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A Himalayan Adventure

Justin Lawson — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:15:17 +0000

An adventure film by the Mixon's - Nepal April 2013. Trekking to Annapurna Base camp.

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Activity Permits for rock climbing in the the Table Mountain National Park

Justin Lawson — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:22:35 +0000

Climbers report that rangers have recently been requiring them to produce 'My Activity Permits' for a wide range of climbing activities in the Park.

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Montagu locals watching over nature reserves

Justin Lawson — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:12:25 +0000

A new body has been elected which will advise the Langeberg Municipality on matters regarding nature reserves within the Langeberg, including the Montagu Mountain Reserve and Dassieshoek.

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Los Muizenbergos at Topside

Justin Lawson — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:50:19 +0000

Marijus Šmigelskis on the first ascent of "Los Muizenbergos" 8A in Topside.

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2013 Black Diamond Tradathon

Justin Lawson — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:55:03 +0000

Number limits for entry to the Magaliesberg Tradathon.

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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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Cameras for Table Mountain

Justin Lawson — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:00:59 +0000

Cyclists are getting proactive against thieves and robbers in the Table Mountain National Park, raising funds independently for surveillance cameras and new crime patrols at hot spots on the mountain.

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City may light up Signal Hill

Justin Lawson — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:12:31 +0000

The City of Cape Town is exploring ways of lighting up Signal Hill without affecting ships at sea.

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Brian sending ‘Just Behrly’

Justin Lawson — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:08:14 +0000

Brain Weaver sending Just Behrly

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Arrow Final video

Justin Lawson — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:03:58 +0000

Fun video of guys climbing Arrow Final on Table Mountain.

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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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New Cederberg Hiking map – Names update

Justin Lawson — Fri, 03 May 2013 10:00:13 +0000

The good people at Slingsby Maps are presently compiling, with the full cooperation of Cape Nature, a new hiking map of the Cederberg.

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Dave Graham – Bridge of Ashes

Justin Lawson — Fri, 03 May 2013 05:18:50 +0000

Follow the year-long story of Dave Graham as he goes after the first ascent of his latest project,

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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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Adam Ondra – A few forgotten 9a routes…

Justin Lawson — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:16:20 +0000

A new short video featuring Adam Ondra´s old climbs of three 9a - 9a+ routes, which were initially filmed for the movie The Wizard´s Apprentice, but did not make it into the final version of the movie.

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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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Beth Rodden is Climbing Back

Justin Lawson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:54:33 +0000

Beth Rodden proved that women could climb just as hard—if not harder—than men.

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Griffith, Steck and Moro Attacked On Everest

Justin Lawson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:18:43 +0000

Jon Griffith, Ueli Steck and Simone Moro have been attacked by Sherpas on Everest.

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Classified, 9a+, FA by Alexander Megos

Justin Lawson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:07:43 +0000

Alexander Megos sends what is probably the hardest route in Frankenjura, Classified, 9a+, on the Holzgauer wand.

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