Baboons Pass - Roughrider - Winter June 16th 2012

[IanG]

Glad you made it back safely Sakkie! Sounds like the stainless steel spike was worth it in the end

What was Willie's 'condition' like...Was hy weer **** gewees?

[Sampie]

Ian,
I'm always ****!!!

Some more pics.
To everybody that attended, it was a blast!!

[Sampie]

I was forced to do this!







(Andre, you have missed my friend)

[Jean Kotze]

Guys

with all due respect to the "Kingsley Holgate's" out there, there are many other enthusiasts out there who may wish to do Babbons or Van Zyls pass - who cannot afford to damage their vehicle or replace it at any given time - and don't need to hang a wheel over the edge to get a thrill, and although I have done a pass or 2, on 2 wheels as well as four, is it necessary to run down an improvement to a given"track/road/pass" so that more like minded enthusiasts may enjoy the same.

Is 'breeboors' so important that we loose sight of trip for the destination.

Dunno

Bigfoot,

Let me explain it this way. You get people who like to walk for exercise. Then you get people who like to do hiking trails. And then there is the mountaineers. For the walkers, it is about the walk. For the hikers, it is about the experience, the outing. And for the mountaineer, it is about conquering a mountain.

The same applies to 4x4ing. You get those that just like to fool around with their 4x4s for the fun of it (trail riders/compititions). Then there are the overlanders, and finally the more serious 4x4'ers - they are the mountaineers of the 4x4 family.

The Baboons Pass was one of the few mountain challenges. It was like climbing Kilimanjaro, or Everest, or something like that. Something special.

That is what makes 4x4'ing so special. There is something for everyone. I love all three aspects of 4x4'ing, and am thankful to have had the opportunity to take on the Baboons in all its former glory.

However, now it will be accessible for the general overlanders to experience it as well. Now, that is awsome too.

Lets enjoy the opportunities available to us.

[Big Foot]

Jean,

Your explanation is so right, at the time when I wrote the reply maybe I was being a bit selfish as well, but my only wish was that more of us could enjoy a route so highly spoken and written about.

[Barto]

Uhm, my understanding is and it looked like, the road was only repaired to get easier access to the school/village and I find it hard to belief it was fixed to make it easier for the South Africans in their fancy 4x4's.

[PaulCB]

Time to go find baboons 2... and I think I know where to look. There was an old road that runs North at Roma and loops up and around to Ramabanta. I managed about 300m of it a few years ago but realized it wild be dark before I got much further and turned back. I'll try find it on Google earth.

[Sakkie]

...there's also the "Ox Trail" just south of Baboon's....never been done on 4 wheels.....and roughly 80km

November would be a good time to recce (hint, hint)

[castos]

...there's also the "Ox Trail" just south of Baboon's....never been done on 4 wheels.....and roughly 80km

November would be a good time to recce (hint, hint)

I've also heard of the name Sakkie. But can't find much on google or T4A.

[Sakkie]

Dis die geel een Reynard.

[castos]

Kan jy vir my die roete email asb? so bietjie mooi kyk. Werk ook aan 'n trip in ons drakensberge. Sal jou laat weet, hopelik in sept maand

[Sakkie]

Weet nie of die een gaan werk nie Reynard.

[castos]

Dankie het hom