Patagonia South Africa – Job Opportunities
Gone. The retail partner for Patagonia in South Africa are hiring for their new store in Johannesburg. This is a unique opportunity for anyone who wants to make a living doing what they love. [su_quote]Gone seeks out people who love to spend as much time out in the mountains or the wild as possible. Our …
Broad Peak drone footage of Rick Allen rescue
Footage of the moment Scottish mountaineer Rick Allen was identified by a drone above 7000 meters on Broad Peak after having been reported missing. According to the British newspaper The Independent, expedition members presumed Allen dead after having lost all trace of him following his fall on 9 July. On 10 July however the expedition …
The Sunflower Fund
The Sunflower Fund, a South African Non-Profit Company (NPC), is dedicated to creating awareness, educating the public and handling the registration process for people to join the South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR). The Sunflower Fund pays for the test cost of people joining the SABMR. This is fundamental to saving the lives of thousands …
Woman injured after a fall on the Skeleton Gorge trail, Table Mountain
Reports from the scene indicated that a 22-year-old woman slipped and fell on the Skeleton Gorge trail. The woman sustained a suspected head injury as well as hypothermia. “Crews were dispatched to the scene, but were unable to reach the patient’s location safely on foot. The Table Mountain National Park Rangers, WSAR [Wilderness Search and …
Adam Ondra onsights 8c+ at Acephale in Canada
Czech climber Adam Ondra is currently on a month-long climbing trip to Canada where, despite being plagued by rainy weather, he has managed to climb a significant number of hard routes during the first fortnight. These include onsights of Endless Summer 5.13d (8b) and Existence Mundane 5.14b (8c) and, more recently, the same-day onsights of …
Alex Honnold and Jonathan Siegrist – Comfort Zone
Before Alex Honnold’s “Nose” speed record, and before Jonathan Siegrist sent “Jumbo Love,” the pair teamed up this spring for some training time—each working projects outside of their comfort zones. Honnold learns what it feels like to be #siegristing on “Atonement,” and Siegrist ups his bicep game while working then project “Bone Tomahawk.” Video: Tara …
Cape Union Mart Father’s Day Finds For Under R300
While your dad may be one in a million to you, you don’t need to spend a million to spoil him this Father’s Day. These gifts from Cape Union Mart for under R300 will help you show your appreciation without breaking the bank. Tonglite Braai Tongs R299, available for purchase in all stores and online …
The Nose Goes Sub 2: Honnold and Caldwell Set New Record of 1:58:07
Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell have set a the new speed record on the Nose, scaling the roughly 3,000-foot route in 1 hour 58 minutes 7 seconds. Tommy Caldwell wrote on Instagram, “I’m feeling mioght thankful for my friendship with this guy [Alex Honnold]. Thanks for hauling the geriatric handicapped dad up the mountain this morning. …
Honnold and Caldwell Break Nose Record (Again!), Blaze Up in 2:01:50!
The climbers set the new record of 2 hours 1 minute 50 seconds on Monday, June 4. Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell crushed their previous record of 2:10:15, set just last wek, after sending El Capitan’s iconic route in 2 hours 1 minute 50 seconds. 3,000 vertical feet in 2:01:50. They broke their previous record …
Two Expert Climbers Killed in Fall From El Cap’s Freeblast
On the morning of June 2 at 8 a.m., while speed climbing on the lower pitches of the Salathé Wall on El Capitan—a section called Freeblast—two highly experienced climbers, Tim Klein and Jason Wells, were involved in a fatal accident. The team was simul-climbing through Pitch 9 or 10, 5.7 terrain approaching Mammoth Terraces, when …