One of the hikers (38-year-old German visitor), got injured, during the hike from Llandudno to Hout Bay.
The two visitors relied on an online navigation app, which did not reflect dangerous areas of the trail.
They began struggling to walk shortly after passing the Boss 400 wreck, but the visitor injured his ankle.
As they tried to make their way back to Llandudno, on Sunday evening, they reached a particularly challenging section of the trail and called an emergency line for assistance.
The NSRI, responded to the rescue, alongside various stakeholders, including WSAR teams, including Western Cape Government Health and Wellness EMS paramedics and SANParks – Table Mountain National Park SEAM team and rangers.
Teams lowered 60m granite slabs to carry both hikers to boats.
On Monday morning, the Western Cape Government Health and Wellness emergency services EMS / Air Mercy Service (AMS) released a rescue helicopter.
David Nel, Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) spokesperson, said “this rescue was a great example of what collaboration looks like. It was an overnight operation in difficult terrain and conditions, and when the strong winds prevented the planned helicopter extraction, our teams adapted and found another way to safely get the hikers off the mountain.”
He also thanked inter-agency collaboration for the successful operation.
Photos by Duncan Fraser, Manfred Engelbrecht, Matthew Collier-Reed, Armand du Plessis and Blake Dyason.