Survival Camp - Nov99


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Above is the view from the Friday night camping area showing the landscape. The survival camp was held in the wooded area. We hiked to the top of the mountain on the Sunday to visit an old fort that was used during the Boer war.

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Emergency survival camping area on Friday evening Griffen checking Jonathan's pack and site before setting off to wooded area Survival patrol getting ready to hike on Saturday
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Jonathan's & Gareth's natural shelter Ziggy survival campsite before it disappeared!!! Matthew's and Jacques's shelter in the process of being built.
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Caracal up the windmill spying on the boys. Ziggy after his survival campsite disappeared!!! Dale tending to his fire.
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Gareth & Jono willing the fire to catch!!! This is how they eventually did it, patience. Caracal giving some words of wisdom to Adrian and Sean.
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Caracal, Griffen & Vaughn in deep discussion The survival team Dale and team on Lunch break.
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View from the top, showing the wooded area directly below. View from the top, showing the farmhouse and the fields where we spent the first evening. Decending down the mountain.

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Above is the view from the wooded camping area showing the landscape. Where the tent is pitched used to be a farm dam.

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This page last updated on October 26,1998.