What an amazing long weekend, spent in the Rocklands (part of the Cedarberg mountains). Opportunities to boulder were endless, with some world-renowned crags spotted all over the place. I did a bit of sport climbing, which was amazing (albeit the terribly rough rock and the freezing conditions). Andrew and I headed up with some climbing mates, Johnny and Nadine, where we met up with more climbers the next day. It was a fantastic weekend, filled with tough climbs, interesting personalities, potjies, braais and jokes. The weather did zone in on us up at The Pass however, but we wrapped up warmly in our 'downies' and beanies. A night spent sleeping in an open cave was rather exciting, and the local baboons barked all night. These are a few of the tidbits that are flooding into my mind after the weekend. A mate, Morne Uys, makes the most delicious craft beer at his home, and we were lucky enough to enjoy a couple of his 'brewkis' after a long day climbing. I am rather stoked that I have made friends with such interesting, diverse and cool people. A couple of pics to illustrate the weekend's activities...
'Trapping" off to the crags, as Morne would say.
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| Johnny working a 21. |
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| Andrew powering up a boulder in the late afternoon. |
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| Nadine on the same boulder. Not much mercy was shown. |
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| Go Johnny go! |
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| Me - working a 17. |
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| My boy and me :) |
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| A bit of excitement with Jacques up on the wall. |
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| Love this one. Johnny landing hard on the mat after working the 'Girl on our Mind' boulder. |
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