A century of mountaineering: race, class and the politics of climbing Table Mountain, 1890 – 1990

Mountaineering in Cape Town was first practised as a sport by the colonial elite during the late 19th Century. This historical review of two mountain clubs analyses the linkages between race, class and mountaineering in Cape Town, South Africa. The origins of mountaineering are inextricable f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Farieda Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2018-12-01
Series:Acta Academica
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Online Access:http://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/aa/article/view/3662