Taahir

Taahir started trekking as a child thanks to his parents. However, as a person of mixed race, he faced significant discrimination during the apartheid era when strict racial segregation was enforced. After its end in 1994, Table Mountain also opened to everyone without distinction, serving as an island of calm and relaxation for the successful businessman.

However, the situation gradually worsened from 2018, with an increase in assaults at the foot of the mountain, and relaxation became difficult to speak of. One such story, which ended with nine of his friends being stabbed, was the last straw for Taahir.

After this horrific incident, he founded the Take Back Our Mountains (TBOM) initiative, guided by a seemingly banal idea – strength in unity. The movement brings together several thousand volunteers and, in addition to classic treks, also organizes clean-up events and monitoring of Table Mountain park areas.