Lobuche to EBC to Kathmandu Duration: 7 days Distance – Lobuche to Gorak Shep to EBC (17600ft): 8km Altitude gain: 450m/1476ft Distance – Gorak Shep to Kala Patthar (18200ft): 1.5km Altitude gain: 410m/1345ft It’s been twelve days since I left South Africa and today I will … [Read more...]
The Himalayas (Part 3) | Dingboche to Lobuche
Dingboche to Lobuche Distance: 12km Vertical altitude gain: 500m/1640ft Price for one liter of water in: Kathmandu: Rs50 (Nepalese rupees) +-ZAR7 Namche Bazaar: Rs150 Dingboche: Rs200 Lobuche: Rs300 Duration: 1 day Dingboche - Day 6 It’s freezing cold. As I open my eyes … [Read more...]
Lu & Phillip’s Lowveld wedding | Nou’s Toeka
I met Lu and Phillip in person for the first time a week before they got married in Nelspruit. They were both students at Potchefstroom’s North West University. What struck me immediately upon meeting them was their positive attitude. They had been planning ahead for their big Lowveld wedding day at … [Read more...]
Lyla & Ruan’s wedding | Kralinbergh
For a change it was great to do a wedding shoot on the Highveld. The cooler climate is a welcome relief from the hot temperatures we experience during the summer months in Nelspruit and the scenery and landscape is also very different from the sub-tropic Lowveld. Lyla and Ruan's wedding venue was at … [Read more...]
Candice & Dan’s wedding | Alevi
There's a new wedding venue in town and it rocks! Alevi Farm Lodge and Salon is situated just outside White River on the Brondal Road. It's an old tabaco barn turned into a guest lodge surrounded with beautiful views of the Lowveld. I've always been very fortunate to shoot at awesome venues I … [Read more...]
