Bouldering USA
by Niccolò Ceria Through the autumn and the winter of 2019, I spent 84 days in the USA climbing in three different states around the country: Colorado, Washington and Nevada. Two of these places were new to me, while the last destination was Red Rock Canyon for my third visit. Rock Mountain National Park (RMNP) …
Patagonia – Memories of Fitzroy
words and pic by Hennie Niemand and Colleen Thiel The ‘fasten your seatbelt’ light went off with a ping, and I got up to stretch my legs before settling in for the long haul from O.R. Tambo to Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo. Colleen and I were on our way to El Chalten to …
Vulture Ringing and Near Death – Klein Karoo-Style, 1984
by Keith Jamesphoto André Boshoff In that lilting-tilting three-minute flight over the area between the Gouritz River in the north and the Attakwas Mountains to the north-east, with the Langeberg Mountains stretching to the west, I confirmed with myself, between stomach rumbles and heady anticipation of a cup of tea and whatnot, that this was …
REEL ROCK 15 Official Trailer
“Join us December 11, 2020, as we bring you four incredible new films in a special event hosted by Alex Honnold. World premieres, huge partner give-aways, Q&As with the stars, and live interactions.” Tickets to the REEL ROCK 15 Global Online Premiere are now on sale at https://reelrocktour.com [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICdrB6YcXI8&feature=emb_logov=nmYXe2u0juM&t=30s&fbclid=IwAR3_xdyycSGi4iZygoshpN_CoxTYAizD_IJ1HxBn_4_Hq6GP9zebl3tvsP8″]
Jakob Schubert – Perfecto Mundo 9b+
After a very successful competition season and a successful qualification for the 2020 Olympic games, Jakob decided to skip the last few World Cups to give his all on the route. After a promising start the process turns into a mental battle… [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmYXe2u0juM&t=30s&fbclid=IwAR3_xdyycSGi4iZygoshpN_CoxTYAizD_IJ1HxBn_4_Hq6GP9zebl3tvsP8″]
Table Mountain Cableway launches ‘Black Friday’ deal
While millions of South Africans may be queuing outside of their local shopping centres or logging on to their computers in a bid to nab as many Black Friday deals as they can ahead of the festive season, the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company (TMACC) is encouraging people to ditch their malls in favour of …
Bibliographie | Alex Megos climbs his hardest project yet
Alex Megos never met a route he couldn’t climb in short order…that was until he encountered Bibliographie, an undone sport line at the French super-crag, Céüse. In 2017, Megos first tried the route that would become his three-year project. On the path to the send he encountered doubts and injuries and qualified for the Olympics. …
Julia Chanourdie becomes third woman to climb 9b
On 07.11.20 at Saint Léger du Ventoux in France, Julia Chanourdie climbed Eagle-4, becoming only the third woman in the world to climb a 9b after Angela Eiter and Laura Rogora. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Julia Chanourdie (@juliachanourdie) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Julia Chanourdie (@juliachanourdie)
Cold Feet – Free Soloing Mt. Kenya… Barefoot
Cold Feet is a film by Ash Mulama that follows 21 year-old Kenyan climber, Peter Naituli, in his quest to become the first climber to ascend Point John (4883m) on Mt. Kenya with no rope and no shoes. Powerful winds, frostbite and falling stones make up a fraction of what lies in wait above the …
Climb4Hope SA Montagu 2020 Event Report & Pics
Raising funds for The Sunflower Fund and Donkey Sanctuaries in SA By Tony Lourens It was very fortunate that The Climb4Hope event actually went ahead this year, what with all the turmoil the world has been going through in the last year. But I was still a little concerned whether we would get a decent …