Bulwer Mountain 26 June, 2022

Hike leader Dave Sclanders

Heading towards Mpophomeni. 0 degrees.
Approaching Bulwer with the mountain beckoning
View from the car park. Destination on the right
Glowing grasses in the morning sun
Frost still around at 8.30
Our first encounter with wildlife
Giving us directions
Beautiful views after an hour
Our first mini destination - the tree
About a half way up to the contour path. How many more "steeps" Dave
Rhona taking in the view
After 2 hours the contour path gets closer. Bulwer summit in the background. We headed to the right
R - L Dave, Rhona, Libby and Alistair
Snow in Lesotho
Contour path at last
Hodgson's Peaks. Sani Pass on the right
View from around the back of Bulwer mountain
Path around the back. Much easier ascent
The final pull.-2.5-hours. Half an hour to go
2080m and 500m climb
Communications tower
The descent begins. Not our favourite part
Dave leading the way
Plenty of slipping and stumbling. The path is very indistinct
Still frozen at midday
Approaching the hang-gliding launch field
Evidently this is the easier way to get down from the top
Moonscape path
Libby slip sliding away
Putting this into perspective
Back to the hotel. We all agreed that we have formally retired from Bulwer mountain. Many thanks for memories.

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