The North Face – Futurelight boots
reviews by Tony Lourens Mountain footwear has certainly evolved in leaps and bounds over the last few decades and particularly the last few years. Although one can still find those stiff and hardy full grain leather boots, most people today want instant gratification and opt for the more modern padded boots, which need little or …
SA Mountain 82 | September – November 2022
Read the editorial and check out the contents of the latest issue. With up-to-date news coverage, training articles, gear reviews, celebrity profiles, technical tips covering a wide variety of subjects, event reports, big glossy pics and enthralling articles. Editorial How safe do you want climbing to be? Most of the climbing world is aware of …
Towerkop and the Swartberg Traverse – A Winter’s Tale
by Garrreth Bird Towerkop is one of the Western Cape’s iconic peaks. Its twin summits stand at a lofty 2,189 metres and is one of the few peaks that can only be trodden upon if you are prepared to climb the 80-metre-high rock walls that stand as a steep rocky bastion, protecting the peak from …
Point Batian Mount Kenya
Corey Harris became the youngest person to summit Batian in March 2022,aged 13 By Corey and Johnny Harris It all started in the Dragon’s Teeth . . .I was with a group of friends and family and my climbing mentors and trainers – Jamie Christian from the Mount Kenya Climbing Gym and Julian Wright from …
Classic Climb: El Matador (19)*****
By Donovan Gould Wrestling the BullOlé! However, this is not Spain. I am putting one foot in front of the other up the steep India-Venster approach path behind the lower cableway station on Table Mountain, to reach the contour path. Tributaries of sweat are running down my face through my soaked yellow North Face truckers …
South Africans Summit K2
The news climbers and mountaineers in South Africa have all been waiting for. It’s official- John Black and Warren Eva have reached the summit of K2. The first South Africans to stand on the summit of the Savage Mountain. We are all very proud of both of you and a huge congrats!! Read the report …
The North Face – Glacier Pro Full-zip Fleece
Review by Tony Lourens As fleeces jackets go, the Glacier Pro is near perfect. It can be worn as an outer fleece in chilly conditions, and as a mid-layer when things start getting nasty. It has a great, slim fit that is super comfy and cosy. Manufactured from recycled Polartec fleece, the Glacier Pro is …
The North Face – ThermoBall Eco Hoodie
Review by Patsy Lourens For its size and weight, you would be hard pushed to find another jacket that does a better job than the Eco Hoodie. It’s a synthetic jacket that feels and behaves like a down jacket – keeps you just as warm, and compresses really small. But, with the added advantage of …
Black Diamond – Coefficient Fleece Hoody
Review by Tony Lourens To be honest, it is difficult to know where to start with a review of the Coefficient – there are so many good qualities! You will know exactly what I mean when you put it on. If ever there was a light base or mid-layer designed specifically for climbing, then this …
Black Diamond – Moji+ Lantern
Review by Tony Lourens I know I stand the risk of showing my age, but I remember well taking those blue gas lamp thingies up into the hills. Making sure that those fragile filaments stayed intact, changing gas canisters and keeping them sheltered from the wind and so on . . . what a pain …