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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

How To Smear In The Hills

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If Pictures could talk

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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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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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When hiking shoes meet trail running shoes.
Robyn Johnson

Salewa Ultra Train Trail Runner - The Jack of all Trades

August 20, 2023

Are there different levels of Trail Running Shoes? What about hiking shoes, are there different levels of Hiking shoes? Can there be a crossover and, if so, what would that be?

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.

What does it take to win a 160km adventure race? An Interview with X-Berg Challenge winner, Robyn Johnson
Kathryn Fourie

Interview with an X-Berg Challenge Winner

November 9, 2022

The X-Berg Challenge is a "truely unique" event. Runners, cyclists and paragliders all race against each other in the Drakensberg mountains. Up against some of the best athletes in their descplines trail runner, Robyn Johnson came out on top. Her friend and fellow competeitor Kath Fourie caught up with her to hear about her race.

An insight into the merrits of Hiking & Running poles
Kathryn Fourie

Breathing new life into cranky knees - Distance FL-Z Review

August 20, 2023

When I was 21, I went skiing for the first time in my life in Sweden. It was a showstopper event – and not in a good way. My impressive first day on the slopes ended with me cartwheeling through a spruce tree thicket and tearing my ACL, PCL, MCL – all the Ls really. In my naivety at the time, I remember saying “Well at least I didn’t break a bone…” – years of rehab and a couple of surgeries later I WISH I had only broken a bone!

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Here's The Rub
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Gxalingenwa Waterfall Trail
Catie Monteiro
5 tips and tactics every new runner should know
Trystan Firman
A Dystopian Utopia
Bill Tucker
How To Smear In The Hills
Trystan Firman
Climb & Fly
Jeff Ayliffe
Air Zimbabwe
Chris Allan
Never Waste a Good Climbing Injury