I tried ascending past the blockhouse after a comment from @suhairsolomon until the scramble gave way to an alarming verticality and I thought I should check the route and come back next time.
Notes: the lower slopes are dotted with cults - usually with one person shouting excitedly. But the one I passed closest to were spread out about 4m from each other all saying different stuff rapid fire. As Buffy The Vampire Slayer put it: “Note to self: Religion… freaky.”
The mountain brings out the best in Capetonians and I got to share a surprising number of laughs in brief encounters. Turns out a lot of Capetonians are actually pretty funny when they’re relaxed. Im sure the Germans must have a word for this like berggeist or something. What John Denver more specifically called being “Rocky Mountain High.