Giuliano Cameroni Makes the First Ascent of Power of Now (V15)
On the 29th of June, Giuliano Cameroni announced that he’d made the first ascent of Power of Now in Magic Wood, Switzerland, grading the problem 8C/V15. [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC3sdRjqmFM&feature=emb_logo”]
Le Petit Dru
A few kilometers beyond Chamonix on the road to Argentiere one passes through the Bois de Favre, a densely wooded forest of silver pines. Suddenly the trees end at a clearing: a rocky terminal moraine where the Mer de Glace had once carved its way slowly past under millions of tons of ice. If one …
An Instant of Joy
I took a deep breath as I passed the bronze plaques bolted to the wall just above the bergschrund. Dawn had just broken a thin crack of red on the horizon, and there was just enough murky light to look up at the five thousand feet of shattered limestone hanging above me. The enormity of …
SPITZKOPPE – THE RED GRANITE OF NAMIBIA
Spitzkoppe in Namibia seen through the eyes of Italian mountaineer and photographer Manrico Dell’Agnola. Photo by Manrico dell’Agnola
Dave MacLeod climbs Hunger (9a)
In November last year, Dave MacLeod made the third ascent of Malcolm Smith’s Hunger on The Anvil, Loch Goil. Dark Sky Media has made a short film of the ascent which examines Dave’s motivations and process on the route.
Random US – Major lines climbed by Niccolò Ceria from his latest trip to the US.
“Through the Fall and Winter of 2019, I spent 84 days in the US. The journey began in the beautiful Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. It continued through the fabulous Washington’s forests and it finished (after a stop back home) on the immaculate Red Rock’ sandstone. This is a little collection of some of the …
The uncut video of Adam Ondra sending Belly Full of Bad Berries at Indian Creek, USA.
Photo: Adam Ondra climbing Belly Full of Bad Berries at Indian Creek, USAPhoto by Bernardo Gimenez There are rare occasions in climbing that allow you to truly dig deep into your energy levels, producing such a fatigue that you almost want to vomit. Once the moves get intense, you usually fall off before it would …
WWF SA SOUNDSCAPE PLAYLIST BRINGS NATURE INSIDE
Cape Town (10 June 2020). To put us all back in touch with nature, WWF South Africa has launched a restful playlist of the unique sounds and features of Africa’s natural heritage for enjoyment safely at home, while observing the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown. The WWF playlist, titled ‘Bring Nature Inside’, captures the soundscapes of our …
June – August 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 73[/su_heading] I know it’s been said a million times already, but I’ll …