74-Year-Old Hiker Rescued From Borestone Mountain

74-year-old hiker rescued from Borestone Mountain

The man was reaching for a water bottle after summiting the mountain when he fell 15 feet onto rocks, then fell another 10 feet.

Getting Out of the Gorge: Senior Hiker Rescued Against Every Odd

A 74-year-old hiker trapped in the remote and not-to-be-reckoned-with Elands River Mouth was rescued against every odd that made for one of the most trying and rewarding rescues.   Eastern Cape, South Africa (28 May 2025) — Against every odd, a 74-year-old senior hiker made it out of a remote gorge in the Eastern Cape thanks to a team who took a risk to save a life. Last month, the senior hiker had taken a fall upstream of the Elands River Mouth…