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48 hours of Blouberg
Written by Brian WeaverRead 113 times
Wednesday, Clinton and I went out into the kloofs of Magaliesberg for some hard trad. We warmed up on some easy stuff, Clinton did Barbara Streisand, a 23 on solid gear and I onsighted a 21 called Enemy Within. The best description for this line is SPICY. If you place your cams logically on your way up, you end up having nothing for the pod midway up the face. The result of this is a 8m lead out to take you to the 15m mark, where there is still only 1 piece of marginal gear for the next 5m. It's… -
Girls are weird
Written by Kathryn FourieRead 470 times
I sit here and scratch the last bit of scab off my elbow; it’s irritating me as it rubs on my Great Auntie Joan’s antique writing desk. It was quite a substantial roastie actually; a nice deep burgundy rose colour and I acquired it when clobbering my elbow climbing ‘Xena’ (19) during the night climbing session at the Roc Rally in Waterval Boven a couple weeks back. Crikey it was eina, but I tried not to moan about it lest I sounded like a…girl? -
Mad Rock athletes take DBC 10 winnings
Written by Illona PelserRead 650 times
Mat and Rachelle are crushing in style again. It seems that a recent month long trip to Rocklands may have given the dazzling climbing couple a bit of an advantage at the 10th annual Durban Bouldering Competition (DBC). On a cool and cloudy day the pair proved themselves clear winners at this years comp.
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