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PASSES OF THE NATAL DRAKENSBERG

NORTHERN BERG PASSES

Amphitheatre (Qwa-Qwa)

Name of Pass Difficulty (Condition) Top of Pass (WGS 84) Download Garmin Track
Namahadi Pass - E1  

S28°45.319

E28°51.959

3 082 metres

(Supplied by C Sommer)

Namahadi Pass

(Supplied by C Sommer)

Chain Ladder - E2 Easy (Excellent)

S28°44.789

E28°52.791

2 964 metres

(Supplied by R Thomas)

Chain Ladder

(Supplied by R Thomas)

Mudslide Average (ladders)

S28°40.606

E28°55.896

2 017 metres

Route obvious
The Crack Average (ladders)

S28°40.805

E28°55.351

2 062 metres

Route obvious

Mnweni Reservation

Name of Pass Difficulty (Condition) Top of Pass (WGS 84) Download Garmin Track
Ifidi Pass - E3  

S28°47.257

E28°56.361

3 040 metres

(Supplied by C Sommer)

 
Icidi Pass - E4  

S28°48.473

E28°55.947

3 097 metres

(Supplied by C Sommer)

 
Mbundini Pass - E5 Difficult (Poor)

S28°50.695

E28°56.765

3 150 metres

(Supplied by C Sommer)

 Mbundini Pass

(Supplied by C Sommer)

Fangs Pass - E6 Difficult (Poor)

S28°51.687

E28°56.407

3 037 metres

(Supplied by C Sommer)

Fangs Pass

(Supplied by C Sommer)

Rwanqa Pass - ?  

S28°52.595

E28°57.426

3 088 metres

(Supplied by C Sommer)

Rwanqa Pass

(Supplied by C Sommer)

Pins Pass - ?  

S28°53.476

E28°58.466

3 196 metres

(Supplied by C Sommer)

 
Manxome Pass - ?      
Mnweni Pass - E8 Average (Good)

S28°53.650

E29°00.696

2 885 metres

(Supplied by R Thomas)

Mnweni Pass

(Supplied by R Thomas)

Rockeries Pass - E9 Average (Good)

S28°53.833

E29°01.696

2 901 metres

(Supplied by C Sommer)

 
Nguza Pass - E10 Poor (Rock)

S28°55.107

E29°03.513

2 926 metres

(Supplied by R Thomas)

 
   

 

 

Cathedral Peak Wilderness Area

Name of Pass Difficulty (Condition) Top of Pass (WGS 84) Download Garmin Track
Ntonjelana Pass - E11  

S28°56.303

E29°05.580

2 871metres

(Supplied by R Thomas)

Ntonjelana Pass

(Supplied by R Thomas)

Mlambonja Pass - E12 Average (Fair)

S28°57.216

E29°06.716

2 966 metres (E12)

Mlambonja Pass

(Supplied by R Thomas)

Bell Traverse Difficult (Poor in places) Starts/ends at Twins Cave Bell Traverse
Xeni Pass - E13  

S28 58.221

E29 07.373

3 016 metres

(Supplied by C Sommer)

 
Cockade Pass - E13a Difficult (Poor - flash flood in Feb. 2009 has washed away many cairns.)

S28°59.052

E29°08.237

2 964 metres

(Supplied by C Sommer)

 Cockade Pass
Tseketseke Pass - E14 Average (Good)

S28°59.443

E29°09.093

2 997 metres

Tseketseke Pass

Organ Pipes Pass - E15 (Camel route) Average (Good)

S29°00.637

E29°10.941

2 970 metres

Camel Route

(Supplied by C Sommer)

Organ Pipes Pass - E15 (Thuthumi Ridge route) Easy (Good)

S29°00.637

E29°10.941

2 970 metres

Thuthumi Ridge Route
Thuthumi Pass - E16 Average (Good)

S29°00.815

E29°11.217

3 074 metres

(Supplied by C Sommer)

 
Tlanyaku Pass - E17 Average (Eroded)

S29°02.940

E29°13.503

2 759 metres

 Tlanyaku Pass
   

 

 

Monk's Cowl/Mdedelelo Wilderness Area

Name of Pass Difficulty (Condition) Top of Pass (WGS 84) Download Garmin Track
Gray's Pass - E18 Average (Fair). Badly eroded near the bottom of the old route. Cruxes higher up could be problematic in wet or ice conditions.

S29°04.297

E29°19.391

3 105 metres

Gray's Pass

Cathkin Mountain

Pass - E19

 

S29°05.773

E29°19.543

3 312 metres

(Supplied by C Sommer)

 

Ship's Prow Pass - E20 Average (Fair). This is a long pass. Easy at the top. Large boulders in river bed lower down.

S29°05.976

E29°19.526

3 295 metres

(Supplied by C Sommer)

 

 

Last modified on 2006/04/19