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Lab test of carabiners used at belay stations

Emanuele Pellizzari Kinobi — Sun, 12 May 2013 11:03:19 +0000

Over the last 14 months I’ve collected enough carabiners used as lower-offs at belays to make a sound statistical analysis with the aim of drawing some conclusions about their breaking strengths.

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Space Race – a new route on Table Mountain

Hilton — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:29:43 +0000

Guy and I had spent the afternoon on Table Mountain working on our Space Race project.

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Crossing the Dragon – Grand Traverse of the Drakensberg

admin — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:00:08 +0000

“A dragon without fangs is only a lizard”, I mused when Matthys and Werner raised the challenge to do the 250km Grand Traverse of the Umkhahlamba Drakensberg.

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Bolt issue on Kalymnos

admin — Thu, 02 May 2013 07:00:48 +0000

As we anticipated for years, they have Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) of their stainless steel bolts, just as Cayman Brac and Thailand used to have.

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Jimbo Smith opens Last of the Mohawks on Table Mountain

Justin Lawson — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:02:33 +0000

I am pretty bored with the sport climbing in Cape Town so climbing on Table Mountain is new and exciting for me.

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2013 Tradathon

admin — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:23:07 +0000

The beauty of trad. is the amazing depth and breadth of experience that it offers...

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Report: Montagu Rock Rally 2013

admin — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:52:27 +0000

Well done to Matt Bush as the overall winner of the 2013 Montagu Rock Rally!

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Boven Sport climbing Sponsorship Fund

admin — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:09:55 +0000

50% of the proceeds will be given to good South African climbing causes, with a sport climbing focus.

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Support our Arctic Expedition Boys!

Steveb — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:33:56 +0000

Last year, the guys sailed 11,000 kilometres in a 10 metre sailboat from Scotland to Alaska stopping at various points to open new big-wall routes on cliffs that jutted straight out of the ocean.

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Miura VS under scrutiny

Richard Halsey — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:57:51 +0000

A high performance Italian model with Velcro. In the absence a Lamborghini sports car sharing the same name, I'll tell you about my test drive of the climbing shoes instead.

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Easter Bouldering Festival Report

admin — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:37:25 +0000

Better than Rocklands, a shorter drive, and hotter showers in the campsite... What more could you possibly ask for?

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Matt Bush opens Aura (8b) at the Pipeline

Justin Lawson — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:49:13 +0000

Matt Bush opened Aura, (8b) at the Pipeline in Badkloof, Montagu

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Fear

Darkhorse — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:25:36 +0000

It does not matter what your ability is, how fearful you get or how you handle that fear. It's about pushing your own boundaries, testing your own limits and ultimately learning something about yourself.

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Table Mountain Clean Up 2013

admin — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:55:04 +0000

Some of you will remember the great success we had at the Table Mountain Cleanup (TM Cleanup) last year, well we are doing it again!

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Internview with Michi Wohlleben on his attempt of Jirishanca

admin — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:09:51 +0000

Last summer the professional mountain climbers Michi Wohlleben, Arne Bergau and Hannes Jähn made an attempt to ascend the 6,094 metre Jirishanca.

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The Mine – Naval Base and Copper Thieves

Justin Lawson — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:23:22 +0000

The lower entrance to The Mine could soon be a thing of the past due to thieves who have stolen 5000 meters of copper wire.

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New route: Matt Bush opens Dynamighty (28) on Africa Ledge

Justin Lawson — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:24:52 +0000

Matt Bush opened Dynamighty at grade 28 this past week. The new line is the direct extension to Dynamite

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The Life in the Orange – Waterval Boven Guide

Andrew Pedley — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:59:15 +0000

What better way to start March than by downloading the latest Waterval Boven update!

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Easter Bouldering Festival

admin — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:30:14 +0000

There is one month to go before the start of the Easter Bouldering Festival.

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Adam Ondra making the first ascent of Change, the world’s first 9b+

Justin Lawson — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:56:11 +0000

Adam Ondra linked the 55-meter-long project, establishing Change, the world's first route graded 5.15c/9b+.

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