10 December 2007 Silvermine Closures not being Respected- Brent
Apparently climbers have been ignoring the signs indicating the closure of the Silvermine Main Crag for the Kestrel Nesting Season...
27 August 2007 Table Mountain: Two Rescues in One Day - iol
A man was rescued on Saturday after he fell down a gorge on Table Mountain, shortly after an American tourist was rescued in the same spot...
27 August 2007 Mugging Hotspots to Avoid - iol
Lion's Head, Skeleton Gorge and Signal Hill have been identified as the likeliest places for hikers to be mugged on the mountain.
24 August 2007 Cape Town hunts for way to keep mountain safe - iol
The City of Cape Town is considering providing Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) with R1,34-million annually for four years to improve security... (by Caryn Dolley)
23 August 2007 Our Mountain is in a State of Siege - iol
For the first time in 100 years, Western Cape Scouts have suspended
hikes on Table Mountain... (by Caryn Dolley)
23 August 2007 Table Mountain Crime - Updates and plans to Combat
Click here for all the latest on the crime wave that has hit our mountain and the plans being put into place to bring it to an end.
19 August 2007 Andy De Klerks long awaited book launching at CityROCK- Fri 24 Aug
Andy De Klerk will be giving a slideshow at the launch of his book - Sharper Edges. See the slideshow, and get your copy signed by the man himself.
23 August 2007 Table Mountain Crime a Concern - news24.com
Cape Town - Western Cape tourism MEC Lynne Brown has expressed concern about threats to visitors to Table Mountain following weekend muggings.
20 August 2007 Table Mountain crime level 'out of hand'- iol
The status of Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) as a Natural World Heritage Site may be in jeopardy because of increasing attacks on visitors.
7 August 2007 Tourist dies on Table Mountain - iol
A spur of the moment decision to climb Table Mountain ended in tragedy when an American tourist's body was found on Monday
4 June 2007 Sibusiso waiting it out in the cold.
South African climber Sibusiso Vilane is still waiting it out at the foot of the infamously freezing Denali.
23 May 2007 - updated Perfect weather for Mountain Mania 2007
The forecasted mother storms and torrential rains for last weekend meant most of the Cape Town climbers chose to hang out in a flooding city rather than head to through to Montagu, where against all odds a long and beautiful day of climbing was to be had.
8 May 2007 Car broken into at the Mine - Andy Davies
Apparently a foreign tourist had his car broken into at the Mine parking on Saturday. His double trad rack was taken...
25 April 2007 Mountain Mania 2007!!! - 19th-20th May
Montagu Mountain Mania is just around the corner, on the weekend of the 19th and 20th of May to be exact!
22 March 2007 More crime on our Mountain. - iol.com
Three Dutch tourists and their hiking companion were robbed on Table Mountain, Cape Town police said on Thursday.
13 March 2007 New Speed Record on Eiger. - www.climbing.com
Switzerland’s Ueli Steck has soloed the classic 1938 route on the North Face of the Eiger in 3 hours 54 minutes
8 March 2007 Kliphuis closure and Rocklands access at risk.- Mark Johnston (MCSA)
Looks like the Kliphuis campsite has been closed until further notice, but far worse is the dodgy activity that may put access to Rocklands at risk. Mark Johnston had this to say.
14 February 2007 Elderly Hikers mugged in Constantia.
Four elderly walkers have been robbed of their cellphones, backpacks and car keys while walking in the 'De Hel' area Of the Constantia Green Belt.
Source: iol.com
29 January
2007 Another mugging at Kirstenbosch.
Cape Town - Knife-wielding muggers have again struck above Cape Town's world-famous botanical gardens, Independent Online reported on Sunday.
Source: News24.com
25 January
2007 Success for the Peers Cave ARF Meet. - Andy Davies
The ARF meet at Peers Cave on Sunday went well with about 15 skilled enthusiasts taking part with 8 healthy drill batteries. The following routes have been completely bolted and most of the old bolts removed...
18 January
2007 ARF Peers Cave meet this weekend - Sunday 21-01-07. support the ARF
We will be meeting at the Peers Cave parking lot at 9h30 this Sunday 21 Jan. If you are going to make it please let me know. Click link above for contact details.
18 January
2007 CityROCK hosting SA's 1st Climbing Film Festival - Friday 26-1-07.All Welcome
The first of it's kind in SA, the festival will be featuring the world premier of the home grown 'Tea for Three', as well as the latest Cederberg boulder flick 'Specimen Film'.
10 January
2007 A good start for the Kleinmond retro-bolting mission.
Although it was brought to a grinding halt by dead drill
batteries, the Kleinmond rebolting mission that took
place last weekend went extremely well. The turn out
was good and the enthusiasm plentiful. And in light
of the recent bolt failure that took place there, it
didn't come a moment too soon.
5 January
2007 The Anchor Replacement Fund NEEDS SUPPORT!!! - Andy Davies
If you ever wanted to head down under to check out the
spectacular climbing they have to offer this is an opportunity
you wan't want to miss out on....
4 January
2007 Australian
Climbing Festival - Easter 2007.
If you ever wanted to head down under to check out the
spectacular climbing they have to offer this is an opportunity
you wan't want to miss out on....
11 Decemer
2006 Photo
Credit Correction for December SAMM.
Please note that in the December Issue of SA Mountain Mag the Contents
Page photograph is of Lisa Rands on Roof is on Fire (7a, Roadcrew
Boulders, Rocklands, Cederberg) and was taken by Keith Ladzinski.
Click above to view pic.
11 Decemer
2006 Silvermine
Restrictions lifted.- Brent Jennings
and Bill Tucker
This is to let you know that the Kestrels nesting at Silvermine main crag
have fledged, so all routes there are now open again. (KM - though Bill
has warned against climbing at Blaze of Glory because of the vicious Starlings).
22 November
2006 Bolt Failure at Kleinmond Crag.- Andy Davies
We have unfortunately had another bolt failure.
This one was the 5th bolt on Zucchini at Kleinmond
and the unfortunate soul took a thorough screamer
onto the 4th bolt which luckily held.
14 November
2006 TMNP
access issues.- Brent Jennings
There has been some confusion surrounding access
for climbing within the
Table Mountain National Park (TMNP). Many people
have been unclear about
the permit requirements (including myself). I
have just spoken with Park
management, and this then is the bottom line:
14 November
2006 Restrictions
at Silvermine Main Crag.- Brent Jennings
SANParks would like everyone to be aware that there is a pair of Rock
Kestrels nesting at the Main Crag....All routes between Sterling Silver
and Mercury should not be climbed, as they are too close to the nest.
13 November
2006 Juz
H back on Form!
It was ten years ago that Justin Hawkins first started
making SA climbing history with his redpoint of Bennita
(33, Montagu) and he didn't stop there.
27 September
2006 Marianne
Pretorius in accident at the Rock Rally.
Marianne Pretorius took a fall during the 2006 Rock Rally held last weekend
in Waterval Boven. Although she suffered a serious blow to the head which
resulted in fractured skull, it is reported that she is stable and that
extensive tests have indicated her brain to be in a good condition.
19 September
2006 Tragic
death at Yellowood Amphitheatre.
- from Tristan Firman
In the late evening of Friday past (15th Sept
’06) we tragically lost Lloyd Turner to
the mountains. A Memorial will take place at Rhodes Memorial on Wednesday
20/09/06 at 13h00.
13 September
2006 Plastic
Crankers Climbing Comp - .
Sponsored by Evolv and Gravity Training will be bringing the 'Plastic
Crankers Climbing Comp' to Spiders (Pretoria) on the ???.
11 September
2006 Official
opening of the Orange Kloof tented camp.
September 6th marked the official opening of the anticipated Orange Kloof
camp. The camp forms part of the third overnight Hoerikwaggo Trail on
Table Mountain.
21 August
2006 Palmiet Festival a resoundingly chilly success!
I've been lucky enough to attend the past three
Rock Rally's that have been held all over South
Africa and besides being a huge amount of fun,
I'm starting to think that these events may be
the solution to water shortages the world over.
14 August
2006 Info
update on the Palmiet Adventure Festival...
Only 4 sleeps to go till the festival kicks off in the usually sleepy
Coastal Town. Click above for an update from the organisers on all you
need to know to enter the fun.
14 August
2006 The
Boven Rock Rally approaches...
It's that time of the year again where climbers from all corners of SA
converge on the tiny town with the Waterfall and all those nice chunks
of rock...
August 2006 Mark Johnston goes ice climbing!
According to climb.co.za
Mark Johnston recently did a good job of bringing his
10 years of accident free climbing to an abrupt end.
28 May 2006 Mountain
Mania success!
Proving once again it's reputation as one of the best events on the climbing
calendar, the Montagu Mountain Mania Rock Rally went off with a bang this
year.
24 May 2006 South
Africans on top of the world!
Sean Disney and his team officially reached the summit of Everest at 5.30am
this morning. They were blessed with perfect weather and managed to summit
in a speedy eight and a half hours...
22 May 2006 Summit bid on Everest ends in failure.
Though we're awaiting the full story, it has been reported that South African Ronnie Muhl and his team were forced to turn back from the summit of Everest...
18 May
2006 The 5th Annual Durbs Bouder Comp
approaches. - Dave Drummond
The MCSA (KZN Section) Presents the Durban Bouldering Competition 5. It
will be the firth year that the Countries premium indoor bouldering comp
is being held. In the past this comp has been a huge success.
14 May
2006 6 Sleeps till Montagu Madness!
With only one short week of the grindstone to go, it's time to get those
chalk bags filled and ready cause the Montagu Madness Rock Rally is almost
upon us...
19 April 2006 Josune making history again...
The Basque lady-wonder Josune Bereziartu has taken womens climbing yet
another step forward with her 8b+ (33) onsight...
10 April
2006 Ronnie Muhl sets of for Everest... Motivational speaker Ronnie Muhl set off on Wed 5th April to fulfill
his dream of climbing Everest. Read his parting letter and learn about
how you can follow hs progress step by step...
28 March
2006 Two new 9a's (36) go down... The boys are playing hard in Europe, both Riccardo Scarian and Richard
Simpson have completed First Ascents of 9a's...
23 March
2006 New Crag in the Western Cape
YAY! Another crag has been added to our already wide and expansive
repertoire of available spots to go sport climbing in Cape Town...
23 March
2006 Upcoming Lead Competition at CityROCK
It’s been quite a while since we last saw a real bona-fide indoor
lead climbing competition taking place in Cape Town...
15 March
2006 Breaking News from Boven! - Andrew Pedley
On Sunday the 15th March Clinton Martinengo flashed the ultra classic
29 (7c+) line of Snapdragon...
Results - Event 4, Durban High School. The next event will be taking
place at Kloof High School on the 23rd March 2006.
06 February
2006 Accidental death at the Lakeside... iol.co.za
A woman who's name has not yet been released was killed on Sunday
when her rope snapped...
05 February
2006 Bad hangers at Lakeside... Brent Jennings
I've just been reliably informed that there are a few routes at Lakeside
that have had hangers removed from the anchors...
