Some extraordinary facts that make Cape Town a unique natural wonder of the world.

Why the easiest route on Table Mountain has claimed the most lives - some practical advice about hiking conditions and safety on Table Mountain.

Wildlife you can expect to see on Table Mountain.

Complaining customers gathered at the doors of the offices, which security guards kept obstructed to prevent people pushing through. One man approached the doors at about 3.15pm, saying he had made three visits to the offices to collect a passport.

An episode of the ongoing 'Kataza' saga - a baboon that won hearts and minds.

News24, EWN, IOL, The Citizen and SABC all misreported those 'facts', quoting Marais of WSAR. IOL and eNCA also quoted SAN Parks spokesperson Merle Collins, repeating the same misinformation, which she confirms came from WSAR.

It appears WSAR is wholly responsible for the misinformation about this tragic accident.

Once offering some of the most stunning views of Cape Town by night, the last 2.7km of Tafelberg Road remains closed to the public and continues to deteriorate.

"The demand will increase and long-term solutions must be sufficiently robust to accommodate this. Additional bus parking on Tafelberg Road will come at a substantial financial cost to Cape Town's ratepayers and possibly the environment."

TMACC Managing Director, Wahida Parker, says traffic congestion on Tafelberg Road has been 'repeatedly' raised with the City of Cape Town, but the traffic department 'has not done enough' about the issue.

Even though the breaking and removal of any natural resource from Table Mountain is an offence, punishable by a R500 fine; neither TMACC nor South African National Parks (SANParks) have made any effort to stop this practise.

This obvious indicator is a great help to keep inexperienced hikers away from the more hazardous Kloof Corner Ridge, but sooner or later that pile of rocks is going to disperse.

A brief description of an interesting 'D' grade climb on the Eastern Table of Table Mountain.

In a nutshell, it is grossly misleading to refer to this as a 'route' and to suggest that readers follow 'lines' that do not exist.

A brief description of a spectacular hike on the southern end of Table Mountain, offering the most stunning views across the Cape Flats to the Hottentot Holland mountains.

Yes, it is possible to climb all three peaks in a day.

A brief route description of the hike to Grootkop.

A warning about finding the correct path up Table Mountain and how to avoid getting lost on India-Venster.

A brief description of the hike up India-Venster.

Extraordinary winter weather makes for a spectacular hike up India-Venster.

Most of us exist in worlds, humanly arranged, themed and controlled. One forgets that there are environments which do not respond to the flick of a switch and which have their own rhythms and orders of existence. Mountains correct this amnesia.

A memoir of two days of solitude.

A brief description of the 'classic' C-grade route on Table Mountain.

A brief description of the Arrow Face rock climb on Table Mountain.