Looking for a waterfall on the Orange river that is not Augrabies falls
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- Опубліковано 25 лис 2022
- I was on my way to Augrabies waterfalls when I remembered there is another waterfall, but there are no roads to it, can I reach it on foot?
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Hi Jors Malan. Thanks for the great video today about the Oranje Gorge. I was the person who named Big Bunny and Dolly Parton in the early 1980's. In the late 1970s leader of the Rhodes University, with fellow members, we pioneered the kayak route which I later offered as a kayak and rafting route, operating as The Riverman. Big Bunny got its name due to a German rafting tourist who couldn't say Bi Rapid but said Big Rabbit. Dolly Parton (which comes AFTER) Big Bunny got its name as you said from the two big rocks with a cleavage down the middle where the river runs. Our rafting operations continue on the Gorge where we now call the Falls either the Oranjevalle or the !Gariep Falls. Nobody knows who Ritchie was and we abandoned the name Ritchie Falls. I have made many videos of the Gorge (putting in at Raapenskraap and getting out at Coboop). We are a bit unhappy to see so many operators there now but I suppose that was inevitable. I'm now 75 but still rafting (running Vaal River rapids as well as Orange Gorge). I'd love to meet you if our team goes back in 2023. Just one correction for your video. The first rapid you come to on your hike is not normally a big rapid. Higher up where you show a massive hole, that's Dolly Parton. And above that is Big Bunny, with the falls in.the far distance. They can be approached more easily on land from Onseepkans via the road that.runs past the mission station and then becomes a hiking route. Regards Prof Graeme Addison. 084 245 2490. Ps you were very wise to walk back when you did.
Thanks for the info on the names and the history Graeme. Let me know when you are coming . jorsmalan@gmail.com
Thank you Jors, people really forget how beautiful our country is when you actually go in deeper to see what you just saw untouched by us and left alone as nature wants it.
You never forget how beautiful South Africa is, so hard not too be there, from north to south just awesome
There are so much more to see if you are willing to start walking, I have to revisit some places that i have been to before i had a digital camera.
Awesome piece of the river there. Thankyou for putting yourself through that walk in the sun over those rocky banks, for us all to enjoy. Your knowledge and skills in the veld are shown by your ability to recognize your limits and the dangers of walking alone, far from assistance. I look forward to next season when you take us all the way to the main waterfall. Hope your harvesting goes very well next week
Jors thanks for all the updates and videos
Yes you walk km and makes it true for they how was not there or in he she whole life
The sun is warm my friend
Thank again for this extra mill you walk so and show the Watter full Dolly Richi setra thanks and all updates thanks
My God bless you and your love ones
Thank you.
That landscape of pancake like stacked rocks, is just phenomenal, it's utterly beautiful! We as viewers are so fortunate to have you as our guide Jors Malan, not only on 4x4 drives along west coast sand dunes, but closer to home and the wonderful story on just how your family farm of Medjool dates came to be, with the added bonus of seeing Milo and his reactions to the surroundings too. What a land it is, yes driving through is one thing, but walking and making the physical connection with it all, sensational! Oh lordie, what a river, the giant standing wave whirlpools, never have I seen anything that dramatic, or, beautiful, I'd call that one of the most epic 'meditation walks' ever. 'The spirit in me bows to the spirit in you', thank you so very much, as this and part two will be saved over Christmas on widescreen T.V. and watched in meditative contemplation with the family, but also as Jana Stanfield said, "I'm not lost, I'm exploring" and Ralph Waldo Emerson, "It's not the destination, it's the journey".
Thank you for taking us on the adventure.with views of the dry landscape contrasted by the powerful force of the water. As if walking with a friend. Appreciate the effort invested.
Wow, that's a stunning arid landscape! Ideal for an off road weekend adventure - I'd love to camp there, and explore the area. Thanks for your efforts Jors, appreciate you taking us along for the ride/walk, especially in that heat 🥵😎
Thanks for joining in the trip. If i can advise, dont go in summer.
@@JorsMalan definitely, I've experienced that area in mid summer - "dis vrek warm!" - 55° in shade is really hardcore!
There is such stark beauty in the scenery you have shown us today. It reminds a person how temporary we inhabit the world and how many millions of years water has flowed over those enormous rocks. Water beats fire hands down. Thank you so much for sharing your corner of the country with us.
Yay , another water win. Thanks.
Yep .. one thing about rock climbers (same for me) …. always on the road to the next adventure! There is a drive in us that is hard to stop. Thanks for this really nice route through rockland although very different from the Himalayas …. Incredible to imagine for flat land Dutch people . thanks so much for the time “wasted” . I hope you wear a Garmin Inreach with you at all time in case you break a leg and cannot get anywhere ..and left without water.
I dont have a Garmin inreach, maybe something to look into.
Thank you Jors. That was appreciated and enjoyed. I got tired just watching you. 😎
Moerse lekker om al die land te sien. Thanks for a wonderful sharing of your life
Exclusively, wonderful view of the country BUT,tjoo(maar ongelukig,nie vir,laafards soos ek.Dankie meneer,maar my haart is so wat hit my bors uit)My greatest fear was you're safety despite the exclusive car meant for such rough ride's!!!!???
thanks for joining.
Yes, the car was built for such roads. the main danger was lack of drinking water, though i could drink from the river in a pinch.
@@JorsMalan I'm humbled with the time to relax and look at you're comment's. You did indicate you're specialized rock climbing skill however I think then you're younger than now but still a guru! We'll the shoe's, the gear you put on is that of an expert because when you're on top of those huge rock's descending to search for the water,I developed goose bump's from fear.2&half hour's on foot back to the car and to beat the little time left to reach' civilization' can only be done by professional, baie dankie,meneer,lekker slaap and groete aan mevrou BH die huis,besige,om,die aand,se kos the maak!
Hi Jors, I'm exhausted, watching you, what a beautiful part of the country you have the privilege to live in. Thanks so much for the videos and time. Appreciated.
Wow. Spectacular scenery - desert and water. Mesmerising. Top quality vid. Dankie
Thanks. i agree regarding the scenery
Wow Jors!! Jy is n yster!!
Dankie dat jy my ook n kans gee om iets te sien deur jou oe wat ek nooit met my eie oe sal sien nie...
Beautiful hike! Beautiful country. Beautiful geology. Nature at its best. Baie Dankie.
I tjyk op na Pella se ou groot berge
ai wie sal my tot helpe kom
dis mot net die Jirre want hy het die Boesm"land gekom maak
as jy agterie bokke en skaap loop jy sal nie jouse tone teen klippers stamp
die Grootrivier se gevaare dit hou hy nou mooi dop
en as jy gaan na Longsiekvlei of na Brabees
Hy sal altyd oopie pad by jou wees
Greg Kaapstad
wgy does that sound so familiar?
Amazing Jors! I always wondered what the Orange river gorge would look like with high water levels, it is unreal especially that standing wave against the flow. Would have been amazing if you got to the actual falls, but I think that's still quite a bit on... We've paddled that section quite a few times (always stayed at you guys), looks completely different on lower levels, massive gorge.
I think big bunny is at 16m and dolly is the one higher up, there's normally two massive rocks standing up out the water, hence the name. Also, Richie falls I was told to be at the far koppie on the Nam side at 20m, that flows into the main gorge.
Would be amazing if you could do the same trip with less water for comparison.
Hope to visit you next year, maybe paddle down the river again...
I have started planning a rowing trip, and i will certaintly walk in again. i have to go and look up some of my old photograps of the rowing trip, it was before the digital era.
Wow. You cannot believe how I enjoyed this one, especially seeing that I would not be able to take on a walk like that.
It felt as though I was next to you all the way. Absolutely awesome !!
Thank you a thousand times over for doing what you do for us.👍👍
See you on the next one.
Engelsman.
Dankie dit is amazing om n deel van ons land te sien wat mens nooit sou sien as dit nie vir jou was nie.
Dit isbaie lekker om te hoor dat mense die video geniet.
Very interesting story thanks for sharing
Fabulous. Thank you for taking us along.
Thanks for joining
I have been down this section of the Orange river on a canoe trip with a company called River Runners way back in 1992 for seven days. We never encountered any waterfalls. Just a couple of rapids. Started about 30km below the Augrabies and ended at Onseepkans. Still my best holiday ever. Thanks Jors. It's a landscape like nowhere else on earth.
This is below Onseepkans.
@@JorsMalan my humble apologies Jors. Maybe start a canoeing safari from Onseepkans to the sea. I'll be one of your first customers.👍
I did a 6 day trip once, it gets dangerous after day 5 , you don't want to get off the river.
Jors thank you for keeping us updated and the beautiful scenery
Jors, that was a wonderful trip, full of adventure! Ha-ha, Dolly Parton - who gave the rocks that name?! You've described the water correctly : It is mesmerising!!
I remember the rapid already having the name when I saw it 24 years ago, so i dont know who named it.
@@JorsMalan Thank you for answering! My dad says that the Boere always have a fine sense of humor.
THANK YOU JORS! Your updates & videos are exceptional & we look forward to them, heartfelt thanks! 😁🤗❤️
Thats incredible - thank you so much for braving the heat and the terrain to show us .Fascinating those whirlpools in the river!
That was some adventure Jors. Well done showing such grit, and thanks for taking us along with you.
Jors goeie dag Dankie vir al jou moeite en tyd wat jy spandeer om ons te wys van ons land wat ons nog nooit gesien het nie.
Dit is n plesier, ek geniet die terugvoer en om te hoor dat mense daarvan hou.
Jikkel Stikkel Jors! Dit is van die mooiste Natuurskoon wat ek nog aanskou het! Ek kan nie wag vir die opvolg nie! Baie dankie vir al jou fantastiese videos, van ek jou videos ontdek het is ek verslaaf. Doet so voort!
AHH Thank you Jors, that was so special, especially when the Orange is of interest to one. Unknown beauty spots that I can't get to see. Loved it. You seem to be so one with this area you love, Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Baie dankie Jors...wat n pragtige onbekende deel van die Oranaje rivier wat jy uit jou ondervinding vir ons gegee het...jy is n ware avonturier...wat jou waarnemings met die wêreld deel...
Dankie Jors vir jou moeite ons geniet jou videos. Dit is 'n voorreg om 'n kykie te kry van daai harde deel van ons land.
Thank you for sharing this stunning footage of the Orange River in flood as not seen before
Once again Jors you nailed it. Thanks again for all your efforts to show our beautiful land. Much appreciated.
My pleasure!
Dankie meneer malan for your efforts. Im sure we all really apprecite it. Keep those videos coming. God bless you.
Hi Jors, A Milion Thanks For The Awesome Footage, And Hats Off To You For All Your Efforts, Too!😎
Hi Jors, what an awesome video. Thank you for taking us along with on this hike. I really felt your disappointment that you couldn't get us to the falls. But it was great to be trekking with you along the river. Once again thanks for a great post!
Baie dankie. Jors vir nog n avontuur. Ons het n mooi deel van die rivier gesien met STERK strome en malende waters wat ons nie altyd sien. Sho ou jy is superfiks. Nogmaals dankie vir al die mooi. Lekker dag verder
I cannot express my enjoyment from viewing your videos. I only have maximum admiration for you in bringing this beauty to the viewing public
Amazing video Jors. Can't wait for the next video. Thanks for the opportunity you give us. From Riviersonderend. I'd offer to come with next time but my wife says at 70 with crocked knees that won't be happening!!
Dankie Jors. Jou updates is fantasties
Dankie vir die terugvoer.
Jors, om dankie te se is nie genoeg nie. Ek bevestig dat WATER is mooier as vuur en baie groot geleenthede om jou siel skoon te maak. Ons het die mooiste land in die wereld. Namibia le tweede. Hierdie video het my jaloers gemaak. Nog een asseblief.
It almost looks like riptides in the sea, very treacherous & unpredictable! That would not be for rowers, but as you said kayak or even Rubber ducks but that would not be for me young or old. Thank you going the extra mile to show us this beauty that I won't see in my lifetime!! Love from PE. Look forward to the next episode maybe when it is a bit cooler! I'm still watching to the end ❤ Next time please bring an extra water or a backpack with a few water bottles & lipbalm too
What a lovely video Jors, my wife and I are bee farmers in the Gourits River Valley, Western Cape. How I wish our river was looking like the orange. Keep up the good work, always enjoy your content 👍🏼
Glad you enjoyed it, the western cape has its own beauty 😎
Thank you for sharing your adventures. Was a bit scared for snakes watching you walk.
Wow! Wat 'n avontuur! Baie dankie dat jy ons saamgeneem het op jou recce-trippie! Is dit nie die lekkerte van UA-cam nie? Alhoewel jy "alleen" gegaan het, het jy nie! Ek hou van jou tegniek met die inleiding, waar jy vroeg eers jou kykers se aandag gekry het, anders sou baie al wegge-kliek het! Dit sal ook interessant wees om later die analytics te kyk hoeveel het gegroet langs die pad en hoeveel (soos ek) het enduit gekyk (en nie die Suidwes Afrika bord gemis nie!). En nou sien ons uit na die opvolg video!
Willie soos jy weet dit vat so 2 dae, die video se gemiddelde kyktyd is tans 10 min, wat nogal lank is. dit lyk my my kykers het n bietjie n langer gedagtespan as die gemiddeld.
Thanks Jors the scenes are awesome , this is where tourist should be
It is difficult to get there though.
Awesome adventure Jors!!!
thnaks for joining
Best video yet great effort much appreciated.
Glad you enjoyed it
What a rough terrain in such extreme heat. Thank you. I would like some of those boulders in my garden😁
Wow quite an exercise... must have been a sight for sore eyes to see the red FJ. Thanks for the adventure and pics of the mighty Orange. Goed Gaan
Janee, ek was baie bly om ou rooies re sien.
Dankie Jors vir al die opoffering om vir ons jou pragtige wereld te wys! ❤
Ek is bly julle kon saamgaan.
This looks like a place for the most amazing wild camping. Wow!!!
YO liewe Jors Malan! Jy is onse eie CAMEL MAN!
Baie dankie vir die avontuur!
Ek is nou al te oud om al die dinge self te beleef... en Augrabies is defnitief een van my harts wense om te mag sien...
Jou geskenk is so onbeskryflik spesiaal! Baie Baie Dankie !
EK was vandag by Augrabies, besig om n video te edit waarmee ek probeer om Augrabies as n soortgelyke ervarring te deel, alles binne die park se reels natuurlik.
This was really amazing, spectacular. I don't want to get caught up in that rapids, seems as if they are killer rapids! Will really want to see the waterfalls when the water has subsided and a better indication of their real beauty is possible. Thanks for this teaser.
I enjoyed this video very much, thank you .
Glad you enjoyed it, it was quite the adventure.
Thank you Jors. Awesome. Cheers.
Through the eyes of a 'klipspringer' awesome walk with you.I really enjoyed it.see you next time.
Thanks for joining
Dankie vir jou moeite Jors!
n plesier
Jors, thank you for the cross-country through the veld. Peeling waves coming upstream. Deep caverns circulating the torrent carving the sunburnt earth refining her. Dankie vir Suidwes Afrika. Love it or Let it be - and anything you let be, better check on it regularly so it doesn't hurt anything. Love it..
Thanks Jors for probably walking a "vasbyt" over these terrain. Definitely not childsplay in that heat. I guess when you reached Rooies parked there, you must have been gladder as glad...
Yes, seeing the cars was a relief.
Dankie Jors, wat 'n ongelooflike video van die omgewing en groot rivier. Ek reken water en vuur staan albei ewe sterk, majefiek, skrikwekkend, lewegewind en nog vele meer.
Sien uit na die volgende video.
Dit lyk my ek sal dan nog meer water moet wys. 😅
Jors baie dankie vir die moeite wat jy gemaak het met die video. Ek het so 25 jaar gelede n revier kursus op daai stuk rivier gedoen, maar hy lyk darem nou heel anders met die baie water.
Wow Jors! Ek dink jy steek baie vir ons weg. Bang ons kom daar aan in ons hordes.
😂 ek is versigtig met wat ek deel ja, maar die wereld is almal sin , asook almal se verantwoordelikheid.
That was fascinating, thank you.
thanks for the comment
A very interesting video by a man of many talents..." I use to do rock climbing"..And what is also spectacular to me is those very big/large/lengthy flat rocks that you walked on next to the river..reminded me of that Moon Rock in the Augrabies are... Maar nou is ek so moeg gestap ek kon amper nie die knoppie druk nie.. 🙂Thank you Jors.
Ja, baie hobbies , maar gelukkig met ouderdom kom wysheid en los ek die meer gevaarlikkes.
Thank you for sharing
You're right. I was going to ask about Milo😄. Amazing amount of water. Unreal. Sounds like the ocean.
And the camera cannot truly get it all in.
Next time you can take the jeep and see how far you can drive up to the falls. Its amazing how the river flows back upstream. Water is most definitely more mesmerizing than fire.
With the Jeep i would have gotten about 500m or so further, then it cuts you off.
Hi Jors Malan . Consider getting a drone . Your safety would be so much more greater and you could get a bird eye view of the waterfall ., good luck 🥰 I have thoroughly enjoyed your videos., keep up the good work 🙏🏻
Yo!! dis nou n wreede stuk aarde daai.Nog mooier as net water.Dankie waardeer .
What a privilege to go along. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi Jors, absolutely amazing.
Thank you for taking us along with you on your adventure.
It was epic!
Just watching was becoming nail biting near the end there with the sweltering heat, low water supply (finishing your water?) and having to cool off repeatedly using the river.
It became a reality survivor episode 😀 making me nervous on the edge of my chair.
We got to see something we may otherwise have never got to see in life.
I know camera versus reality can be deceptive (like you say not doing it justice) but I wondered how deep the river must be there in those sections with the big rapids as the river doesn't look as wide as compared to other sections of the river (e.g. there by the farm and by Upington) but the flow rate is clearly very much higher - so I wondered how deep it is getting in the deepest in those parts e.g. 10m, 15m, 20m or deeper ?
I guess guides who know the area might have real measurements.
At this level based on what i saw on the rowing trip 20m is conservative in some parts, nit in the rapid itself , but below the rapid. the gorge at the main fall that is now mostly submerged is the narrowest part of the Orange that i have seen.
@@JorsMalan thank you and enjoy
Been there.lekker warm.thanks.
Dit wil gedoen wees om 7km in 44c te stap, ons waardeer jou op offering opreg, dankie dat jy ons plekke wys wat ons nie bewus van is in ons pragtige land.
Really like that ending music.
Thanks Jors what walk you took....thanks for sharing
Would be nice if you could show us on the map where you were walking!
Stunning place. Are you walking alone and did you encounter any snakes on your walk. Thanks for your videos we enjoy them alot
No snakes on this walk , and i kept eyes open for them, but plenty of snakes on other trips.
And what an adventure it was! No failure! We gained unbelievable footage!
Pragtige en passievolle dag.......was pootuit om jou onthalwe. Ek sou lankal '' gaalkat'' in die water gaan afkoel het.
tyd is die probleem met oordentlikke afkoel, maar dit was n opsie wat ek in gedagte gehou het.
Geen verskonings nodig nie Jors. Die uitstappie was my 2de keer en dit bly steeds amazing. Ek is n 78 jaar ouma wat nooit kon droom om die magtige Oranje op so n manier te aanskou nie. Puik en doen so voort. Kry jy enige navrae van oorsee se avonturiers of toeriste.
Thank you squire. Something’s a drone cannot capture, the sounds and smells 😅
Yes, the main reason i have held back on a drone tus far was not cost, but its limitations. it can add something to a video, but it cannot make a video or replace the experience of walking there.
Niks so lekker as om oor daardie laaste lang bult te loop en daar staan jou voertuig vir jou en wag nie!!
As daar nou net n lekker koue water in daai voertuig was sou dit net nog soveel lekkerder gewees het, die 2 ure se ry uit tot by eerste drinkwater het soos 2 dae gevoel. ek moet beter beplan volg keer. Daar is gewoonlik n bottel water in kar, maar hy was leeg.
Wow my man. Bly jy's veilig. Omtrent warm. Vir jou n groter waterbottel kry😘
Jip, en beter beplan, sorry ek het so laat by die huis aangekom.
Awesome
Hoe kan mens die magtige Oranjerivier beskryf. Onbeskryflik uit die SKEPPER SE HAND.
Hoe om jou te bedank vir die mooiste videos om meelewing in die natuur te geniet net n DUISEND DANKIES Jors.
Toe ek nou so saam met jou geloop het kom die vraag by my op..... Hoeveel pare skoene loop jy gedaan in n jaar om jou stokperdjie en passie met ons te deel. Smiles.
Blessings en thanks a million....HUGS
O Jors, dit was pure lekkerte om dit te kon mee maak. Ek het verlede jaar die eerste keer die Noord-Kaap se klipkoppe gesien, dit het my betower. Asseblief ry die 4x4 roete in Augrabies. Ek moet die 'porthole' weer sien, al is dit deur jou lens. As die jou 'hobby' is waarvan jy praat, gaan jou kykers bly, vloed of te nie.
Tyd , ek wil dit alles doen, maar tyd.
Môre Jors, beautiful man
Dankie
Jou videos pragtig en insiggewend...ek stuur dit aan na Austerlia en Georgia...Rusland)
Ongelooflik!! Is dit die hele rivier voor jou. Dan moet baie sterk en diep wees. Dankie . Jors, ek is nou 70 . Sal ek dit maak? Ek was nie baie moeg nadat ek die video gekyk het nie. Ek het nog meer krag as eskom oor!
Daai is die hele rivier ja, van my roei trip wat ek onthou was ons baie diep onder in die gorge in die water, hy moet baie diep wees.
Wow Jors - dit was lekker om te kyk en amper elke tree saam jou te gee. Ek is net so mal oor die buitelig en onbekende plekke. Vraag: Soos jy geloop het was daar opdrifsels op die rotse bo die water vlak - as die rivier dan al so veel hoër daar? Sien uit om by die valle te kom....... Mooi Loop... En vat vir Milo saam volgende keer......
Ek sal vir Milo moet saamvat. Hy gaan op die roei trips ook saam.
Exacitilly so vermoed.
Baie dankie.
Groete v d tvl se kant af.
How the hell you found your car I don't know - well done- amazing video
Interessant! Op die 1:50000 skaal kaarte wys dit n waterval met die naam Oranjevalle, as ek reg onthou. In die 80's het ons van Augrabies af tot by die see gestap en by Oranjevalle het die hele rivier onderdeur n groot rots gevloei, met n stroomversnelling. Natuurlik was die watervlak laer as nou. Ek wil nog altyd weer die plek gaan besoek.
Oranje valle is 'n nuwer naam, die Ritchie valle is nou in onbruik. Mense praat ook van die omkeer valle. Die deel van die rivier aan die Namibiese kant val alles onderdeur 'n groot rots.
Daardie klink na 'n interessante staptoer.
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Awesome footage. The Orange must be reasonably young geologically speaking. Still trying to achieve it’s longitudinal profile.
I dont know about it geological age, if you look up Hans Merensky 's work with regards to diamonds it looks like the river has shifter numerous times.
Nice.
Thanks!
Thank you Jors, I’ve never seen so angry.
Amazing...such a hot dry mountainous region, but it has a raging river. Where does this river lead to ?
Absoluut asemrowend !
Dankie Jors