The perils of Table Mountain have been made clear by two incidents involving experienced hikers. Trevor Ward may never walk again after a fall from the mountain. And Taro Spies was last seen on the slopes of the mountain two weeks ago.Ward was hiking with his family on May 1 when he fell without warning. The father of three from Bothasig is in ICU at Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital in Pinelands.Distraught wife Carol was confused about how her husband fell. "They are all experienced hikers."He suffered a cervical spine fracture, his spinal cord was crushed, he has no feeling in his legs and minimal movement in his arms."At this stage we're hoping for a miracle. He's been running for about six years and has hundreds of medals. He was even part of Hiker's Network Rescue (HNR), a hikers rescue team."Head of HNR Anwaaz Bent said Ward was a "very committed" member of the team. "He takes what he does very seriously."Bent said the incident had come as "a shock" to the team. "It's not the Trevor we know (to fall while hiking)."Spies, 25, a keen hiker from Muizenberg, was last seen on May 12. His car was recovered near Table Mountain and the search for him was called off yesterday.SANParks visitor safety unit senior section ranger Hilton Blumeris said they dealt with missing people and rescues regularly. "Persons either come unprepared or they have no knowledge of the routes on Table Mountain."Weather can also become a deterrent factor but we have a 99% success rate locating missing hikers."Then there were " occasions where persons come to the mountain to commit suicide and they are reported missing".According to Blumeris, the number of rescued people has varied between 10 and 16 a month since the beginning of the year.Safety measures have been implemented, including brochures at the start of hiking routes...