Landlocked and surrounded by South Africa, this high-altitude kingdom is the realm of the mighty Drakensberg Mountains ...

Map illustrated by Guillermo Trapiello ... and Winston Churchill in the historic Spioenkop campaign. The Drakensberg Mountains — known in isiZulu as a ‘barrier of spears’ — fill the ...

In 2005, I was navigating winding roads through the Drakensberg Mountains, in Lesotho, Southern Africa. Towering cliff-like features known as escarpments interrupt the landscape, rising up by a ...

The Drakensberg Mountains in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) aren’t known for deep snow like the Alps or Rockies, but certain peaks do get a decent winter dusting. If you’re chasing snowfall in KZN, this is where ...