In This Issue
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 …
Angy Eiter becomes first woman to send 9b
words by Tony Lourens pic by (c) Red Bull Contentpool / Javipec At about 5 pm on 22 October this year, the legendary Austrian powerhouse, Angela (Angy) Eiter, became the first woman to clip the chains at the top of the link-up of both pitches of La Planta de Shiva, a grade 9b, in the …
Zeitgeist – Another Journey Up Yellowwood Amphitheatre
words by Charles Edelstein pic by Garrreth Bird It was the triangular panel on the Timerity Buttress that attracted me to the east buttresses above Yellowwood Ravine in the first place, and my ambition was to fire a pitch straight through the middle of it. But when I did the first ascent of Another Fck’n Time, …
September – November 2017
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 The AAC/MCSA Trad Climbing Exchange by Charles Edelstein Leopards of the Cederberg Through the eyes of …
The AAC/MCSA Trad Climbing Exchange
words by Charles Edelstein pic by Chris Weidner Two South African trad exchange meets with the UK have taken place to date. The first took place almost 20 years ago, and last year the event was repeated. A group of 10 talented UK climbers from the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) visited South Africa for about …