Friday, 10 July 2009

Table Mountain Tops Everest

Table Mountain

Table Mountain is one step closer to being named one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. South Africa’s iconic mountain, and its only official nominee, has been voted as one of the top 77 sites selected from over 261 participants from around the globe, it was announced yesterday by the New7Wonders foundation, Thursday July 9, 2009.

The much-loved landmark beat fellow category contenders Mount Everest, K2 and Mount Fiji in round two of the international competition that relied solely on votes from the public. Table Mountain needed to be ranked in the top 11 of its category – mountains and volcanoes. Other categories include seascapes, lakes, islands, ice formations, waterfalls and forests. “We are thrilled at the enormous level of support and votes from the citizens of South Africa as well as from fans around the globe,” said Sabine Lehmann, CEO of Table Mountain Cableway, who formed an official supporting committee to promote Table Mountain as a nominee.

Table Mountain

A panel of experts will now select 28 finalists to be announced on July 21, 2009, when the third and final phase of public voting will begin. The official New 7 Wonders of Nature will be revealed in 2011.

A number of South African celebrities and sports stars showed their support for Table Mountain’s New 7 Wonders of Nature campaign. The Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, comedian Marc Lottering, radio DJ Natalie Becker and the Proteas cricketers all cast their vote for Table Mountain.

The campaign is run by the New7Wonders Foundation which is based in Zurich, Switzerland and works to document monuments and conservation efforts worldwide. For information contact the Cableway on +27 (0)21 424 0015 or visit www.votefortablemountain.com

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Article by: SA Travel News Editor
Tagged: cape town, table mountain

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2 comments about Table Mountain Tops Everest

July 13th, 2009 at 09:35
Naomi Estment says:

Hi guys…LOVE your site, thank you & voting like mad for TM!!

I noticed your tweet about this article on Twitter just now and had to RT, copy on FB and do a post too. My husband is a wildlife photographer amongst other things, so my blog features a lot of his images, also to share some of the beauty of our country. I’ll choose one (if I can!) for your photographic competition.

Thanks again for the stunning job you’re doing!

Naomi
July 13th, 2009 at 10:56
SA Travel News Editor says:

Hi Naomi, thanks so mch for your enouraging words about the blog, retweets etc. I just had a look at your blog – WOW!! Your husband is a fantastic photographer. Please do enter one (or a few) of his photos, they are spectacular! I’m sure our readers would love to see them – for those that are interested here is a link to Naomi’s and Dave’s site: http://naomiestment.wordpress.com/. The wildlife photography is exceptional!