Admiring the view after my 297th consecutive climb up Table Mountain, Cape Town. It’s a hard pill to swallow – but my greatest teachers...

Respect. Honor. Remembrance. “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease...

How would you like to look back on 2021? As the year you explored ubuntu? As the year you created a healthy relationship with exercise?...

I may be turning 40 later this year, but arriving at Habitat for Humanity’s West Oakland workshop feels like my first day of school. I...

Face your fears with your best foot forward Do you often feel dejected because you know there’s something inside holding you back from...

Me pictured after finishing my last solo climb, number 366 on January 1st 2019 Thank You (In about 8 minutes of reading) Climbing Table...

It’s easy to make snap judgements on what I see or hear; because let’s face it – most things I comment on (socially, politically,...

It’s December – and for many that means a downhill slide into holiday mode; a panic for many parents about what to do with children on...

Sunbird (male) quietly surveying the city below                      Photo Credit: Natalie du Preez As I sit here I can’t believe nine...

Today would’ve been Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday, it coincides with my 199th hike up Table Mountain joined by Elliot (from Langa) and...

After several days in rain and poor visibility – this greeted me on my halfway hike Week 27 sees me starting on a memorable day – exactly...

Even reaching the top of a hike doesn’t guarantee a view Week 25 – The parallels of life and hiking First up – special thanks to Wings...

Devils Peak (left) Table Mountain (center) Lions Head (right) Even the most Iconic mountain in the world is part of a trio. The...

Milestones seem to be raining down on me this week – hopefully a great omen for a water strapped Western Cape this winter. It’s...

The journey of life has infinite experiences – and yet we tend to focus on a finite amount of them. Destinations have somehow become the...

There are many people ‘climbing’ their own personal mountains daily. Today I want to transport you into the world of three people and...

We live in a time when access to people all around the globe and information is as easy as opening an app on our phones. Thinking about...

We’re already a week in to 2018 and boy has it kicked off in style. My very first step The saying ‘the longest journey always begins with...

I write this as I wing my way back to Cape Town having spent a soul feeding week in the African bush with my family. My dad reminds me...

The last few months have been incredibly introspective for me. Spending the bulk of my time alone on the mountains, in preparation for...