For those who don’t know, the "Tablecloth" is the famous thick, white layer of orographic cloud that pours over the flat top of Table Mountain. It looks like a pristine white sheet draped over the summit. Tourists love it. Early settlers, however, feared it.
Have you ever seen the Tablecloth on a windless day? Do you think a few good cracks could clear the fog? Let me know in the comments below. whipping day at table mountain
But others, including many of the mountain’s oldest rangers, disagree. They note that the participants of Whipping Day are the ones who volunteer for search-and-rescue missions. They know every crack and gully. They are the mountain’s guardians, albeit with a violent sense of humor. For those who don’t know, the "Tablecloth" is
While there is no established geographical feature or historical event specifically called "Whipping Day" at Table Mountain Early settlers, however, feared it
Whipping Day endures because Table Mountain is not a gentle giant. It is a chunk of 500-million-year-old sandstone that has been scraped by glaciers, hammered by storms, and set on fire by lightning. To love it, the locals argue, you have to accept its capacity to wound.
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