In This Issue
A Young Man’s Life in Orange
words & pic by Gustav Janse van Rensburg Marrying into a French family has had its obvious advantages – not having to queue at the embassy for costly visas to enter Europe, and getting a handle on the language making for less embarrassing moments on trips to the Alps, to name a few. The MCSA …
Classic Climbs: King Kong – Krakadouw, Cederberg
words by Kai Fitchen pic by Andy Court Clipping bolts can become a rather addictive hobby. Before I knew it, I hadn’t placed a piece of pro in months and I’d scold myself for always finding some excuse to go sport climbing instead. Trad climbing, sadly, had become this guilty voice in the back of …
In Memory of Dave Pothier: 1973 – 2018
words by Guy Holwill I met Dave in the early ’90s. He would have been around 18, and I was a few years older. Apart from sharing a love for climbing, we clicked because we were both highly opinionated and shared an odd sense of humour. Looking back, we must have been excruciatingly painful, but hey, …
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 …
MARCH – MAY 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 64 The Unbridled Passion his year did not start off on …
Alexander Huber and Fabian Buhl free Sueños de Invierno, Spain
words by Alexander Huber pic by Heinz Zak While the first ascensionists, José Luis García Gallego and Miguel Ángel Díez Vives needed 69 days in winter 33 years ago, the German climbing duo of Alexander Huber (47) and Fabian Buhl (25) required only nine hours. They free climbed the infamous Sueños de Invierno route (literally …