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Brandberg 2009 Day 5

Sadly today is our last day on the mountain. The descent via Ga-Aseb ravine is steep and we estimated it would take around 3.5 hours to get down. I was however in no hurry. For more than a year we planned this trip and there was huge built-up to it, maybe too much. It was surreal to think that all that anticipation would end today with the last 4 nights under stars something of the past.

The funny thing about this trip was that we were 7 friends from way back, from primary school. Here we are still friends after all that time with so much keeping us close to each other, however what struck me was that we did not talk a lot on the trip. We joked and discussed routes, plans etc, but we actually did not talk. Maybe its just a guy thing, but I can remember the good old days when we had huge discussions on the meaning of life. Maybe it was a lack of wine or maybe we were just too tired to work up conversation late at night. All I know is that we better do this again soon.

From where we camped you could not see down the ravine. A short walk from the camp takes you through a little neck from where the ravine opens up in front of you. It is a magnificent view.

You cannot walk down the ravine itself, it is filled with boulders as big as cars so you keep to the east of the ravine when going down. This is also where we met up with Majka Burhardt for a brief chat about their climbing on Orabeskopf Wall.

We made our way down very steep granite slabs and boulders. The ravine flattened out towards the bottom and we welcomed the path crisscrossing the river to reach the shade tree at the bottom of Ga-Aseb where Basil would meet us in his old truck. He promised to bring ice-cold beers and some toasted sandwiches with him. He did not fail us.

A quick 'been there done that' pic and we left for Uis again. Brandberg was everything we hoped for and more. The criteria was set for the next trip:

• it has to be a physical challenge
• little must be known about the place, i.e. it must be a new experience
• the company should be good friends