In This Issue
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 …
Escaping the Rains of Catalonia
words and pic by Kai Fitchen The flight was long, and going into the new year being frisked by an equally resentful border security guard in Doha Airport wasn’t ideal, but I was so excited that I really didn’t care. Arriving, after 27 hours, to the gleaming face of Marine, who’d arrived a few hours …
Training for climbing – should be hard but not difficult
words by Hanna Vartia / 27 Crags pic by Dicki Korb As climbing is increasing in popularity and the bar being raised by climbers like Adam Ondra, Nalle Hukkataival and Angy Eiter, many are looking into ways to improve their climbing. We were more than curious to hear the thoughts of Dicki Korb, Alex Megos’s coach …
In Memory of Ian Slatem
words Tony Lourens and pic by Ashleigh De VIlliers On 1 January our brother, friend and fellow climber, mountaineer and seaman; our lovable and loyal vagabond of the hills and the oceans, Ian Christopher Slatem was sadly and cruelly taken from us in a freak climbing accident on the historically famous Arrow Final, an easy …
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 …