Western Cape Rock BOOK LAUNCH
Okay the wait is over . . . it’s here . . . the guidebook you have all been waiting for – second only to Harry Potter on the list of all time best sellers Yes, the new edition of WESTERN CAPE ROCK is OUT!!! 448 pages jam packed with routes, crag topo photos, maps, …
The 2015 National Boulder Series Championships
by Delaney Carpenter For the second time, the Western Cape is host to the biggest indoor bouldering competition in South Africa: the 2015 National Boulder Series Championships. With the incredible buy-in and support of South Africa’s largest Indoor Climbing Gym, namely CityROCK Indoor Climbing Gym in Observatory, Cape Town, the stage was set to witness …
Daniel Woods, Jon Cardwell Send Kryptonite (5.14d)
The Kryptonite (5.14d) send-train continues up at the Fortress of Solitude in Colorado. Carlo Traversi clipped the chains on March 23, Daniel Woods earlier this month and now Jon Cardwell over the weekend. Kryptonite is an iconic climb—the first of its grade in North America—established by Tommy Caldwell in the winter of 1999. Woods, Traversi and …
Sonnie Trotter Sends Estado Critico (5.14d)
Sonnie wrote on Facebook, “After tearing a hole in my ring finger, I figured my chances for sending anything difficult would be slim to none this week, luckily it healed quickly and I was able to give the rig two burns yesterday, the second one “a fitness burn” resulted in an actual surprise redpoint. I …
Jakob Schubert boulders 8C
Sport climbing: Jakob Schubert has repeated Bügeleisen sit, an 8C boulder problem located in the Maltatal, Austria. Schubert has now raised the bar once again with his repeat of Bügeleisen Sit in the Maltatal, a beautiful alpine valley famous for its ice climbing in winter and for its sport climbing and boudlering in summer. As …
Ramón Julián Puigblanque: Two 5.14d’s and Two 5.15a’s in Four Days
Ramón Julián Puigblanque, 33, had a different sort of holy week leading up to Easter in Spain, sending two 5.14d’s and two 5.15a’s in just four days. The 2010 World Cup Champion spent the last week in Cuenca, Oliana and Margalef, tagging on a few 5.13b and harder onsights as well. Read more… Source: rockandice.com …
Project Fear Film
Here is the Project Fear film about my (Dave MacLeod) new route on Cima Ovest last September. Truth be told, I was incredibly lucky that myself and Alan Cassidy were able to get the route climbed given the very poor weather in the Dolomites last season. Of course, to a certain extent we made our …
Megos climbs his hardest boulder to date – Lucid Dreaming (8C/V15)
It was his hardest and his longest project to date: it took Alex Megos 11 days to ascend Lucid Dreaming (8C/V15) on the Grandpa Peabody boulder at Buttermilks in California. He had tried the problem in November 2014, but had to get back home to Germany after three unsuccessful days. First thing he did on …
Chris Sharma Sends El Bon Combat (5.15b/c)
On March 7, Chris Sharma made the first ascent of El Bon Combat and has suggested 5.15b/c for the line. The “King Line,” as Sharma described it, is located at Cova de Ocell, which is 40 minutes from Barcelona, Spain. El Bon Combat was equipped by his friend Martí Iglesias Galobart, and when Sharma first saw the …
Africa Fusion Review
African Fusion – a rock odyssey Fresh Rock Films Directed by Nic Good and Georgia Court Running time: 52 minutes R250 (available from CityROCK shop and mountainmailorder.co.za) Review by Tony Lourens While watching African Fusion I kept feeling an overwhelming sense of pride. This was my home. Those beautiful routes, those alluring mountains and rock …