Climbing elder statesman Sir Chris Bonington marries Loreto McNaught-Davis
Mountaineering legend Sir Chris Bonington has tied the knot with a long-time friend. The Everest summiteer married Loreto McNaught-Davis in a ceremony in London on Saturday. Ms McNaught-Davis is the widow of mountaineer and television presenter Ian McNaught-Davis, who died in February 2014. Sir Chris, 81, lost his wife Wendy to motor neurone disease later …
Results: The 2016 National Boulder Series Championships
For the third time, the Western Cape is host to the biggest indoor bouldering competition in South Africa: the 2016 National Boulder Series Championships. With the incredible buy-in and support of South Africa’s second largest Indoor Climbing Gym, namely CityROCK Indoor Climbing Gym in Observatory, Cape Town, the stage was set to witness 62 competitors …
Anak Verhoeven beats the Bronx at Orgon
Anak Verhoeven from Belgium has made what might well be the first female ascent of the historic 8c+ sports climb Bronx at Orgon in France. Source: planetmountain.com
Black Diamond Tradathon 2016
What an awesome day on the Ledge Saturday for the annual Black Diamond Tradathon. Not sure on the numbers, but I would say around 80 or so climbers were dotted on routes above Africa and Fountain Ledge. You could hardly have asked for a better weather day as well! Lots of people were climbing all …
National Boulder Competition 15 & 16 April 2016
Competitors of Western Cape Climbing received their Western Cape Provincial colours for the first time Last night. JP Naude, President of Western Cape Provincial Sport Federation, presented each competitor with their official certificates and colours. Mr Naude was particularly proud of awarding the Western Cape Provincial Colours to Western Cape Climbing as it’s only the …
Montagu Rock Rally 2016
Register for the Montagu Rock Rally 2016 Attention all climbers! The Montagu Rock Rally is springing back to life this year with youthful energy – So keep the weekend of the 30th April open! This is an event for all climbers, softcore and hardcore alike. The aim is to have fun and encourage others who …
Mayan Smith-Gobat climbing Riders on the Storm, Patagonia
Mayan Smith-Gobat and Ines Papert summited Torres Central, in Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia/Chile, via the east face. This is the first female as well as the fifth known ascent of Riders on the Storm, exactly 25 years after the first ascent of this historic route. Check out Episode 1 of 4 including the …
Barbara Zangerl Sends Prinzip Hoffnung (5.14a), Austria
The Route “The Prinziple of Hope” was established, as one of the best trad routes in Vorarlberg, through Beat Kammerlander in 2009 by removing bolts of an existing route an climbing it without them. 2014 Barbara Zangerl was able to repeat it as the first woman.
Highline meet above the Italian Alps
Crazy International Festival Where You Sleep in Hammocks Hundreds of Feet Above the Italian Alps. Besides hanging out on hammocks suspended hundreds of feet above the gorgeous mountain landscape, the festival also has amenities you’d find in a conventional gathering. It includes a bar, a kitchen, jam sessions, a Yoga workshop, and even tandem paragliding …
Highballin’ In Southern Africa With Jimmy Webb And Nalle Hukkataival
After discovering the first major bouldering venue in Swaziland, Nalle and Jimmy go after the most striking and obvious lines in the country. They find a crag that’s close to the clouds, with giant hard problems. In the process, the crew stumbles across evenmore areas and discovers the beautiful countryside around Mbabane. It’s not all …