Giants Cup Trail

Interesting - what did you do about that injury?

The reason I think it is ITB is that it is sore on stairs, and at the time, it was sore when I took my leg from straight to bent, but wasn't sore if it wasn't being moved. Based on my research, that is the classic sign of an ITB strain.

Either way - definitely worth working on the ITB exercises. I have sent the details to Hobbit as well (not that he has had a problem with this) - best to avoid such an injury if possible.

A few weeks of rest took care of mine, after properly damaging it on the 80km of GT we managed to do on that attempt.

The best advice is seek professional advice I hope you heal up and get out there again soon! Thanks for the photos and story, always enjoy reading them.

Thanks for the advice, everyone. I have been doing some rather strange exercises as recommended - and will keep doing these 5 times a week as recommended in my online reading. Tried walking up and down the stairs today without any issues, and did a fast walk (no jogging) on the treadmill yesterday without any issues. Hopefully it was just something I was doing wrong on the day, or maybe aggravated by the heat and the fact that I had run out of Rehydrate. Strange that stairs were still painful on Monday, but I haven't felt any issues since Monday.

My next Berg hike is an epic insanely difficult walk up the Chain Ladders with my brother and his wife next week - so that should be a good test to see that all is back to normal. [the reference to difficulty was sarcasm, just in case it wasn't obvious]

I developed an itb injury after too much cycling in a short space of time following a long break from the sport. The foam roller sorted out the problem within about two months. I did have stop riding for a while though, as would you need to stop hiking on the leg until it is sorted. It won't heal without workouts and rest.

Hi All,

I am new to this site and been so great exploring it. I am doing the Giants Cup Trail next week and I am still battling to find a definite answer to whether there are mattresses in Mzimkhulwana Hut? Has anyone done this route recently?

I am very excited to be out in the mountains and yes I am doing it day by day with 12 friends for my birthday. Any reference where I can find updated information wold be appreciated.

Thanks

Tamin

No mattresses in Mzimkhulwana Hut.