Honnold and Caldwell Set Nose Speed Record at 2:10!
@tommycaldwell and I climbed the Nose in 2:10:15 today!! Felt great! And I’m proud to announce a new partnership with @livemomentous (link in profile) which I’ve been using for recovery after each lap up El Cap. We’ve climbed The Nose 8 times in the last few weeks so obviously the recovery program has been working …
June – August 2018
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_quote]SA Mountain Editorial – Issue 65 Rock, rock and more rock Over the last 14 months or …
Roof of Africa – The story of a climb at the tip of the African Continent
words & pic by Hilton Davies If you cast your gaze up onto Table Mountain from the centre of Cape Town, the climber’s eye will naturally settle on the biggest and most beautiful rock face near the top right side of the mountain. This mighty bowl of steep rock is Africa Amphitheatre. Drop your gaze …
Bouldering Season is here
by Niccolò Ceria pic by Marco Zanone How to train, warm up and prevent injury Italian powerhouse, Niccolò (Niky) Ceria, one of the top boulderers in the world, and author and sender of a plethora of hard boulders at most of the premier bouldering areas on the planet (including Rocklands) has a list of seriously …
Montagu Rock Rally 2018
words by Jed Johnson and Colette Rodrigues pics by Dan Manners Looking for a radical, colourful, exhilarating, challenging, but most of all, connected and inspiring weekend, the Montagu Rock Rally is where you should have been this April! From the psyched and psychedelic, to the grounded and passionate, the flowing synergy and energy of a …
The Ecrins Ice Festival – A seriously ICE time
words by Kai Fitchen pic by Marine Drouilly I wasn’t in a particularly chipper mood when we touched base in France. Getting rained out of Catalonia was horribly disappointing. During our entire stay, we only managed to climb twice. In a way, however, it would have been nicer to not have climbed at all. It …
Babsi Zangerl Crushes Her First 9a in Switzerland
Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has redpointed Speed Intégrale at Voralpsee in Switzerland, her first 9a sports climb. IMAGE: Barbara Zangerl climbing Speed Intégrale at Voralpsee, her first 9a. As the name suggests, Intégrale is an extension added by Cedric Lachat in 2010 to the 8c+ Speed freed by local Beat Kammerlander back in 1995. …
Wadi Rum (Official Film)
Journey to the big wall climbing paradise of Wadi Rum, deep in the desert of Jordan. Discover ancient Bedouin lifestyle and exciting new routes at this uniquely peaceful intersection of Middle Eastern cultures.
Hi-Tec V-Lite Wild-life Scorpions
Review by Kai Fitchen I’m an all-around climber. Well, at least I try to be. I sport-climb mainly, dabble in long multi-pitch routes and am somewhat of a reluctant boulderer. On rest days I hike and dig steep wild scrambles. I generally go for one shoe to do it all. Saying that, it has to …
Thule Stir 28 – women’s day pack
Review by Patsy Lourens Thule gets it right again with their mid-range packs! In my opinion the hardest packs to ‘get right’ are the mid-range sizes. The big daddies – from 50 to 100 litres, built for trekking and the like, come with all the bells and whistles, which make them robust, stable and comfy, …