The Mountain Kingdom Known for its vast mountain landscape, Lesotho’s lowest point ( 1400m) is the highest, lowest point in the world. It is landlocked entirely by South Africa. Lesotho is divided into three geographical regions – lowlands; following the southern banks of the Caledon and Senqu River Valley, Highlands; featuring the Drakensburg & Maluti mountain ranges and the foothills which divide the highlands and the lowlands. The highest point is the Thabana Ntlenyana Mountain (3482m). Snow Lesotho’s weather…
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Lesotho. A country known for its majestic mountains, beautiful people, diverse heritage, rich history and also SNOW!! Winter in the southern hemisphere is rather beautiful at this time of year. Being a “Durban” girl,…
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Frozen Waterfall Climbing in Lesotho Lesotho has a fantastic hidden secret which is likely to surprise you. The Lesotho winters offer climbers an exciting challenge of facing the grandiose frozen waterfalls.…
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At approximately 10am on July 15, ER24 received numerous distress calls from beyond the borders of South Africa. The ER24 Emergency Contact Centre received emergency calls from people trapped on the Butha Buthe pass…
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Yes, it snows in Africa, and in 2011 it snowed a lot! It is also a little-known fact that people have been skiing in various Southern African mountain ranges since 1929. One of the…
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It was a week which started with surfing the Durban waves and ended with skiing in Lesotho. And neatly sandwiched in the middle was a close encounter with a herd of elephant. There are…