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A much-needed addendum to the book we all grew up reading: How to Shit in The Woods. Bill addresses the issue of regional differences in how matter decays in non-wooded (arid) regions due to the very different environmental conditions, conditions which actually prevent compostation when the traditional methods of going-potty are used in an arid climate.
This article is about smearing, and before you go any farther, be warned: I’m not going to talk about rock climbing.
This article is about smearing, and before you go any farther, be warned: I’m not going to talk about rock climbing.

A much-needed addendum to the book we all grew up reading: How to Shit in The Woods. Bill addresses the issue of regional differences in how matter decays in non-wooded (arid) regions due to the very different environmental conditions, conditions which actually prevent compostation when the traditional methods of going-potty are used in an arid climate.

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A physiotherapist's guide to getting back on the wall
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Never Waste a Good Climbing Injury

March 30, 2023

Suddenly you hear a “pop” from your middle finger and all the strength disappears from your right hand. You blow off the wall like you’ve just been shot by a sniper.That’s it. Pulleys blown. Off to see the physio first thing Monday morning. And all you can thinks is, “Will I be able to climb this weekend? How long before I can get back on my project?”As a physio I have a love hate relationship with those questions.

Photographer Schwankhart's striking images capture the quiet "dialogue" between boulders
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The Magaliesburg: A Photographer's Canvas

March 18, 2023

Walking around the gentle slopes and boulder fields in different seasons, time of day and weather, presented the same shapes but with different graphic elements that intrigued me. Breaking the rule of shooting, I embraced the mid-day sun. Shadows revealed texture in the form of images.

22 days of projecting spread across 3 seasons, this is the story of the first 9a to be climbed by a South African
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The first South African to send 9a

October 16, 2022

In June of this year Mel Janse van Rensburg clipped the chains of Speed Intégrale in Switzerland, becoming the first South African to climb 9a. It took the 20-year-old climber 22 days over three seasons to send the route – his greatest climbing achievement since taking down South Africa’s hardest sport route, Mazawattee (8c+) in 2020.

Catie Monteiro

Photographing a classic Matt Climber "hang 10"

October 18, 2022

After much huffing and puffing on the steep approach, we made it up to the hilltop in good time. I packed out my camera while we debated an important question – which pair of tights would pop the most?

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