Beal Vision (MIPS) – Helmet
review by Tony Lourens What can I say? Another exquisite product from the BD stables. There so many nice things about this helmet, I don’t know where to start. It is so compact, light and comfortable, that while climbing a route the other day, I thought I’d left my helmet behind on the previous stance, …
Beal Venus – Ladies’ Harness
review by Julia Wakeling A comfy and versatile harness in fantastic colours! • Comfy – if it wasn’t, we wouldn’t be here. It’s got a funky technology with a webbing in its core that distributes weight evenly so there are no compression areas which might pinch or dig in. This, while still being light and thin. • …
Stanley Adventure All-In-One Coffee System
review by Arno van der Heever When it comes vacuum flasks, Stanley needs little introduction. They’ve been leading the game since 1913, when the inventor William Stanley Jr fused vacuum insulation and the strength of steel in one portable bottle, inventing the all-steel vacuum bottle we know and love today. Since then Stanley has expanded …
Rocklands Highline Meeting 2020
Photo: Dalene van Staden The 7th edition of the South African Highline Meeting will be hosted at De Pakhuys in Rocklands over the Easter weekend, 10-13 April 2020. Details: Highlines ranging from 20-65m long will be rigged and ready to walk. Campsite lines for learning highlining techniques will help first timers with the basics. We’ll …
RAM Mountaineering Warehouse Sale
RAM’s annual Warehouse SALE is happening on Saturday the 14th of March from 8:30am till 12h00 at Unit 7 Old Mill Park, 22 Old Mill Road, Ndabeni, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7405, South Africa.Great deals and savings from favourite brands – Beal, Black Diamond, Boreal, JR Gear GSI Outdoors and many more… [su_button url=”https://www.facebook.com/events/198456908069950/?active_tab=about” target=”blank” …
March – May 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 72[/su_heading] Crag Etiquette It really baffles me how some people think it’s …
2 New Family Crags in the Cederberg
words by Tony Lourenspic by Willie Koen Die TrapSanddrif Campsite, Cederberg Niewoudt had showed interest in having some easy, friendly bolted routes on the little crag immediately opposite the bridge as you drive into Sanddrif Campsite. Routes that would be fun for beginners, families and kids. So, after some discussions, they very generously funded the …
The Troll Wall – Romsdal, Norway
words by Paul Fattipic by Carl Fatti In July last year (2019), during a short climbing trip, I found myself in the Romsdal Valley. We arrived in the late afternoon and pulled into the viewing parking beneath the famous Troll Wall. I had heard so much about this infamous wall, but nothing prepared me for …
Avalanche
A Close Encounter on Balakun in the Indian Himalaya words by Daniela Teixeira and Paulo Roxopic by Daniela Teixeira Saturday – 21st September 2019 For the first time we had a view of the whole line – it was perfect. From the base to the summit, 1,800 metres of snow ramps, gullies, a crest leading …