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The
first time I visited the Cederberg, one of the first mountains I
noticed (its pretty hard not to) was the Sneeuberg. The Sneeuberg
stands tall at 2027m and is the highest mountain in the region (almost
twice the height of Table Mountain).
An early morning start saw us head into this rugged wilderness area
with the sun already lighting our intended peak far in the distance.
Although the Cerderberg was recently ravaged by a huge fire, the
blackened landscape has a beauty, mystery and sadness all of its
own. After an hours solid walking, and some running the Maltese
cross came into view, this structure just one of many awe-inspiring
rock structures in what has been described as God’s playground.
And what a play ground it is. After the obligatory photo session
at the cross, we nervously eyed our intended target towering above
us in the distance.
It
would take us another two hours of up hill slog, bad jokes and many
photos before we reached the top but boy was it worth it. Spotting
the rare Snow Protea high up on the slopes was a magic moment and
after some tricky rock scrambling we are at the top. The views were
spectacular with all the peaks in the region spread out before us,
the Maltese cross looking like a match stick version way below and
the famous Wolfberg Arch visible on the other side of the Valley.
The
peak bagged, we raced down the mountain, went for a cooling dip
in the very deep and refreshing Maalgat and spent the evening round
the fire celebrating another superb day in the Cederberg mountains.
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