Adam Ondra, Arco and Stefano Ghisolfi
Adam Ondra climbing in one of his favourite places: Arco, Italy with Stefano Ghisolfi.
Climb4HopeSA Climbing and Hiking Event
SAVE THE DATE WEEKEND 08/09 NOVEMBER 2019Climbing and Hiking in Montagu Come support the Climb4Hope SA event in Montagu to raise funds for the Sunflower Fund and Donkey & Animal Sanctuaries! Enjoy a weekend away in this idyllic Breede River Valley setting – climbing and hiking, to raise funds for these very worthy causes. Causes: …
Petzl Swift RL headlamp
Review by Tony Lourens Oh great, a new headlamp from Petzl to review for the next issue of SA Mountain. I know. I’ll take it with me to Norway. What better way to test a piece of gear than on a five-week climbing trip? Brilliant idea! NOT! What I hadn’t factored in was that during …
Petzl Corax harness
Review by Tony Lourens I have always been a protagonist of the minimalist harness. Basically only one waist buckle, no leg loop adjustments, and a slim but comfortable fit. For me that is the ideal situation for fair weather climbing. Straight on and straight off, no fiddling with unnecessary bits and bobs. And indeed, that …
Black Diamond Black Gold chalk
Review by Tony Lourens I’m not a particularly brave climber, therefore I keep a lot more than chalk in my chalk bag. I keep my heart and courage in there as well. So I am often found digging deep in my trusty old chalk bag when faced with a particularly tricky or daunting bit of …
Beal Be Quick locking carabiner
Review by Tony Lourens Beal’s Be Quick locking carabiner is designed specifically to go with the Birdie belay device. Not only does it come in the three different colours to match the same colours of the Birdie (very stylish!). But the carabiner is ultra light, has a flat design to easily fit through the opening …
Beal Birdie assisted-braking belay device
Review by Tony Lourens Actively camming assisted-braking belay devices have been around for about a quarter of a century and the majority of sport climbers and trad climbers (climbing on a single rope), will have one in their arsenal. Let’s not beat about the bush here. The GriGri has been around for yonks and as …
September – November 2019
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 size=”16″]SA Mountain Editorial – Issue 70[/su_heading] How safe is your belay device? A few weeks ago, …
The Tomasson Route on the Marmolada South Face, Dolomites
by Rachel Colensopics by Hilton Davies Collection In 1901, a determined British governess, Beatrice Tomasson set out to make Alpine history. She employed the services of two keen mountain guides – Bettega and Zagonel – in an endeavour to be the first team ever to ascend the elusive South Face of the Marmolada, one of …
Sizzling Sends: David Wade sends the uber classic ‘Rodan’ (33)
I first tried Rodan in August 2017 and managed to do all the moves and make some decent link-ups fairly quickly. I thought it would be a short project. The problem with Rodan, however, is even if you can do the moves fairly comfortably, there are not many rests, making it very difficult to link. …