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Table Mountain Aerial Cableway is open
It’s the day! We’re officially open! To kick off #TheTableMountainComeback celebrations as we move into spring, we’re: Running the Comeback Special: buy an all-day ticket for R360, with two extra return tickets thrown in for free! Welcoming visitors to the Cableway between 8am and 3pm, seven days a week (weather permitting) Offering South Africans who …
The Adventure Weekend Giveaway WINNER is . . .
Thank you, everyone, for entering our competition, congratulation to our first Adventure Weekends winner @julietb_94, @Hydroflaskza will contact you shortly to make arrangments. For everyone else, keep your eyes out for more amazing giveaways. Until then get out there and have your own Adventure Weekends. [su_divider top=”no” divider_color=”#f46c04″ size=”1″ margin=”20″] In celebration of Spring and …
Gone Outdoor (Patagonia) opens its V&A Waterfront doors
The Gone. Waterfront store is officially OPEN! Store Hours are 9am – 6pm, 7 days a week. From September we’re open till 7pm. You can find them on the Upper Level, next to Poetry & Trenery, and opposite Adidas and Puma.
80’s Birth of Extreme by Alun Hughes
The film 80’s Birth of Extreme by Alun Hughes, features some key moments in British sport climbing from the ’80s. Featuring Jerry Moffatt, Ben Moon and Johnny Dawes. Gogarth (25 minutes) follows Johnny Dawes and Paul Pritchard on such classics as Hardback Thesaurus – the first British E7 onsight (or is that ground-up?) first ascent. …
Gear up for this year’s Cape Union Mart Adventure Film Challenge
Calling all adventure-loving filmmakers! It’s that time of the year again where South African filmmakers and adventure enthusiasts are given the chance to showcase their skills and passion for the outdoors. The annual Cape Union Mart Adventure Film Challenge, now in its 7th year, invites aspiring and professional adventure filmmakers to submit their 5-minute short …
Untimely passing of Voytek Modrzewski in a freak drowning accident
It is with great shock and sadness that we learnt of the untimely passing of Voytek Modrzewski in a freak drowning accident off the coast of Portland Bill, in the south of England on Saturday 25 July 2020. The news is that he was climbing at Portland and swam out to rescue his hat that …
Laura Rogora climbs 9b at Rodellar in Spain!
Yesterday (25-07-20) at Rodellar in Spain 19-year-old Italian climber Laura Rogora repeated Ali hulk sit extension total. In doing so she has become one of the select few to climb 9b and only the second woman in the world to master these extraordinary difficulties after Angela Eiter led the way in 2017 with her ascent …
Lost on Everest – National Geographic Documentary
29 May 1953, Edmund Hillary became the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. In honor of that, National Geographic announce their upcoming special, Lost On Everest, which shines a light on one of exploration’s most perplexing mysteries: What happened to the great explorers Andrew “Sandy” Irvine and George Leigh Mallory, who set …
Alexander Megos frees Upgrade U – hardest boulder problem in Frankenjura
Video of the first ascent of the boulder “Upgrade U” in the Frankenjura. This project was found around 20 years ago and various climbers in the Frankenjura have attempted it. I got the tip to try this from Mawi and once I found it, it took me around 10 days to do it, including a …
Jimmy Webb – A Good Season (Rocklands 2019)
Jimmy Webb making his way through some of Rocklands hardest testpieces including 4 8C’s and multiple first ascents. [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kn4hbI5T2o&feature=emb_logo”]