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Adam Ondra, Arco and Stefano Ghisolfi
Adam Ondra climbing in one of his favourite places: Arco, Italy with Stefano Ghisolfi.
Climb4HopeSA Climbing and Hiking Event
SAVE THE DATE WEEKEND 08/09 NOVEMBER 2019Climbing and Hiking in Montagu Come support the Climb4Hope SA event in Montagu to raise funds for the Sunflower Fund and Donkey & Animal Sanctuaries! Enjoy a weekend away in this idyllic Breede River Valley setting – climbing and hiking, to raise funds for these very worthy causes. Causes: …
David Naude – SPEED OF SOUND 8B+ (V14)
An in-depth look into my longest project yet. And the mental and physical hurdles I had to overcome in order to send one of my lifetime projects!
Black Diamond Tradathon 2019 – Festival of Trad
This year it will be held at Rooiberg. What is the Tradathon? The Black Diamond Tradathon is a day-long community event where climbers of every level of experience get together to share their skills, learn from each other, and, most importantly, enjoy a day at the crag, all ending in a lekker jol. It is …
Battle Royale: The Wide Boyz’ Epic Quest to Send One of the World’s Toughest Cracks
Climbing The Recovery Drink, a 5.14c crack on the isolated Profile Wall in Jøssingfjord, Norway, requires determination and creativity. To date, the 115-foot route has only had two ascents: the FA by the Belgian climber Nico Favresse in May 2013, and a repeat by the German climber Daniel Jung in August 2018. The dome-shaped Profile …
1st one day free ascent of “La Vida Es Silbar” on the North Face of the Eiger
1st one day free ascent of “La Vida Es Silbar” on the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland. Roger Schäli and Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll. 23 July 2019 Lead climbing footage by Nicolas Hojac www.nicolashojac.ch
Rocklands bouldering: 4 x 7C highballs by Mina Leslie-Wujastyk
Rocklands has some truly awe-inspiring lines and the good news is that most of them have glory jugs at the top! This video shows Arc’teryx and Five Ten athlete Mina Leslie-Wujastyk climbing four of the best highballs that are on offer: A splash of red 7C+ Cedar spine 7B+ Macho King 7C+ Tomorrow I will …
VIMFF – Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival 2019
Every year the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) gathers the finest on mountain related film-making from across the globe. The films focus on outdoor adventure, mountaineering, the environment and mountain cultures. The best of this collection of unique and inspiring short films then tours internationally and is coming to South Africa this July. It …
10 Red Bull X-Alps 2019 athletes have finished in Monaco
Clock stops on the world’s toughest adventure race after 12 days drama across the Alps. They came from 20 countries to do battle across the skies and mountains of the Alps. Almost two weeks ago some of the world’s toughest, fittest and strongest adventure athletes – all expert paraglider pilots – from the ages of …
24-Hour countdown to end of the world’s toughest adventure race
An exhausted French rookie athlete Maxime Pinot arrives at Turnpoint 13 to claim second place while the rest of the pack pulls a Night Pass to give it one last 24-hour push. He started the race as a hotly tipped athlete who had the potential to take the Red Bull X-Alps crown. Maxime Pinot, 27, …