I am very pleased to report that we have managed to raise a substantial amount of money for the new bolts.

The surprise announcement that the province was planning a cable car in the uKhahlamba Drakensberg could take the local tourism industry to new heights.

Joe Möhle has compiled an RD for the Crystal Dream Palace Crag in Hermanus.

A South African team are heading to Trango later this year with the objective of climbing the Nameless Tower AKA Trango Tower.

New routes continue to be opened on the wonderful cliffs of Boven; the updated guide includes new access and route info and is now at 126 pages!

Sasha DiGiulian has done it again – after ‘Pure Imagination’ (36/9a), she sends ‘Era Bella’ (36/9a) that was established by Chris Sharma in Spanish Margalef.

Life is not good right now, and I have clearly tugged on one grass tuft and trusted one dodgy piece of weetbix too many.

Hermann Rabe has kindly compiled a guide for the boulders of Kleinmond. Click here to download the Kleinmond Bouldering Guide:

Joe Mohle recently sent 'A Clockwork Orange' on Table Mountain and removed the bolt.

This year's event will be held on the 28th April in KZN at the University of KZN's bouldering wall

The Montagu Rock Rally was a great success!! Results here...

With with the cooler weather rolling in, Paarl is once again a great place to go climbing.

Arjan De Kock is cranking rather hard lately and has repeated both The big island, 8C, and Satan i helvete assis, 8B+.

Video of Matt Bush soloing numerous routes in Montagu

Early in February, Joe Möhle complete the first Trad ascent of a route he bolted at a sport crag, The Hole, in Cape Town.

After much debate and negotiations fixed anchors may now be legally placed on Table Mountain.

It came to our attention that a group of well known South African climbers have some bold plans for this winter—plans that involve 7,000km of sailing and a healthy dose of big wall route development deep within the Arctic circle.

The route was opened by Dave Cheesmond, Chris Lomax and Greg Lacey in 1978. They spent two days on the wall and used quite a bit of aid.

The year of 2011 started out at full sprint and did not ease off until December. It was a year of huge achievements in competition climbing for South Africa and arguably, with international representation, the best ever.

This past weekend saw over 100 climbers on The Ledge on Table Mountain. With perfect weather and a great venue it is no wonder this was a record number of climbers seen on Table Mountain on any one day!