7 Days of Silent Hiking Across the Rugged Drakensberg and Lesotho Mountains - Extended Cut

📖 TRAVEL GUIDE for this trek: https://store.harmenhoek.com/products... 🖼️ Prints from this film: https://store.harmenhoek.com/collecti... 🇧🇴 Group Trip 2026 to Bolivia: https://trovatrip.com/trip/south-amer... ⛺️ Gear in this video: https://store.harmenhoek.com/ 🌟 Become a Patron:   / harmenhoek   🌍 Explore More: https://harmenhoek.com/links ABOUT THE HIKE In March 2022 I solo hiked for 8-days in the Drakensberg mountains on the border of South Africa and Lesotho. My route started in Cathedral Peak in uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. I hiked up to the escarpment via Organ Pipes Pass where I headed north towards the Mnweni area. I got down the escarpment via Rockeries Pass for resupplies and back up (bushwacking) via Fangs Pass. North at the top of Tugela Falls in the Amphitheater of Royal Natal National Park I met up with my dad to spend one last night up the escarpment. We got down via the infamous Sentinel Ladder. GEAR Camera: https://amzn.to/31aQofa Lens 12-35: https://amzn.to/3jJN4ht Lens 7-14: https://amzn.to/3GrLyu5 Lens 40-160: https://amzn.to/33Z1nKc Drone: https://amzn.to/30XYeZl Tripod: https://amzn.to/3vOW2ik Spare batteries camera: https://amzn.to/3nBDv6k Camera quick release plate: https://amzn.to/33PdKbk Camera slider: https://amzn.to/3KRWDG6 Tripod head: https://amzn.to/3nEKlHU Variable ND filter: https://amzn.to/3AgQIGy Satellite communicator (SOS device): https://amzn.to/3HGWGDa Phone: https://amzn.to/33pRaGJ Running GPS watch: https://amzn.to/3KrOZmE Earphones: https://amzn.to/3IiQZeT Headlamp: https://amzn.to/3tGULec Tent: https://amzn.to/3t3xnXK Tent footprint: https://amzn.to/3nHn48i Backpack: https://amzn.to/3BgTRoM Rain cover: https://amzn.to/3rvyg9o Water bottle with filter: https://amzn.to/3pZzvi3 Water bottle: https://amzn.to/3bivrRb Water sack: https://amzn.to/2XSsiVf Air mattress: https://amzn.to/3pIKSKO Pillow: https://amzn.to/3CoSoOE Cooking kit: https://amzn.to/3FR7j50 Stove: https://amzn.to/3vPUp3K Shoes: https://amzn.to/30XZ4VZ Coffee drip: https://amzn.to/31vqdAf Sleeping bag: https://amzn.to/3t84gmo Summer sleeping bag: https://amzn.to/3r0BTUi Socks: https://amzn.to/3Gmr7hX Hiking Poles: Decathlon Forclaz MH500 Shirt: North Face Summit Series Futurefleece Down jacket: https://bit.ly/3Ip5Fcs (women: https://bit.ly/3KxC2Yj) Rain jacket: https://bit.ly/3GHQevD (women: https://bit.ly/3GRImYw) Knife: https://amzn.to/3KtgrQL Thin gloves: https://amzn.to/3KnxV15 Winter hiking boots: https://amzn.to/3tEtDwa Snow shoes: https://amzn.to/33QOWQd This is an ambient film without dialog. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:53 Day 1 - Thunderstorms from a cave (17km, 2400m gain) 10:04 Day 2 - The shepherds (20km, 1200m gain) 16:33 Day 3 - Lion King sunrise (22km, 900m gain) 23:35 Day 4 - Mnweni children (11km, 300m gain) 27:43 Day 5 - Bushwhacking up the escarpment (24km, 2300m gain) 33:11 Day 6 - Where the Lesotho shepherds live (15km, 800m gain) 38:38 Day 7 - Hi dad! (18km, 800m gain) 43:01 Day 8 - World's tallest waterfalls (19km, 600m gain) 48:26 Outro (photos) #drakensberg #southafrica #solohiking #southafrica #hiking #solocamping #silentfilm