They Still Can’t Find This Guy Lost On Table Mountain
Where is Taro Spies? Did he go for a hike that has gone horribly wrong, or did he decide to go for a long weekend of camping. Let’s hope they find him ASAP.
[BREAKING] Fire On Signal Hill Right Now
Whilst details on the fire remain scarce all of us with a view of Signal Hill can see the plumes of smoke rising from the area. Here’s hoping our firefighting heroes do their thing.
Unreal Drone Footage Of Cape Town (Lion’s Head, Table Mountain, Cape Point And More) [Video]
Check out some new drone footage of Cape Town, Table Mountain and the surrounding areas, including some great footage of Seal Island and some sharks.
A Blizzard On Table Mountain [Gallery]
Friends of 2ov, Chad and Ryan, popped up the Table Mountain Saturday morning to see what all the commotion of Cape Town’s biggest ever storm and snow reports of up to 10cm was all about.
Table Mountain Is For Sale For Just Under R1 Billion
Table Mountain is currently on the market – even to all of us normal folk! Haven’t you always wanted to OWN and piece of Cape Town? Sure you have.
Check Out The Mandela Laser Display They Did On Table Mountain [PIC]
Tata Madiba is being honoured by the Western Cape provincial government with laser projections that will be shone onto Table Mountain this week.
Check Out These Pics Of Snow On Table Mountain [Gallery]
‘Ell but it’s cold hey? Yes , indeed, it is. That’s probably why there is snow on Table Mountain. Such a treat, isn’t it. Check out the gallery here..
Heads Up: There’s A Proposal To Stick A Massive Restaurant Shaped Like Mandela’s Face On Table Mountain
Nothing has been set in stone, but a proposal has been drawn up to place a 60 metre high sculpture of former president Nelson Mandela’s face on the cliffs of Table Mountain.
Bystanders Tweet Instead Of Helping Dead Lion’s Head Hiker
A hiker fell about 30m to his death yesterday after a walk up Lion’s Head went horribly wrong. Ibrahim Salie fell onto a ledge and was later declared dead on the scene.
2oceansvibe Abseils Off Table Mountain To Crack The Case [GALLERY]
Last week we revealed that one SilverStreak had swum with sharks in an effort to Crack The Case. This week, our daring man of adventure plunged himself off the side of Table Mountain. Why, you ask? No, the brief case. Not the hot Bond girl. That’s right, that’s a brief case. And Streak knows that […]
It’s Official: Table Mountain Confirmed As Fifth Of Seven New Wonders Of Nature
Remember last year when Table Mountain was voted in as one of the seven new “wonders of nature” after an extensive international voting competition run by the Swiss New7Wonders Foundation? Well an international audit has just confirmed the award, making the title official, but what does this mean for Slaapstad and our tourism industry?
Footage of BASE Jumper Jeb Corliss Crashing Into Table Mountain Goes Viral [VIDEO]
As regular readers will recall, yesterday famous BASE jumper Jeb Corliss attempted a second flight off of Table Mountain which ended in tragedy. Recently obtained amateur footage shows how he appears to have clipped a ridge, which sent him into a mid-air tumble and left him with two broken legs. Click through for the video.
Famous BASE Jumper Badly Injured In Failed Flight Off Table Mountain – Jeb Corliss
BASE jumper Jeb Corliss is airlifted to hospital after breaking his leg in a fall on Table Mountain. Extreme sports enthusuaists will know that world famous BASE jumper, Jeb Corliss, is in Cape Town. Last week he made headlines by succesfully completing a controlled descent wingsuit flight off of Table Mountain, at insane speeds. Check […]
Man Jumps Off Table Mountain In A Wing-Suit [Images] – Jeb Corliss
Jeb Corliss has dedicated his life to human flight, and in so doing often makes the seemingly impossible a reality. He is one of the world’s foremost and best-known BASE-jumpers and wingsuit pilots. Wingsuit pilots are basically maniacs who put on a Batman suit and use it to fly down the face of mountains. In […]
Table Mountain Will Go Red For World Aids Day Tomorrow
Visitors to Cape Town (let’s face it, the migration to the Mother City for the summer has definitely started) may appreciate it if you point out Table Mountain to them tomorrow evening. With 1 December marking World Aids Day, the City of Cape Town has agreed to light up the natural wonder in red between 7pm and 11pm.
It’s Snowing On Table Mountain (No Spice)
“Boom.” Of course, there can only be one reason for this unusual meteorological blessing: The TBG is on the Mountain. Coincidence? I think not. Come on. Don’t be silly. [Headline image source:tablemountain]
Table Mountain Robbers Targeted
Look, if you’re a robber, think again about hiding out in a cave on Table Mountain. Because the Western Cape authorities are going to be cracking down on yo’ ass. Just a warning.
Tragic End For Public Holiday Hike On Table Mountain
One of the greatest pleasures Cape Town has to offer is free access to jaw-droppingly beautiful mountain walks. But please take care in the wild, kids. A tragic accident took place yesterday on a Table Mountain trail, resulting in a lethal fall for a local hiker.
Table Mountain Goes Green For St Patrick’s Day
Happy St Paddy’s Day. If you’re out and about making merry in Cape Town tonight, take a pause between sips of Guinness to have a look at the mountain. You may notice something different about it. Yip, those green-as-a-leprechaun floodlights. Table Mountain will be illuminated tonight from 8pm until midnight to mark Irish holiday St Patrick’s Day.
Rob Taylor May Have Been Haunted By Drugs, Depression, And Guilt
Yesterday we had a comment on our story, Rob Taylor Took The Ultimate Jump which prompted us to do a little extra digging. Professionals suggest that his unusual behaviour leading up to his death may have been a result of drug use or a mental health ailment.
Rob Taylor Took The “Ultimate Jump”
Soon after we published the story that property development tycoon, Rob Taylor, was suspected of having perished by suicide by leaping off Table Mountain, online conversations around the incident began to reveal a number of curious, if not unnerving details of the circumstances leading up to Taylor’s death.
Charitable Audi R8 Donor Suspected Of Committing Suicide
Rob Taylor, the property tycoon from Howick (KZN) who donated his R2,03 million Audi R8 to two car guards at the base of Table Mountain in January of 2010, is suspected of committing suicide by leaping from the base of the top cable car station on Sunday evening.
It’s Been A Strange Few Days In Cape Town
Skulls in lighthouses, unidentified bodies on Table Mountain, and mass food poisonings in Somerset West – it’s been a fairly strange three days in Cape Town.