Historic first winter ascent of K2, completed by 10 Nepalese mountaineers on 16 January 2021.
“Brother to brother, shoulder to shoulder, we walked together to the summit whilst singing the Nepali national anthem. We all stopped around 10m before reaching the summit to huddle and make our final steps together as a team to mark this historical feat, the first ascent of K2 in winter. No individual agendas, no individual …
Brazilian Line – A new route big wall rock climbing adventure in Brazil
In 2018 I joined four British climbers on a new route mission to Brazil and I made this film. It was screened at the Best of Kendal in the same year and has since gone on to play to sell out venues on the Brit Rock film tour as well as mountain festivals around the …
Camp and Climb is Hiring
Camp And Climb in Paarden Eiland, Cape Town is hiring for their new store. If you’re into climbing and other outdoor activities with a passion for sales and customer service – then please get in touch. Previous sales experience, Climbing/Rock Climbing knowledge highly advantageous. Basic plus comm., Neg. Email short CV to admin@campandclimb.co.za
Cicerone Guidebooks
Review by Tony Lourens On my very first climbing road trip through Italy in 1994, one of the few guidebooks available at the time was Cicerone’s Italian Rock by Al Churcher. Clutching this now iconic publication in our sweaty paws, we discovered many exciting climbing areas scattered across the northern part of Italy. Of course, …
Winter 8000
Climbing the world’s highest mountains in the coldest season By Bernadette McDonald Hard cover 272 pagesVertebrate PublishingAvailable at Exclusive BooksRRP: R538 Review by Tony Lourens Polish mountaineers have always been considered to be a little on the extreme side. They seem to have a penchant for suffering in the most brutal of ways. They take …
Erebor, Italy’s hardest route – Stefano Ghisolfi
On the 8th of January, Stefano Ghisolfi added Erebor F9b/+ in Arco. It is believed to be Italy’s hardest sport route. “It took me a lot of time, but I finally did it. Erebor is no more a project and became reality last Friday, with super cold weather and numb fingers I was able to …
Luca Rinaldi – Power of Now 8C/V15 (2nd ascent)
Luca Rinaldi making the 2nd ascent of the new testpiece in Magic Wood Side note: Luca didn’t know it, but he skipped the first two (easy) intro moves [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqCn2TiWO4c&feature=emb_logo”]
Erin Sterkenburg rules the African Championships, books a spot at the Olympics
The women’s Combined finals of the IFSC African Championships in Cape Town (RSA) crowned South Africa’s Erin Sterkenburg as the continental champion, awarding her with the coveted Olympic quota place for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Competing in the third IFSC competition of her career after the 2018 and 2019 IFSC Youth World Championships, Sterkenburg …
South Africa’s Chistopher Cosser grabs Olympic quota in Cape Town
The IFSC African Championships in Cape Town (RSA) — final competition of a diminished 2020 IFSC season — closed in great style, as South Africa’s 20-year-old Christopher Cosser snatched the Olympic quota place at the end of a neck-and-neck battle against his teammate David Naude. After the two climbers took the top 2 positions in …
IFSC African Championships Cape Town 2020
Defying gravity, from niche sport to worldwide Olympic sensation.Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifier Africa Climbing Continental Championship Cape Town, South Africa, 10 December 2020 – The South African National Climbing Federation and the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) will host the first Africa Continental Climbing Championship (ACC), proudly organized by Western Cape Climbing, taking place …