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📽️ The mountain that nearly claimed his life welcomed him home again
Bornman family helped shape the De Kaap Valley
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📽️ The mountain that nearly claimed his life welcomed him home again
Eight years after a devastating paragliding accident in Barberton left him fighting for his life, Kelvin van Baalen returned to the very mountain where everything changed. His remarkable journey is not simply one of recovery, but of discipline, humility and finding the courage to fly again.
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Step back in time at the Barberton Museum
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Heritage & History
Bornman family helped shape the De Kaap Valley
Among those early settlers were the Bornmans of Bornmans Drift, a family whose history became closely intertwined with the development of the Barberton district.
Kings, cattle and kingdoms: How the Swazi nation shaped the De Kaap Valley
Before Barberton: The Swazi people of the De Kaap Valley
When war came to Barberton
Gold, ghost mines and forgotten fortunes
Step back in time at the Barberton Museum
Gold, loss and uncertainty: three mines that shaped the community
Culture & Identity
Bornman family helped shape the De Kaap Valley
Among those early settlers were the Bornmans of Bornmans Drift, a family whose history became closely intertwined with the development of the Barberton district.
Kings, cattle and kingdoms: How the Swazi nation shaped the De Kaap Valley
Before Barberton: The Swazi people of the De Kaap Valley
Gold, ghost mines and forgotten fortunes
Gold, loss and uncertainty: three mines that shaped the community
Fernlea: a house built in the gold rush era
