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Champagne Castle

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It is said that when two intrepid mountaineers, David Gray and Major Grantham, climbed the peaks directly in front of Cathkin, they were about to celebrate their long haul by popping a bottle of champagne. But as fate would have it, the guide dropped the bottle on a rock – and in that moment
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As is the common trend in the Drakensberg, surrounding hotels and resorts have been named after Champagne Castle, Monk's Cowl and Cathkin Peak.
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Champagne Castle in the heart of the Drakensberg was christened.
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Champagne Castle from below as seen from Keith Bush Camp
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immigrant, Stephan Snyman, who named his home after
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on the left, enveloped in clouds in the background.
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Index

29°04′53″S 29°19′41″E / 29.08139°S 29.32806°E / -29.08139; 29.32806

Elevation
Coordinates
29°05′S 29°19′E / 29.083°S 29.317°E / -29.083; 29.317
KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa
Parent range
Drakensberg
Mountain type
Basalt
First ascent
Easiest route
Scramble
mountain
Drakensberg
South Africa
Lanarkshire
Cathkin Braes


"Drakensberg Hiking Trails"
the original
ISBN
0-908379-43-9
Champagne Castle on Peakware
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KwaZulu-Natal
stub
expanding it

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