Whipping Day At Table Mountain !!link!! Site

Below are two options for a post: a focusing on the local legend and a Nature Edition for hikers and photographers. Option 1: The Folklore Edition (The Legend of Van Hunks)

For the trail runners, Whipping Day involves a descent, not an ascent. Starting at Maclear’s Beacon (the mountain’s highest point at 1,086m), runners bomb down Skeleton Gorge—a slippery, root-choked, waterfall-laced ravine. The "whip" is the branches that snap across your face and the inevitable mud-induced fall that leaves you sliding on your back for 50 meters. whipping day at table mountain