K-Way – Expedition Series Men’s Kili ’19 Softshell Hoody
review by Tony Lourens A softshell jacket is one of those garments that once you have one, you simply can’t do without it. You get windbreakers, you get rain shells and then you get the softshell. The softshell sort of fits somewhere between a windbreaker and a full blown rain shell. Its purpose is to …
K-Way – Expedition Series Men’s Tempo Shell Pants
review by Tony Lourens The Tempo Shell Pants are the perfect companion to the Kilimanjaro ’19 Shell Jacket. They are manufactured to the same rigorous standards and specifications, guaranteeing to do the job they are designed for. They come in three-layer durable nylon, with fully taped seams. Waterproof to 15,000 millimetre, vapour permeable up to …
K-Way – Expedition Series Men’s Kili ’19 Shell Jacket
review by Tony Lourens Your choice of a waterproof shell in the mountains can be the make-or-break between an enjoyable day out, braving the harsh weather often found in the hills, and a desperate fight for survival, as the warmth is leached from your cold wet body, reducing you to a shivering wreck, on the …
Singing Rock – Rock Star Gym Bag, 28 litres
review by Tony Lourens Singing Rock’s new urban style shoulder bag is a bag of many talents. It is the ideal size for stashing your kit, whether you are off to the gym for your regular workout, or on a bouldering mission, and even for a day at your local sport crag. Constructed from a …
Platypus – Tokul XC 12
review by Brenda Marx When I was asked if I would be willing to review this bag, I immediately knew what I would do to test it out. The pack is the perfect size for a day outing, and with the generous three-litre reservoir, it would be the perfect opportunity to take it on a …
September – October 2020
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. [su_heading]SA Mountain Editorial – Issue 74[/su_heading] We all have to die one day, this much is obvious, …
Mount Sidley, Antarctica
The remotest peak on earth and the quest for the 7-2-7 Challenge by STAFF WRITERpic by ARTHUR MARSDEN Adventure and mountains have been an integral part of the lives of Vaughan and Arthur for as long as they can remember. Both mountaineers have spent the last 25 years travelling to some of the most beautiful …
Verstepunt Pinnacles
In the Tankwa Karoo and a First Ascent that nearly ended badly. by HILTON DAVIESpic by MIKE SCOTT We shared the same desire. The plum would be the tough and menacing looking line on the south side of the main tower. Having climbed the easier north side of the tower the day before, we knew …
A Balkan Odyssey
by TEODOR ILIEVpic by ANDREW COURT I first met Andy Court and Nic van Doesburgh a few years ago at the battered and ramshackle UCT climbing gym in Cape Town. Stomping ground for broke-ass students. We shared a common interest in the world of terrifying big-wall climbing and weep-with-laughter at each other’s dirty humour. And …
Chemotherapy
Seeking healing in the Blue Mountains of Australia. by DAVE BARNESpic by PHILLIP BOOTH The Blue Mountains West of Sydney had a hell of a summer and had been licked end to end by ferocious forest flames. What was once a deep green wilderness wonderland is now a charcoaled skin, leaving its sandstone walls standing …