Hikers inside the Amphitheatre in South Africa's Drakensberg Mountains. Photo: Andrew Bain Chain ladder in the Amphitheatre in South Africa's Drakensberg Mountains. Photo: Andrew Bain Famous for ...

But in the Drakensberg mountains, special things lie in wait. I’ve come on a hiking trip to the largest mountain range in South Africa, which can be found around four hours south of Johannesburg.

Stand at the base of South Africa ... escarpment, dwarfed by rock walls hundreds of metres high, I'm standing directly beneath the start of the traverse. I'm here for the day walks. If the ...