The Nanga Parbat rescue
What was supposed to be a day of celebration and glory for the Polish alpinist Tomek Mackiewicz and the French alpinist Elisabeth Revol has turned into a scary situation: in a January 25 summit bid on Nanga Parbat (8,126 meters), during which they hoped to become the second ever team to climb the mountain in …
Ian Slatem – MEMORIAL SERVICE
The MEMORIAL SERVICE for Ian Slatem is being held at the MCSA (mountain club), 97 Hatfield street on the 10th of January starting at 2pm. We would love you to attend and celebrate Ian’s life with us. We welcome you to share your memories, pictures or stories.
VIDEO: El Capitan The Nose speed record video of Gobright & Reynolds
Part of the ascent carried out by Jim Reynolds and Brad Gobright as they set a new speed record (2:19:44) on The Nose, El Capitan,Yosemite on 21 October 2017. “I f***ing hate The Stovelegs,” Brad panted as he clipped a sling to our anchor and dropped off the far side of Dolt Tower. “So brutal.” …
White Umfolozi Route Guide
The latest White Umfolozi route guide is available free of charge in .pdf format from Gavin Peckham (gavin.peckham@gmail.com). The guide is designed for use on smart phones but you can print it out if you prefer. It has numerous hyper-links that will (hopefully) facilitate navigation around the 170-odd pages. This is a really magic “out …
Calrin Curtis sending the second ascent of “Hey Jupiter” (34/8c)
Calrin Curtis sending the second ascent of “Hey Jupiter” (34/8c), The Underside, Cape Peninsula on 28 October. Video: Kate Patience
December 2017 – February 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. FEATURES A Cold Day At The Prow First Impressions At The Wow Prow, Free State by Dieter …
A Cold Day at the Prow – First impressions at the Wow Prow, Free State
words by Dieter Rohrs pic by Grivin Roering Arriving at the farmhouse parking lot, you’re greeted with a typical picturesque Free State koppie kind of vibe. Impressive looking, but generally poor quality rock. But amongst these koppies stands the Wow Prow – tall and prominent. The approach is steep, but fairly easy to find, with …
César de Carvalho Profile
words and pic by Gavin Raubenheimer When, in May this year, the news came out that César de Carvalho was leaving his job in Pietermaritzburg and heading for Portugal, his country of birth, it sent shockwaves of sadness though the KZN climbing community. The tones of conversation were akin to hearing of the death of …
Angy Eiter becomes first woman to send 9b
words by Tony Lourens pic by (c) Red Bull Contentpool / Javipec At about 5 pm on 22 October this year, the legendary Austrian powerhouse, Angela (Angy) Eiter, became the first woman to clip the chains at the top of the link-up of both pitches of La Planta de Shiva, a grade 9b, in the …
Zeitgeist – Another Journey Up Yellowwood Amphitheatre
words by Charles Edelstein pic by Garrreth Bird It was the triangular panel on the Timerity Buttress that attracted me to the east buttresses above Yellowwood Ravine in the first place, and my ambition was to fire a pitch straight through the middle of it. But when I did the first ascent of Another Fck’n Time, …