The past week was a busy one, during which hundreds of outdoor users were tracked and a number of incidents were reported, including various injuries during which some of our Search & Rescue volunteers assisted.
Kosta Papageorgiou of the @Lion500 initiative has agreed to become a brand ambassador for SafetyMountain Tracking. As an avid hiker, Kosta is planning to hike up and down Lion’s Head 500 times to raise funds (R500,000) for 5 charities and community-based organisations. These are Rape Crisis, Fallen Angels, the Chipembere Rhino Foundation, Read more…
There are a gazillion hiking apps out there and whilst many of these platforms are great, a hiking map remains an essential part of your hiking kit for various reasons!
The South African Police Service has made arrests made in respect of the recent mugging attacks in the central section of the Table Mountain National Park.
This weekend, two emergency responders sadly passed away in two separate, unrelated incidents.
There was some very good news coming from Lion’s Head this week! On Thursday 10 January 2018 Adrienne Cedella Brown embarked on an organised Lion’s Head sunset hike. After a while, she got behind and separated from the group she was with. Determined to reach the summit, despite being on Read more…
At 08h30 on Sunday the 26th of November 2017, a total of 31 members from The Hikers Network Hiking Club convened in the Olifantsbos parking area of the Cape Point Nature Reserve to partake in the Shipwreck hike scheduled for the day. Wayne was leading the hike, whilst Conrad was Read more…
For various reasons, K9s should be on a leash while they are accompanying you on your mountain hikes. When a dog wanders off on its own: – They could get lost and die – They could be bitten by an insect, spider, scorpion or a snake – Running off path could result Read more…
The Hikers Network Hiking division completed the De Hoop Potberg Environmental weekend event 22, 23, 24 September 2017 where a group of 59 members spent the weekend at the Potberg Environmental Education Centre. People and Conservation was the area of focus and many of these 59 members are part of Read more…
@SafetyMountain Tracking is an initiative of the Hikers Network. It all started when one of the founding members of the Hikers Network (Anwaaz Bent), suggested that members “check in” with him, before heading out into the mountains. This was for safety and other reasons:- Initially, the primary reason for checking Read more…