Justin Hawthorne

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Justin Hawthorne

Professional mountain guide in South Africa. �
Explore Table Mountain & the Western Cape with me.

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Growing up within the boundaries of the incredible Table Mountain National Park I had the mountains of Silvermine as my literal backyard. This is where my love for the Table Mountain range all began! Fast forward 30-odd years and today I'm a full-time mountain guide in the Western Cape with professional accreditation by the legal bodies in South Africa. Starting out in 2007 as a volunteer guide in

Orange Kloof and on the overnight People's Trail for youth on Table Mountain I later began guiding full-time as a career. Sharing my love for nature by leading interpretive nature trails & adventurous hikes across the fynbos covered mountains of the Cape allows me to live out my passion daily. Find me on IG -

Or elsewhere -

21/08/2024

A beautiful afternoon after the rain!

23/04/2024

Hout Bay, today.

09/04/2024

08/02/2024

Table Mountain 😍

30/08/2023

Cape Crag Lizard 🦎

24/08/2023

A beautiful winter evening in Cape Town.

11/08/2023

Table Mountain and Lion's Head, as seen from the summit of Devil's Peak.

28/07/2023

Table Mountain, yesterday.

14/06/2023

From sunnier, summer days 🌸

08/06/2023

African Penguins, currently classified as endangered, continue to experience a rapid population decline. We can't lose them in the wild on our watch, nor the many other marine species around the world which are suffering a similar fate.

04/06/2023

Augrabies Falls

03/06/2023

The Kogelberg

01/06/2023

The Cape coastline.

31/05/2023

Cape Clawless Otter 🦦

12/05/2023

The Kogelberg 🙌🏼

11/05/2023

Cape Mountain streams 🏞️

10/05/2023

Table Mountain 🌾

18/02/2023

Nick may have gone hiking on Table Mountain (or other mountains around Cape Town) - please look out for him if you're in the mountains this weekend.

Edit: Hiking Karbonkelberg / Sentinel In Hout Bay, not Table Mountain.

MISSING: Pinelands WC Nick Frischke 22yrs 15 Feb 2023
NOTE: Admin will make any necessary announcements once confirmed by Saps and/or press releases.
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Videos

12 Apostles Fire - 11 October 2017

{ WATCH 4K } - #12ApostlesFire [ 12 Apostles Fire ] - 11 October 2017: A fire broke out on the lower slopes of Table Mountain's Twelve Apostles range. Fueled by dense invasive alien vegetation and a southwesterly wind, the wildfire raced up the dry mountain slopes of the central Twelve Apostles. It moved onto Spring Buttress and adjacent ravines (Slangolie / Woody), crossing the Camp's Bay Pipe Track as it then licked up the fynbos vegetation in its tracks. Two SANDF helicopters bombed the fire between 16:30 - 18:30, collecting water from Woodhead Dam on the Back Table. By nightfall (19:20), flames could be seen in the vicinity of Slangolie Nek where dense cloud hung over the mountain from an elevation of around 700 metres upwards. The fire as such threatened to creep into Orange Kloof. Added concern was that the MCSA Hut, CPMC Hut or People's Cabin among others could suffer damage with any westerly or southerly wind blowing. What is working in the firefighting effort is the fact that light rain fell overnight. *** I happened to be guiding a hike on the Twelve Apostles section of TMNP when we realised there was a fire at approximately 14:00. After checking with authorities and summing up conditions we proceeded safely as planned, able to avoid the danger of the raging fire. *** SANParks - Table Mountain National Park SABC News Western Cape Expresso Morning Show - SABC 3 GOOD HOPE FM CapeTalk Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town Etc Mountain Club of South Africa Table Mountain Aerial Cableway The Mountain Club of South Africa - Cape Town Section Table Mountain Fund Table Mountain Treks and Tours WWF South Africa IOL News News24.com Fujifilm South Africa Western Cape Government City of Cape Town Africa Geographic Hello Cape Town Magazine Love Cape Town CapeTownMagazine.com Go! Magazine SA South African National Parks Cape Argus Cape Times #TableMountainFire #12ApostlesFire www.justinhawthorne.blog