SA Mountain 88 | March – May 2024
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by SA Mountain
3w ago
Read the editorial and check out the contents of the latest issue. With up-to-date news coverage, training articles, gear reviews, celebrity profiles, technical tips covering a wide variety of subjects, event reports, big glossy pics and enthralling articles. Read Online Editorial I know that mountainYou can drive past a mountain a thousand times and you ..read more
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Mount Kenya 2024 – Africa’s Quintessential Alpine Peak
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by SA Mountain
3w ago
by Tony Lourens Every time I climb Mount Kenya, I say to myself: “This is definitely the last time I am doing this.” The big alpine mountain thing: the freezing cold, the very early morning starts and the debilitating effects of altitude. Those bloody headaches, the forceful drinking of three to four litres of liquid ..read more
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Rodney the Heap
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by SA Mountain
3w ago
by Andy de Klerk And so there we were. Again! Ed [February] and I in the middle of a minor epic without even realising it. The blizzard had finally become so bad that we couldn’t continue any further: snowdrifts piled high around us, and thick heavy snow braided everything together into a white crystal sheet ..read more
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Rick Williams – Cape Climber Extraordinaire
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by SA Mountain
3w ago
by Micky Williams A hawser-laid rope moves slowly upward, the overhang above blocking his companions’ view of the climber glued to the smooth, white sandstone face. Suddenly the movement is quicker, tugging at the belayer’s waist. Two climbers wait anxiously on the ledge below; the belayer shouts “Richard, are you up?” After a few more ..read more
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Brit Rock V – Official Trailer – Coming to SA Soon
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by SA Mountain
2M ago
The BRIT ROCK FILM TOUR is back and coming to SA with another stunning line-up of the UK’s best climbing and adventure films. Five exhilarating films capturing an array of hardcore action, pioneering spirit and some proper madness are as follows – GODDESS OF CRAIC This film tells the story of rising trad star Freja ..read more
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SA Mountain 87 | Dec 2023 – February 2024
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by SA Mountain
4M ago
Read the editorial and check out the contents of the latest issue. With up-to-date news coverage, training articles, gear reviews, celebrity profiles, technical tips covering a wide variety of subjects, event reports, big glossy pics and enthralling articles. Read Online Editorial Who’s on the end of your rope? I try to find a reasonably comfortable ..read more
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Dragon’s Tale – A mystical creature once lost but now found
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by SA Mountain
4M ago
by Ollie Esplin Once upon a time in a land not so far away there was a young maiden. At birth, she was christened The Gordian Edge. She was a via ferrata, a one-of-a-kind, raised by a small group of unsung heroes in the mountain-loving community. She was a Mystical Creature, original and unique, rising ..read more
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Will Gadd on SA Ice
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4M ago
by Colin McCoy In July this year a small group of us had the privilege of hosting Canadian ice and mixed climber, Will Gadd, for a whirlwind 10-day climbing trip in the Drakensberg. This all came about when Tim Larsen commented on an Instagram post of Will’s, about how short the South African ice climbing ..read more
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CLIMB! A Guide to High Adventure
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by SA Mountain
7M ago
Review by Tony Lourens Author: Jacob D NuttallIllustrations: Jacob D NuttallPages: 179 • B&W throughoutDimensions: 15 x 23cmPublisher: Naked Snail Books (self-published via KDP Amazon)Available: Paperback £11.99 and Kindle £4.99ISBN: 978-1739294304 I have read numerous ‘how to’ books on climbing, and in fact have also written one.To be honest, it is hard to be original ..read more
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Black Diamond – Pursuit 30 litre
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by SA Mountain
7M ago
by Tony Lourens I’m constantly on the lookout for the perfect sized pack, with the right design and features for long multi-pitch rock climbs and single day peak bagging missions, and I think my long search has come to a happy ending. BD’s new 30-litre Pursuit is what I have been looking for, for a ..read more
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