Growing up within the boundaries of the incredible Table Mountain National Park Justin Hawthorne had the mountains of Silvermine as his literal backyard. This is where Justin’s love for the Table Mountain range all began. Fast forward 35 years and today he is a full-time mountain guide in the Western Cape with professional accreditation by the legal bodies in South Africa. Sharing his love for nature by leading interpretive nature trails & adventurous hikes across the Cape Fold Mountains allows Justin to live out his passion daily.
As a professional mountain guide in South Africa, Justin spends many hours each week covering the trails in the Western Cape. This opens many opportunities to photograph and share the incredible landscapes and details of this magnificent corner of the globe.
Justin believes in promoting responsible mountain use and spreads the word of the leave no trace principles with whomever he communicates with in the outdoors. His work is centered around his home, the Table Mountain Chain, but also beyond into the bigger mountains of the Western Cape, into Namaqualand and the Eastern Cape too. A love for all things Fynbos! All things Fynbos and a whole lot more. The mountains, coastal plains and deep ravines – all supporting incredible biodiversity – make exploring anywhere in the southwestern Cape an absolute treat. His core strengths include interpretation of the botanical riches found within the Cape Floral Kingdom, the industrial/waterworks history of Table Mountain and having a vast knowledge of the adventurous trails of the Cape Peninsula. Another strong interest is with observing animal behaviours on the Table Mountain range and this certainly keeps him occupied in his spare time.
Justin is a qualified and registered Adventure Guide. He too holds a National Diploma in Civil Engineering, obtained from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Additionally he is completing his National Diploma in Nature Conservation through the University of South Africa.
Interested in joining me in the mountains? Get in touch!
- Full-time Mountain Guide (professionally accredited & registered)
- Based in Cape Town, South Africa
Justin Hawthorne 