On top of Table Mountain

"In one dizzying account after the other, over centuries, those who reached the top of ... [Table Mountain] recounted their personal feats, but more tellingly revealed the story of an expanding world, as seen from a singular vantage point between East and West, 1 085 metres up in the sky. Twenty-seven of the most unusual visitors' reports by extraordinary people have been gathered for this biography of the world-renowned iconic landmark."--Back cover.