英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非之德拉肯斯堡山脉 The Drakensberg—9（在线收听） |
Day two, and rather worryingly, the weather doesn’t seem to be improving. It also requires a painfully early start. It’s an 18-kilometer round trip from the hotel to the summit, which most hikers tackle in one go, averaging eight to nine hours of steady walking. It’s not that often, when you set out on a big walk like this that you can see the goal, but there it is. It’s hard not to be impressed by the sheer scale of Cathedral Peak, thrusting 3,004 meters upwards, it’s got almost architectural proportions.
This cathedral has even got its own bell, the smaller but perfectly formed peak to its side. I’m just hoping the weather holds out long enough so that I can get up there for closer inspection.
The Drakensberg, one of South Africa’s top destinations, a kind of English Lake District and European Alps all rolled into one. Unlike their Alpine counterpart, there are no shortcuts via cable cars. The only… |
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