6 Surprising Reasons Why Cape Town’s The Best Spot on Earth for Travel
6 min read People want to be inspired to thrive. None of us wants to “just get by.” Immersive experiences allow us to embed ourselves in...
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Andrew Patterson
- Apr 16, 2021
- 16 min
What is the best way to Honor the lives lost in the COVID-19 pandemic?
Respect. Honor. Remembrance. “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease...
Andrew Patterson
- Feb 11, 2021
- 5 min
Want to Build Hope and Community with another Unique Ubuntu Challenge?
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?...
Andrew Patterson
- Mar 13, 2020
- 5 min
Feeling Overwhelmed by the Coronavirus? 6 actions to help you break out of the fear loop
PHOTO CREDIT: www.asianefficency.com This is something that effects all of us. We’re in this together. You’re reading this because it...
Andrew Patterson
- Mar 29, 2019
- 8 min
How Can You Learn From A World First?
Me pictured after finishing my last solo climb, number 366 on January 1st 2019 Thank You (In about 8 minutes of reading) Climbing Table...
Andrew Patterson
- Dec 12, 2018
- 6 min
Learning Perspective
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,...
Andrew Patterson
- Dec 4, 2018
- 5 min
Taking Stock of 2018
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...
Andrew Patterson
- Jul 12, 2018
- 5 min
A Week to Remember
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...
Andrew Patterson
- Jul 2, 2018
- 5 min
It’s not All Proteas (Roses)
Week 26 My week starts off with an incredible sunset hike where I do my second fastest summit. Thankfully, because I run into hikers...
Andrew Patterson
- May 2, 2018
- 6 min
It Comes in Three’s
Devils Peak (left) Table Mountain (center) Lions Head (right) Even the most Iconic mountain in the world is part of a trio. The...
Andrew Patterson
- Apr 18, 2018
- 4 min
How are Your NY Resolutions going?
Milestones seem to be raining down on me this week – hopefully a great omen for a water strapped Western Cape this winter. It’s...
Andrew Patterson
- Feb 15, 2018
- 4 min
The Pursuit of Love
February, the month of ‘love’ since Valentines day’s become a commercial success story, reminding people to ‘spoil their loved ones’....
Andrew Patterson
- Jan 31, 2018
- 5 min
Putting the Shoe on the Other Foot
There are many people ‘climbing’ their own personal mountains daily. Today I want to transport you into the world of three people and...
Andrew Patterson
- Jan 23, 2018
- 5 min
The World Needs more Doers
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...
Andrew Patterson
- Jan 17, 2018
- 4 min
The Rain drop that Became a Tidal Wave
This has been one of the most phenomenal weeks of my life. I live by working for the best; planning for the worst; and expecting nothing...
Andrew Patterson
- Jan 9, 2018
- 5 min
2018 – Start the Way You Want to Finish
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...
Andrew Patterson
- Dec 30, 2017
- 9 min
2017 – A Year to Remember
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...
Andrew Patterson
- Jul 7, 2017
- 4 min
Climbing Table Mountain every day in 2018
I have a dream to help South Africa. I have a dream to inspire people to discover what it feels like to live with passion. I have a dream...
Andrew Patterson
- May 24, 2017
- 4 min
Running (out of) Water
I didn’t believe this would happen. Or perhaps, in all honesty, I didn’t want to believe it would happen. But the likelihood of the...
Andrew Patterson
- Apr 6, 2017
- 8 min
South Africans, Time to Wake Up
South Africa is on a precipice; and how we decide to move forward together is how history will remember us. Where are we now? I still see...
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