A Grand Finale for AdK

Arjan de Kock had pretty much given up on "The Big Island" 8C, the desperately condition dependant project he had been besieging all winter long as Fontainebleau moved into the warmer spring and summer months. However an April cold snap brought unexpected success for Arjan on another line he'd been working, the low start to "Satan i Helvete", which bumps the grade up a notch to 8B+ (he'd done the higher start in Feb). With renewed confidence, Arjan returned to "The Big Island" and became the 1st South African to boulder 8C!

31 Up for Grabs by Phlip

The Easter Bunny gave Phlip Olivier a super sweet send over the weekend with one of Oudtshoorn's classics, "Up for Grabs" 31. Phlip says the route went down on the warm up of the third day, warmed up on the easier part and went for it! It was his fourth time on the route, and came quite unexpectedly for him.

"It did not go down without a proper fight though (some manly yelps and some girly screeching). Was ossem! Glad Estelle was there"
Phlip attributes his send mainly to his sending pant he received as a gift from his wife the previous day.

Phlip enjoying his well earned post-send sarmie in his new sending pant

WP Boulder League - Round 10 results

Ten out of the twelve rounds this season have passed for the WP Boulder League. Only the top eight scores of each climber count towards their final standings. Check out the full results after the jump. This week's round will be held at CityRock on Friday the 13th of April, at 17:30.

Moderate Monday

The next time your weekend is plagued with rain in Cape Town, why not head across to Paarl Rocks to sample some fast drying granite? Just 40 minutes from the city, it receives far less of the frontal weather that hits the peninsula in the winter months. Below, Phlip Olivier makes the first ascent of "King Joker" 7A+.

Matt Free Solo

Another feature of Matt Bush, this time rope-free on some very impressive solos in Montagu...