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A gorgeous little hike meandering up the Gxalingenwa River to the spectacular Gxalingenwa Waterfall. Easy enough for non-hikers to experience, beautiful enough for even experienced, serious hikers to enjoy the outing.

Trip report for Gxalingenwa Waterfall Trail

A gorgeous little hike meandering up the Gxalingenwa River to the spectacular Gxalingenwa Waterfall. Easy enough for non-hikers to experience, beautiful enough for even experienced, serious hikers to enjoy the outing.

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Delving deep into an Alpinist's Bag Of Tricks on Mt Kenya

If pictures could talk... Having been stopped on our first attempt we returned to The Diamond Couloir with a full bag of tricks and a revised attitude of being prepared to do what it takes

12 Tips for Solo Female Travellers

Freebasing

Trystan Firman

Adventure

Climb & Fly

A new "hybrid" mini wing out for its first public display of usability in the desert climbing hub of Rum where the team of three climbed up walls and flew down to the valley.

December 9, 2021

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Jeff Ayliffe

Adventure

Air Zimbabwe

Alois Marume left Zimbabwe in search of a better life, a life with opportunities and meaning. This would be a flight of fancy for Alois.

December 9, 2021

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An interview with SA trad legend, Tinie Versfeld.

Mark Johnston

Are Totem Cams really a cut above the rest?

October 22, 2022

Tinie Versfeld has a reputation as one of the hardest trad climbers in the country. He also has a reputation for being pedantic about what gear to include in his rack! So we were interested to discover that he has added five Totem cams to the mix. Mark Johnston chatted to him to find out why.

Chris Allan

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.

A sceptical trail runner reviews approach shoes. “Like what are they even? How do they differ from takkies??”

Robyn Johnson

An amatuer's guide to approach shoes

October 18, 2022

Approach shoes. “Like what are they even? How do they differ from takkies??” was the question that sparked off this review. Who uses them and how are they different to trail running shoes? After walking more than a few miles in these shoes, I am here to tell you the answer!

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

Catie Monteiro

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.