Youth climbers from all over South Africa will compete for a place in the South African Team, who will be travelling to Reunion in February 2011, to compete against the French Team.
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CORE Showing at CityROCK – Wednesday, 15 September
CityROCK brings you CORE (the new Chuck Fryberger film) and Viva La Vida (a film by our very own Micky Wiswedel)
Waterval Boven Roc Rally – 24 to 25 September
The Waterval Boven Roc Rally runs from the 24 to 25 September.
“Pole Pole, Ninjas”
From Stellar Point, it is a mere 100m ascent on a gentle looking slope for another 800m to Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa. After the struggle to get to the crater rim, one feels that the gentle stroll to Uhuru will take a few minutes. Nothing could be further from the truth!
Banff Outdoor Film Festival 2010 – Tour runs 17th to the 23rd September
The South African leg of the Banff Mountain Film Festival will run from the 17-23 September at selected Ster Kinekor cinemas including Cavendish Square and Tygervalley in Cape Town, Sandton Square in Johannesburg and Brooklyn Mall in Pretoria.
India Big Wall Expedition
This plan, like all good climbing plans, was originally hatched at 1am after a heavy party to celebrate Bernard and Linda’s wedding.
When the water blew up and shit went down!
There I stood on top of this boulder, smiles from ear to ear, pure pleasure!
The Bold and the Beautiful – New Crag in Montagu
In April this year Riki & Justin Lawson together with Stuart Brown of De Bos, started bolting a new crag…
Rockstock 4 ! Rocklands, South Africa
This is the real deal – Rockstock will take place over the long weekend in August.
MCSA National Meet – Towerkop 2010
2010 National Meet in Ladismith (W/Cape) coinciding with the 125th Anniversary of Nefdt’s Route – The first rock climbing route in South Africa 18 – 25 September 2010
Borneo Big Wall Expedition
The team made it up 6000ft vertical through six ecologic zones to base camp on a high ridge of Mt. Kinabalu.
Extreme Ice Survey
EIS uses time-lapse photography, conventional photography, and video to document the rapid changes now occurring on the Earth’s glacial ice.
Magaliesberg protection: Information on Kgaswane Lodge ,illegal development in the MPE
At a meeting of the General Committee of the Johannesburg Section held on Monday, 7 June 2010, a unanimous decision was reached to support the Magaliesberg Protection Association (MPA) in taking a decision of the MEC of Northwest Province on appeal to the High Court.
Centenary of the First Ascent of the Sentinel (Northen Drakensberg)
WJ Wybergh and Lt NM McLeod first climbed the Sentinel via the standard route on 29 September 1910.
Keur Kloof – Montagu – Access & Bolting
Recently a forum member enquired about access and bolting at Keur Kloof in Montagu
7 Summits – 7 Flights
‘Wanted. Men for hazardous journey. Low wages. Bitter cold. Long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in the event of success. Ernest Shackleton’s 1907 ad in London’s Times, recruiting a crew to sail with him on his exploration of the South Pole.
Sharper edges – on SABC3
Two men who have spent their lives in the void, high up in some of the most extreme environments in the world. Realms that are wild, untouched frontiers of human experience –
Sharper Edges will be broadcast on Saturday, 5 June, at 18:30 on SABC3.
John Moss casts off the mooring lines
John passed away yesterday. His life quietly ended while sitting on the couch talking with Lynn and his daughters.
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Bolt issue on Kalymnos
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Space Race – a new route on Table Mountain
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New Cederberg Hiking map – Names update
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Alien vs. Predator. a.k.a. a review of the new BD X4 Cams
- Brian sending ‘Just Behrly’
- Canyoning in the French Alps
- PAUSE 8
- Lee Den Hond becomes the third South African woman to summit Everest
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Alien vs. Predator. a.k.a. a review of the new BD X4 Cams
- 3 Days With Ethan Pringle
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