Gamkaskloof "Die Hel" - Part 1/4 🇿🇦

00:00 Intro Title 00:10 3D Animated Map Relive 00:38 Gamkaskloof Right 01:38 1st Vehicle passing 03:08 Stranded vehicle 06:07 Proteas and birdlife stop 06:24 Launch Drone 07:19 Back in the vehicle 09:00 2nd Vehicle passing 09:40 3rd Vehicle passing 14:08 4th Vehicle passing 16:27 5th Vehicle passing 16:33 6th Vehicle passing 16:43 7th Vehicle passing 17:05 Huge boulder 18:40 Dry River crossing 20:42 Klipspringer 21:52 Dry River crossing 23:48 Zig-zag of the road ahead going up 24:49 Wet River crossing 25:23 8th Vehicle ahead (this wehicle lost it's trailer, will see later) 25:41 Dry River crossing 25:51 Launch Drone 26:13 Back in the vehicle 28:28 Example of HD11 Allis Chalmers Bulldozer 29:13 Trailer fallen over 31:22 Arrive at Elands Pass #Gamkaskloof "Die Hel" - Part 1/4 - Swartberg Pass to Elands Pass This is one of four videos that will be made available of the drive into Gamkaskloof "Die Hel" and back. Part 2/4 will be uploaded within a week of this video :) Gamkaskloof means “Ravine of the lion” in the Khoi and Dutch languages. Birders will love the kloof with 153 species recorded to date. Both the majestic Verreaux Eagle and the Fish Eagle are happy residents of the Kloof. Amongst the many mammals you will more than likely see are Klipspringer, Grey Rhebuck and Kudu. Nocturnal animals include the Porcupine, Rooikat and Cape Leopard. Interesting places to see in the kloof include several historic houses, the schools, and a few lonely graves. The name "Die Hel" (The Hell): The only formal road by which the Gamkaskloof can be accessed drops very steeply for almost 579 metres (547 yards) before reaching the valley settlement. It is believed that the name Die Hel was derived from the Afrikaans word helling, meaning a steep dip or incline. However, this is subject to debate and several folk toponyms and explanations have evolved. One popular story is that an animal inspector named Piet Botha visited the valley in the 1940s, using a particularly difficult route known as Die Leer on Kleinberg, and subsequently described the experience as "hell". The residents of Gamkaskloof are averse to the name Die Hel, and refer to themselves as Klowers (the Afrikaans word for 'Canyon dwellers'). More information on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamkask...