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Abseil Table Mountain for an exhilarating and memorable experience

When my brother called and asked whether I would like to abseil down Table Mountain I thought, ‘You must be nuts!’. But I said I would think about it…  I few years ago I read Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes . The book is based on Shonda’s experience of opening herself up to new opportunities by saying ‘yes’ for one year. It is astounding that our inclination is to decline things immediately based on preconceived ideas, fears (of the unknown) or limiting beliefs. With this at the back of my mind, I usually challenge myself and I after chatting to Waleed we agreed to do it. I’m not gonna lie, I was nervous but also comforted that my brother and his wife were going to join us. We made sure we were on the first cable car to the top of Table Mountain at 9am on the Sunday morning. My brother chose to hike up Platteklip Gorge. You have to book in advance with Abseil Africa and they give you a time slot for your abseil.  There is a safety briefing beforehand and you can ask them as man...