I started hiking in 1984 in the Cape. I later joined the Johannesburg Hiking Club and has been a member for close on 20 years. It was with the JHC that I really got to know the country, doing most of the major trails in South Africa, spending many a long weekend in the Drakensberg, Mpumalanga & Northern Province, and numerous Christmas camps in the Western and Eastern Cape. My most memorable hiking trips: Reunion, MtMulanje in Malawi on a fantastic safari through Southern Africa, and Kilimanjaro. There is nothing like a hiking community for friendship and the good times!

Fish River Canyon (no broken ankle this time), Nepal (Anapurna), the Inka Trail and a trip to East Africa (Serengeti ballooning). I'm also a passionate photographer, gardener, culture lover and writer. I work as a life coach and workshop facilitator.