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Heatwave keeps rescue services busy across city
A tourist hiking in Platteklip Gorge collapsed in the severe heat and had to be airlifted.
It is understood she was about 300 metres from the bottom of the mountain when she succumbed.
Los Fabulosos Dos – Cerro Catedral ’10
The full video of an attempt on Cerro Catedral, Torres del Paine.
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Western Province Boulder League Round 5
Round 5 of Boulder league will be at the Neelsie wall tomorrow evening at 6:30pm.
Grey’s Ridge Photos
These images are from Raymond Krögers’ trip up Grey’s Ridge – Waaihoek/Hex
Alex Puccio crushes Diaphanous sea
Alex Puccio has done Diaphanous sea, ~8A, at Hueco.
WP Boulder League Round 4 Report
Tuesday evening was the 4th round of boulder league at the UCT wall, although attendance was not up to previous week’s standards the climbing definitely was, with everyone putting in some serious effort into the evening’s problems.
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Daniel Woods – New V15 – Desperanza
American climber Daniel Woods has succeeded on a long standing boulder project in Hueco Tanks.
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American Climb Nominated for Piolet d’Or
The first ascent of a huge north face in northern China, completed last summer by Americans Jed Brown and Kyle Dempster, with Scottish climber Bruce Normand, is one of five nominees for this year’s Piolets d’Or.
Bouldering in Beaverlac
Yes, there is bouldering in Beaverlac! Although I think a lot of exploring needs to still be done.
TIKKA² video contest – Maxi Power of Mini Light
After long and serious deliberation, the jury has announced the winners of the contest. As you can imagine, with the great quality and diversity of submissions, it was difficult to reach a final decision.
Tourist dies on Table Mountain
Cape Town – A foreign hiker died on Table Mountain on Saturday afternoon after presumably suffering a heart attack on the way down.
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Sharma climbs First Ley, 9a+
My man at Margalef just filed a report: “Just came back from the crag where I saw Chris Sharma screaming at the top of a new FA, I think.
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Quake Shakes Climbers, Information Scant
The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the coast of Chile on Saturday morning, along with more than a hundred significant aftershocks since, also shook the highlands of the Southern Andes during the height of climbing season.
Western Province Boulder League – Round 3
The third round of boulder league saw the participation of some strong climbers, with the likes of Arjan De Kock and Ben Harper; this created some extra competition for the men’s open category.
New Route at the Palace
Stuart Brown has bolted another 5 Star classic line at the Palace.
CORE Trailer
Check out the trailer for CORE the newest film from Chuck Fryberger Productions.
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Progression @ CapeStorm Wynberg Wed @ 7:30 pm
To those of you that missed it: Cape Storm in Wynberg are showing Progression on Wednesday evening @ 7:30 pm.
Climbing in the Olympics?
On February 12, the full session of the International Olympic Committee formally recognized the International Federation of Sport Climbing, two years after the ISCF was granted provisional recognition.
