A spectacular hike on Table
Mountain
Right face arrow face is an amazing hike on Table Mountain. Although it doesn’t actually take you to the top of the mountain it is a remarkable walk with some severe exposure and some difficult scrambling. Not a hike for the dogs, kids or anyone who is even moderately afraid of heights.
The most straight forward way to the start of this hike is up the India Venster route until the point after the scrambling where the India Venster path is almost directly under the cable car.
In front of you are the sheer cliffs of this part of Table Mountain. Before you follow the path to the right and up onto Fountain Ledge, you need to find a path leading slightly down and to the left. (ie. Towards the Devils Peak side of the mountain) Follow this steep path for about 5 minutes. Here the path appears to run into a sheer wall. You will notice a crack in the cliff. Squeeze behind here and walk behind the face of the mountain!
After about 30 seconds you emerge from the tunnel and need to scramble up onto a ledge about 2 metres up. Follow this ledge for about 30 metres and you again need to squeeze into a narrow crack and follow a corridor behind the face of the mountain.
Once again emerging into the sunlight you need to scramble down to a ledge about 3 metres below. Once on this ledge follow the path but keep an eye out for cairns leading down to the left. You drop steeply down to a lower path that will lead you to Yellowstone Gulley. For the rest of the route you need to keep a sharp eye out for cairns which will lead you straight down Yellowstone Gulley and into Union Ravine from where you join the contour path
Join Ridgway Ramblers for a hike on Table Mountain you will never forget