PROPOSED ITINERARY FOR 5 DAY 5 PEAK CHALLENGE IN DRAKENSBERG 0CT 2008

DAY 1                      CATHEDRAL PEAK (3004m)

                                Depart Cathedral Peak Hotel at 6am and reach summit by aprox 1pm

        Down Buggers gulley to the base of The Bell by aprox 4pm

        (9 hour hiking day)

NIGHT 1                   Sleep in the Bell Cave (Sleeps 5)

                                Depart cave at 7am and hike across to Outer Horn

DAY 2                      OUTER HORN (3005m)  

        Aprox 5 hour hike up to summit and down to Twins Cave.

NIGHT 2                   Sleep in Twins Cave (Sleeps 12)

DAY 3                       THE MITRE (3023m)

                                Hike back toward The Mitre. Rock scramble to summit and abseil down face.

NIGHT 3                   Sleep in Twins Cave

DAY 4                       THE COCKADE (3086M)

NIGHT 4                   Roland’s Cave (sleeps eight people)

DAY 5                      CLEFT PEAK (3281m)

                                Walk down through Organ Pipes Pass back to Cathedral Peak Hotel by 6pm.

NB.                  THE BELL (2930m)  Technical one pitch technical climb can still be done on route to Horn and will take an extra 3 to 4 hours)