A Guide to the Hottentots Holland Mountain Rim by Steve Chadwick

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Steve Chadwick has been active in the mountains for over 60 years. He has completed more than 150 first ascents on rock and ice, including the first ascents of three Arctic mountains.

In 1973, he led the East Greenland Expedition, which achieved the first ascent of the 2,000m south-east face of Ingolfsfjeld over five days, completing 63 high-grade pitches—an exceptional and still-unrepeated climb.

Steve is a qualified summer and winter mountain leader and served for 15 years on a Scottish Highlands Mountain Rescue team.

Since moving to the Western Cape, he has become involved in local hiking, serving as hike master of the Gantouw Hike Club (2018–2020). His passion for the region’s trails and history led to the eight years of meticulous research behind this book.
He has written extensively for climbing journals, mountaineering magazines, travel publications, and Scottish interest magazines. He is also the author of a book on Loch Ewe during WWII, detailing its role in the Russian convoy efforts.

As a member of four Protected Area Advisory Committees (PAACs), Steve is a strong advocate for public access to mountain trails and is part of a pressure group campaigning for the reopening of routes closed by CapeNature.