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SOUTHERN
BERG PASSES
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Vergelegen
/ Mkhomazi Wilderness Area (Cobham North) |
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Name of Pass |
Difficulty (Condition) |
Top of Pass (WGS 84) |
Download Garmin Track |
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Mlahlangubo
Pass
- E37 |
Average (Good) |
S29°27.135
E29°23.284
2 908
metres |
Mlahlangubo Pass (Poor quality track) |
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Ngaqamadola
Pass
(North) - E38 |
Average (Fair). No path to
follow. |
S29°27.856
E29°22.117
2 834
metres |
Ngaqamadola Pass (North) |
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Ngaqamadola
Pass
(South) - E39 |
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Mkhomazi
Pass
- E40 |
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| Mohlesi Pass
- E41 |
Difficult (Poor) |
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Nhlangeni
Pass
- E42 |
Difficult in lower valley (Poor path) |
S29°29.422
E29°17.580
3 244
metres |
Nhlangeni
Pass
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- E43 |
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| Mangaun Pass
- E44 |
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Ntshintshini
Pass
- E45 |
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Mqatsheni
Pass
- E46? |
Difficult
(Poor) Two cruxes require rope
at least for backpacks. |
S29°33.947
E29°19.267
3 018
metres |
Mqatsheni
Pass
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| Phinong Pass
- E47? |
Average (Good) |
S29°34.501
E29°19.556
2 935
metres |
Phinong Pass |
| Sani Pass
- E48 |
This is a
road
pass. |
S29°35.081
E29°17.284
2 885
metres
(Supplied by C Sommer) |
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Cobham Wilderness Area
(Cobham South) |
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Name of Pass |
Difficulty (Condition) |
Top of Pass (WGS 84) |
Download Garmin Track |
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Masubasuba
Pass
- E49 |
Average (Good). There
is a well-worn (eroded) path all the way up this pass.
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North gully:
S29°37.229
E29°17.073
3 084
metres
South gully:
S29°37.262
E29°17.035
3 104
metres |
Masubasuba Pass |
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Amakehla
Pass
- E50 |
Average (Fair).
Exercise caution on traverse, especially in snow and ice. Used by smugglers.
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S29°38.573
E29°17.296
2 908
metres |
Ridge Route
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| Minaret Pass
- E51 |
Difficult
(Poor). Has one crux which requires a rope rope if you are carrying backpacks; unsafe due to loose rocks.
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Garden
Castle Wilderness Area |
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Name of Pass |
Difficulty (Condition) |
Top of Pass (WGS 84) |
Download Garmin Track |
| Pitsaneng Pass
(North) - E52N |
Easy
(No path).
Exercise caution on traverse, especially in snow and ice. |
S29°38.437
E29°15.894
2 862
metres
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Pitsaneng Pass (North) |
| Pitsaneng Pass
(South) - E52S |
Average (Fair).
Has one crux which may need a rope. |
S29°38.474
E29°15.377
2 869
metres |
Pitsaneng Pass (South) |
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Stones Pass
(North)
- E53 |
Easy (Good
- smugglers' path below) |
S29°38.618
E29°13.905
2 813
metres |
Stones Pass (North) |
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Stones Pass
(South)
- E54 |
Easy (Good
- no path below) |
S29°38.784
E29°13.553
2 835
metres |
Stones Pass (South) |
| Sandleni Pass
- ? |
Average (Good) |
S29°39.200
E29°13.028
2 830
metres |
Sandleni Pass |
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Umzimkhulu
Pass (North) - E55N |
Average (Good
- smugglers' route) |
S29°40.688
E29°09.892
2 886
metres |
Umzimkhulu Pass (North) |
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Umzimkhulu Pass
(Middle) - E55M |
Difficult (Rock) |
S29°40.856
E29°09.957
2 895
metres |
Umzimkhulu Pass (Middle) |
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Umzimkhulu
Pass (South) - E55S |
Easy (No Path) |
S29°40.895
E29°09.931
2 915
metres |
Umzimkhulu Pass (South) |
| Verkyker Pass
- E64 |
Average (Good) |
S29°41.361
E29°09.709
2 996
metres |
Verkyker Pass |
| Rhino Pass
- E65 |
Average (No path; some
clambering) |
S29°42.214
E29°09.523
2 974
metres |
Rhino Pass |
| Mashai Pass
- E56 |
Average (Fair) |
S29°42.469
E29°09.138
2 984
metres |
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Wilson's Pass - ? |
Average (No path) |
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Tsepeng Pass - ? |
Average (No path) |
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| Mzimude
Pass (North) - ? |
Difficult (Poor) |
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| Mzimude
Pass (South) - E57 |
Average (Fair) |
North Gully:
S29°45.871
E29°07.759
3 079
metres |
Mzimude Pass (South) |
| Walker's Pass
- ? |
Average (Good). There are 2 quite different
routes for this pass, both without paths. |
S29°46.425
E29°07.879
3 180
metres
(Position of Escarpment entry above Corn Cob Cave) |
Ridge
Route
Mzimude Route |
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Bushman's
Nek Wilderness Area |
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Name of Pass |
Difficulty (Condition) |
Top of Pass (WGS 84) |
Download Garmin Track |
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Saddle Pass - ? |
Easy (Good) |
S29°47.507
E29°07.566
2 820 metres |
Saddle Pass |
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Isicatula Pass - ? |
Easy (Good).
No path, but the top end is a well-defined fissure. |
S29°46.878
E29°07.777
3 087 metres |
Isicatula Pass |
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Ngwangwane
Pass
- E58 |
Very Easy (Good
- but no path near the top) |
S29°48.714
E29°07.540
2 552
metres |
Ngwangwane Pass |
| Tomathu Pass
- E59 |
Very Easy (Good
path) |
S29°49.380
E29°08.069
2 551
metres |
Tomathu Pass
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| Lammergeier Pass - ? |
Very Easy (Good
- but no path) |
S29°49.858
E29°07.841
2 599
metres |
Lammergeier Pass |
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Knuckles Pass (immediately north of the
northern Knuckle) |
Easy (Good - but no path). Access via contour
path behind Goats Cave. |
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Knuckles Pass (between middle & northern
Knuckles) - E60 |
Rock (Narrow gully). Not to be confused with
another impassable gully just north of this one. |
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| Knuckles Pass
(between middle & southern Knuckles) - ? |
Average (Good
- steep, rock-strewn grass slope, no path) |
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| Knuckles Pass
(South) - E61 |
Easy (Good - but no path near the top). Located
immediately south of southern knuckle. |
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Tarn Cave Pass - ? |
Easy (Good - but small crux
near bottom) |
S29°51.684
E29°08.434
2 414 metres |
Tarn Cave Pass |
| Bushman's
Nek Pass - E62 |
Easy (Eroded
mule path; used by Basutho traders) |
S29°52.451
E29°09.918
2 350
m |
Bushman's
Nek Pass |
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Jonathan's
Gate - E63 |
Easy (Eroded) |
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