Gigantic rock head - Pieter Both (mountain)

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Short portrait video with some tech drone editing tricks footages I recently made. This is the second highest mountain of Mauritius, at 820 metres (2,690 ft) tall. It is named after Pieter Both, the first Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. The view looks beautiful at sunset near the mountain range.

The notable feature of this mountain is the gigantic rock formation at the very top of it, which resembles a human head. The first ascent of Pieter Both was by Captain Lloyd, Lieutenant Phillpotts, of the 29th Reg., Lieutenant Keppel, R.N., and Lieutenant Taylor on 7 September 1832.

To climb the mountain following the main ridge takes about an hour, and is mildly difficult. It is mainly a scramble, and being exposed, a rope is advised. The dramatic boulder on the pinnacle is about nine metres in diameter, and has several iron spikes fixed to it to aid climbing to the top. The top is flat and about two metres across.