Vanrhynsdorp

Gifberg……. In English, Poison Mountain. Sound like a place you’ve always wanted to go. It’s somewhere I’ve always wanted to go, well for a long time anyway. I’ve heard a lot about it and have done tours and trips that have often taken me right past its door, but it was still on my list, un-ticked.

And the karma? Well it has to do with getting permission to go. I had logged onto the BMW website as I usually do when my tea arrives and one of the new posts was by Geoff” catch you if me can” Russell.

Every now and I open up the BMW forum in anticipation of a trip report of this last weekend’s outing to Gifberg... just so I can say thanks for another great weekend of riding, but alas... Warren has not posted anything yet, and I’m getting restless...

Here is a PDF version of Chrissie le Roux's  Ride Report.

DATE: 14 – 16 May 2010 

RIDERS: Chrissie & Emile 

BIKES: F800GS; F800GS 

I've loved riding in the Cederberg since the 1st time I was there, which wasn't much more than a year ago... So any opportunity to do so with some friends is always grabbed with both hands.

===Riders:=== (20 bikes altogether) Geoff & Noelene Russell 1200GSA Chris Boltman 1200GSA Richaard (from Villiersdorp) 1200GSA Hennie Botha 1200GS(the orange bike) Daniel Nelson 1200GS Andy Connell 1150GSA Colin Myburgh & Kim 1150GSA Buddy Ekron 1150GS Phillip Horstmann 800GS Jan Delport 800GS Corné Kloppers F650GS Grant Pistor F650GS Anne Connell F650GS Clayton Laue 650Dakar Dale Edwards 650XChallenge John Oliver 650Dakar Jacques Lewis 1200GSA Abie Fourie Honda Neels & Annamarie Backup Bakkie ''plus 2 latecomers'' Neil Terry 1200GS (arrived halfway to Groenrivier in the sand from CPT)