Table Mountain is the most potent symbol of Africa and represents freedom in every sense of the word. It has helped to create the character of Cape Town and its people. This book is a celebration, through its magnificent photographs and fascinating text, of the chain of peaks and valleys that run from Cape Town to Cape Point, as well as the dramatic seas around it. Every plant and creature, as well as people past and present, has a story to tell, the best of which are to be found in this book. Many of these accounts, anecdotes and quotes have not been published before. They come from the hearts of people for whom Table Mountain holds great significance: people such as Madiba, Desmond Tutu and all manner of locals.