Well, I'm not officially here for a climbing trip, I'm completing a language course for a Masters degree that begins in September. I've resigned myself to another 2 years of study so that I can experience some of the wicked European bouldering.

He was the first person to climb grade 31 in South Africa, they wanted to take his ropes away for falling too much, spent 20 months in total dirt bagging through the US and now has his sights set on a grade 33!
Tags: Roger Nattrass

The climb was opened in February 1959, in an era when climbers wore canvas anoraks, takkies as climbing boots and relied on hemp ropes and pitons hammered into cracks for safety and protection.
Tags: Angus Leppan, Sentinel

The finger board is the best peace of equipment that you could invest into in order to improve your power. You can isolate specific muscles, control the training intensity very well and have a clear picture of your progression and increase in power.
Tags: Hang Board, Training

Remember, rule number one is, stay reasonably fit! You shouldn’t have gone overboard with the eating and being slack! Second rule, TAKE IT SLOW! Having the same expectations you finished off with last summer will only hurt, cause damage and make you realize that you have a long way to go, and depression will set in.
Tags: Training Day

Andrew Pedley recently opened 2 new routes above the benchmark grade of 30. They are Axewound 32 at Wigwam and Pitfighter 31 at Boven.
Tags: Andrew Pedley, Waterval Boven

If you are reading this it means you have taken it upon yourself to get more information on how to improve your climbing and directly influence your enjoyment of this fantastic sport.
Tags: Training Day

I’ve been seeing a lot of great pictures recently on this site, of bouldering and sport climbing, and I think most would agree the best of them are taken by Micky Wiswedel. He manages to capture the climber AND the line, not many photographers seem to be able to do that as well as Micky.
Tags: Micky Wiswedel, Photography

Far from help Andrew Hartmeier was rescued after sustaining a severe fall on the north face of Blouberg, some 120km north west of Polokwane. The rescue was carried out by the Mountain Club of SA and the South African Air Force 17 Squadron whilst fellow climbers also assisted in the rescue.
Tags: Blouberg, Emergency Numbers, Rescue, Search and Rescue

Its November we're in South Africa's sport climbing paradise, Waterval Boven, but apparently this is not the best time of year to be here. It’s raining as another highveld thunderstorm cruises through the valley. Sitting in our chalet at Tranquilitas drinking whiskey, I decide to interview one of our local climbing heroes, The Flex...
Tags: Flex