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Produced by: The Reel Thing Drone Operator: Ruan Kotze Special thanks to: Wefix The Drakensberg escarpment stretches for over 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) from the Eastern Cape Province in the South, then successively forms, in order from south to north, the border between Lesotho and the Eastern Cape and the border between Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal …

The scenery is great, but the idea… maybe not so much? Our intrepid team decides to try flinging themselves off the side of Table Mountain, a kilometer above Cape Town. Fresh shorts please! 

Part of the ascent carried out by Jim Reynolds and Brad Gobright as they set a new speed record (2:19:44) on The Nose, El Capitan,Yosemite on 21 October 2017. “I f***ing hate The Stovelegs,” Brad panted as he clipped a sling to our anchor and dropped off the far side of Dolt Tower. “So brutal.” …

Calrin Curtis sending the second ascent of “Hey Jupiter” (34/8c), The Underside, Cape Peninsula on 28 October. Video: Kate Patience 

Black Shadow – 8a+ from David Naude on Vimeo.

  Orchestrated Violence – 8A+ from Be Bolder on Vimeo.

“A gem rarer than diamonds.” That’s how BD Athlete Nalle Hukkataival describes The Finnish Line (V16). Sitting untouched for years within a mecca for bouldering, Nalle’s latest testpiece has it all—aesthetics, difficulty and a beautiful setting. Plus, it’s now a contender for Rocklands’ hardest boulder problem. Check out Nalle’s ascent in this new BD exclusive …

489 days after falling from a boulder Bernd Zangerl returns to high level climbing with his first ascent of “Into the Sun” Into the Sun from Ray Demski on Vimeo.  

‘My Life Story’ Sir Chris Bonington – One of the worlds most famous mountaineers and adventurers. A story of love, loss, life and legacy climbing the world’s most challenging peaks. The Eiger North Face – Annapurna – Everest – K2  – Central Tower of Paine – Ogre – Freney Pillar, Mont Blanc – Kongur – …

French climber, Charles Albert, repeating Monkey Wedding (8C) in Rocklands barefeet. Alexander Megos repeated this 2002 Fred Nicole test piece in just 30 minutes.