Anro sticking the dyno on Monkey Pump (7c+).
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Crack Goat Cain Project
Dylan Jerg walks us through his project at Shongweni and how moving from trad to sport, bolting and kneebars have shaken things up for him.
Continue readingRed Guitar on Fire (7a+/b), The Mine
Double feature #betabinge this week. We look at Red Guitar On Fire (7a+/7b) at The Mine. Find both videos on my YouTube channel. Each showing different beta for the crux:
Continue readingAbove the Clouds Highline | Carte Blanche
When Tim Slab took on the highest highline in South Africa, it was quite literally a mountain to climb.
Continue readingRotpunkt: Bibliographie | Alex Megos climbs his hardest project yet
Alex Megos never met a route he couldn’t climb in short order… that was until he encountered Bibliographie, an undone sport line at the French super-crag, Céüse.
Continue readingVIDEO: Thomas Van Tonder gets High Above Soweto with 90m Rope Climb Record
Van Tonder nailed the climb in 09:05 and in the process set an official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ® title for the 50m rope climb at 00:03:19.688.
Continue readingPaws (7b), De Hoek, Oudtshoorn
Brenda Marx graciously allowed me to post her beta of Paws as this week’s beta binge.
Continue readingBlue Planet at the Galaxy Wall, KZN
Erin Sterkenburg sending Blue Planet 8a (30) at the Galaxy Wall near Durban in South Africa.
Continue readingFinger and hand injuries and fingerboard training characteristics of SA based climbers
Julia is conducting a web-based survey study to gain insight into South African-based climbers’ hand and finger injuries and fingerboard training, especially before, during and after the Covid-19 lockdown period.
Continue readingDaze of Thunder (7c), Worlds Apart, Montagu
We stick to the classics and the grade, but head back to Montagu. This week we look at Jan Fischer’s beta on Daze of Thunder.
Continue readingBehind the Scenes of Emily Harrington’s Historic Climb
On Nov 4, just after 11 p.m., Emily Harrington freed Golden Gate, a grade VI 5.13 route on the southwest face of El Capitan, in 21 hours 13 minutes.
Continue readingGarrreth Bird and Richard Halsey open new line at Slanghoek
New route up Slanghoek Amphitheatre by Garrreth Bird and Richard Halsey.
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