Montagu Rock Rally 2019: De Bos 13 April 2019
Welcome Fellow Climbers, to the annual Montagu Rock Rally 2019 The yearly gathering of rock climbers has once again come around! Whether you’ve only climbed indoors or crush rock every weekend this event is to bring climbers from all walks of life together. When and Where? De Bos Guest Farm, Montagu Starts: Sat 13 Apr …
City Nature Challenge
The City of Cape Town will be participating in the City Nature Challenge for 2019 run by iNaturalist, from 26-29 April. We hope that you will play a major role in helping us win this challenge. We invite you to participate, to help plan and execute this event and put the City of Cape Town …
Hikers raise concern at ‘shoddy work’ on Lion’s Head safety renovations
Lions Head opened up again on the 1st of March.SANParks closed down parts of Lion’s head for necessary safety and renovation work in January. Portions of the path have now been reopened. Hikers took to social media over the weekend and raised serious concerns over the work done so far. One hiker posted photographs of …
SA Mountain Competition Winners!
And we have our WINNERS! Congratulations to Chevonne Africa on winning the Ubuntu Baba Stage 2 Organic Hemp carrier. Also to Deidre Pieters, Lisa Martinengo and Kent Jennings for each winning your very own Trigger Stick. To find out more about these amazing products check out https://ubuntubaba.com/ and https://homeopathycapetown.co.za/trigger-stick/ or read the reviews in the …
March – May 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. SA Mountain Editorial – Issue 68The Value of Mountain Literature There was a time in my life, …
Lhotse – 8,516 metres: Third time lucky
by LOUIS CARSTENS The view of Lhotse from the summit of Everest etched itself into my climbing psyche, and I knew on 23 May 2010, on the summit of Everest, that I had to attempt Lhotse sometime in the future. I went to Lhotse in 2014, and was heading into the Khumbu Ice Fall when …
Classic Climb: Klein Winterhoek Frontal
by BRENT RUSSEL There are stories told about Klein Winterhoek, a peak that soars to nearly 2,000 metres, situated high above the small Boland town of Tulbagh. The summit book tells of adventures and epics, and each account is part of the legend that is Klein Winterhoek. Andy De Klerk’s entry in the book after …
The Snow Pussy
by MATTHEW HOLT An Ascent of Peak Lenin As the alarm trilled 2 am, I sat up, snagged my head on the tent ceiling and sent a shower of frozen condensation down my neck. With our tent seemingly designed for a lone dwarf, Mandy and I took turns to wriggle into salopettes, harnesses, double boots …
Cautionary Tales
by ANT HALL I challenge thee to a (Prusik) duel!No, that isn’t the start of a story . . . it’s a challenge to YOU, the reader! A truth continues to remain:Many rock climbing accidents happen while abseiling, and experienced climbers often tell me, ‘nah, I don’t [insert safety practice] because I don’t want to …
Barrier of Spears
Red Bull Air Force takes flight in the iconic DrakensbergThe iconic Drakensberg, with its towering peaks, dramatic pinnacles and sheer rock walls was named ‘uKhahlamba’ – meaning ‘massed assegais,’ or, more colloquially ‘the barrier of spears’ by the Zulu nation centuries ago. This dramatic mountain range has drawn adventure seekers and professional athletes for years …