Keyword: South Africa

Dave Graham repeats Dragon's Guardian

The American Dave Graham climbs the Boulder Dragon's Guardian (8b +), first climbed by Paul Robinson, in Dreihook, Rocklands. Paul Robinson did the bouldering block in 2014...

Natalie Bärtschi on her trip to the Rocklands

Like many athletes, Natalie Bärtschi spent the summer months in the South African bouldering paradise of Rocklands. Here guest post and the video of Natalie's stay. A...

Jakob Schubert's incredible ticklist after 17 days Rocklands

It was impressive what kind of ticklist the Japanese Ryuichi Murai presented to us in Magic Wood at the beginning of July (LACRUX reported). Jakob Schubert is now publishing...

Ned Feehally flashes 8b + in the Rocklands

We're sorry that we write about the Rocklands so often. At the moment almost all strong boulderers are in South Africa....

Alexander Megos climbs The Finnish Line in 5 days

Less than a month ago, Nalle Hukkataival reported the first ascent of what is probably the most difficult boulder in the Rocklands, South Africa: The Finnish Line. The second ascent...

Climbing elite make a pilgrimage to the Rocklands - South Africa

At the moment everything that has status and name is in the Rocklands. Nalle Hukkataival, David Graham, Daniel Woods, Paul Robinson, James Webb and Alexander...

Alexander Megos climbs Monkey Wedding (8c) in 30 minutes

We recently reported on Charles Albert climbing the 8c Boulder Monkey Wedding barefoot. An incredible achievement. Stored differently but just as incredibly crass: Alexander...

Nalle Hukkataival climbs The Finnish Line - the hardest boulder in the Rocklands

The Finn Nalle Hukkataival announces the first ascent of what is probably the hardest boulder in the Rocklands: The Finnish Line (8c or heavier) in the Coop sector. Nalle Hukkataival has the...

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