SA Mountain 83 | December 2022 – February 2023
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. Read Online Editorial Tick Lists – Part and parcel of the climbing game How many of us …
K2 – A South African First!
By John Black What started off as a fascination 25 years ago, turned into a goal about 10 years ago and became a reality when we left home on June 13 2022, destined for Islamabad, then Skardu, on to Askole, and finally via a 100 kilometre trek to K2 Basecamp. It had taken the climbing …
Barry Fletcher – Reflections of a Climbing Legend
Every country has its share of climbing legends, and in South Africa, the name Barry Fletcher certainly takes a very proud place amongst our country’s greatest climbers and pioneers. As a young lad growing up in the ’70s and ’80s, I used to pore over the MCSA Journals, reading climbing tales and looking for routes …
A Place Beyond the Clouds
Bouldering in the Indian Himalaya By Flo Scheimpflug Curiosity is like a catapult: If the tension is high enough, it doesn’t take much to cut the rope and send you on a long journey of discovery. For Bernd Zangerl, that ‘not much’ was an old photo with a few rocks on it. However, that was …
Vango Aotrom Sleeping Mat
review by Tony Lourens Keeping in the light and small mould, Vango’s new Aotrom (which means light in Scottish Gaelic) is also something to consider if you are looking to shave some grams off your overnight pack, and also reduce bulkiness.The Aotrom is one of the lightest and most technically advanced sleeping mats to come …
Fire Maple – FMS 300T Fire-Lite Stove
review by Tony Lourens Let’s face it, carrying a heavy pack up a mountain sucks! It takes all the fun out of being in the hills. Back in the day, you didn’t have many options, but today, with modern materials and advanced technology, outdoor kit is getting lighter and lighter, and more efficient.These days it’s …
The North Face – Futurelight boots
reviews by Tony Lourens Mountain footwear has certainly evolved in leaps and bounds over the last few decades and particularly the last few years. Although one can still find those stiff and hardy full grain leather boots, most people today want instant gratification and opt for the more modern padded boots, which need little or …
SA Mountain 82 | September – November 2022
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. Editorial How safe do you want climbing to be? Most of the climbing world is aware of …
Towerkop and the Swartberg Traverse – A Winter’s Tale
by Garrreth Bird Towerkop is one of the Western Cape’s iconic peaks. Its twin summits stand at a lofty 2,189 metres and is one of the few peaks that can only be trodden upon if you are prepared to climb the 80-metre-high rock walls that stand as a steep rocky bastion, protecting the peak from …
Point Batian Mount Kenya
Corey Harris became the youngest person to summit Batian in March 2022,aged 13 By Corey and Johnny Harris It all started in the Dragon’s Teeth . . .I was with a group of friends and family and my climbing mentors and trainers – Jamie Christian from the Mount Kenya Climbing Gym and Julian Wright from …