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June 2008

Paragliding off Aconcagua

Andy de Klerk: Legendary South African climber honoured

Romancing the Cinque Terre

Ice Ice Baby

Racing the Eiger in under 3 hrs

So, you want to start Trail Running?

Sizzling Sends: Brit Style in MAKAPANSGAT as well as Impi (34)

Trail Running events calendar



12 June 2008
Naked Butt Generous

Would you like to help raise money for the Montague Childrens Charity? Climb naked, and you will... Read more here...


12 June 2008
News Since the last Issue (Issue 24)

What's been going down (or up) in the local and international climbing scene???Read more here...


12 Junel 2008
How to modify a Hilti.

As mentioned in the magazine, this article will show you the way to getting more drill-time from your Hilti.. Read more here...


29 March 2008
The new X-sport of BASELINING.

The name says it all! It sounds like a cocktail of banned narcotics, and is probably as addictively thrilling, but Dean Potter has now combined two extreme sports: BASE jumping, and 'leash-less highlining'...crossing a canyon via a high-line, with only a BASE rig as security in the event he gets it wrong!... Read more here...


21 March 2008
China effectively closes Everest.

In a bid to ensure that the show-case olympic's gets the attention that the Chinese want, climbers will have to take a back seat too the Olympic Torch which is due to make its way up the slopes... Read more here...


20 February 2008
Cape Boulder League.

The Cape Boulder League starts afresh next week, with the 1st event scheduled for 26 February. Read more here...


31 January 2008
New Path On Table Mountain
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Good news for those of you who enjoy climbing at the Lower Buttresses on Table Mountain


29 January 2008
South Africans Run Riot in Patagonia.
Alard Hufner, Shelly Plumb, Douard le Roux, Marianne Swankhart (ne. Pretorius) and Voytek Modrewskey have successfully climbed all three Torres del Paine - in just over a week!

(More detail to follow)


21 January 2008
South Africans Reach the South Pole.
Alex Harris and Sibusiso Vilane have become the 1st South Africans (Sibusiso holds Dual South African and Swazi passports) to reach the South Pole unassisted...


15 January 2008
Visit Tibet & Everest's northern base camp.- Ronnie Muhl
An amazing opportunity presents itself to visit Base Camp (5200m) and Advanced Base Camp (6450m) with expedition leader Ronnie Muhl in April 2008.


15 January 2008
Sir Edmund Hillary Dies, aged 88 - International news
Sir Edmund Hillary, one of the first two men to climb the world’s highest peak, died January 11 in Auckland, New Zealand, his home city.



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