOL or News24.
The press reports about the body recory get several points wrong! I know because I was the person who found the body and went back withthe WSAR team to retrive it. It is a rarely done route with an indisctict path and I found the body by accident as I was moving from a lower (indistict) trail to a higher trail which looked a bit better.
The call out and recovery procedure was impressive. I reported the find to Andi Tromp who was part of our hiking group, but not there that day, Within 30 mins Deon Tromp, who was part of WSAR, called me back to ask me to be at the airport at 9am the next morning, having already organised the chopper, WSAR, the forensic pathalogist and the police.
Tony Heher
Route Description
Route Description
Ascent
Approach the traverse using the Llandudno Ravine description up to the point in the Llundono Ravine watercourse where staples are installed. Don't follow the ravine watercourse, rather go left up the slope with a faint path. Once on the top of a the minor saddle, take a steep slope to your right, following the path until you reach the ridge line of Llandudno Corner.
The traverse officially starts on the ridge. Continue the traverse until you reach a gully, this is Pimple Gorge. There's a cairn past the gully to mark the route going up to a high ledge. Continuing the traverse along this ledge you will pass above Lekkerwater Pinnacle, continue traversing until a interesting tea cave.
The traverse continues slightly below the tea spot, aiming for the dark corner to the right of Grove Buttress. From the corner of Grove Buttress (with interesting dark rock) descend into the tree covered section. Traverse around the Grove Buttress to the left corner of the the buttress and onto the Victoria Ravine slopes.
From here Victoria Ravine can be followed, or across Victoria Ravine to Victoria Gully just left of Separation Buttress. Scramble up the left of the gully negotiating a exposed rock shelf. Slightly higher up scramble back to the waterbed of the gully, which should be followed to the top keeping right where the gully splits. From the top a bit of possible bundu-bashing is required to reach the Apostles path.
Descent
The route can be descended via Llandudno Ravine or Llandudno Buttress. Myburgh's Waterfall Ravine is a longer more scenic descent option.
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