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places to visit => abroad => Topic started by: Fiend on June 22, 2005, 09:16:10 pm

Title: South Africa shizznit.
Post by: Fiend on June 22, 2005, 09:16:10 pm

Okay this is mostly a topic to show Chris my ticklist as he asked:

http://www.fiendy.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/saticklist.html

...and later on some photos hopefully. But also a thread suitable general discussion...

Cedarberg is amazing. Rocklands is amazinger still.

Paarl is awesome.

Montagu is a bit overrated.

Sport climbing around Cape Town is great in the right places.

Trad is also great despite mountain walk-ins blah blah.

Droerwors is one of the best food-substances on Planet Earth.

....actually there isn't that much to discuss =).

Oh and finally, it's where Salt-beef can moan about the weather :D

Title: South Africa shizznit.
Post by: SA Chris on June 23, 2005, 09:32:36 am

Nice one Matt, some good ticks in there! I agree about Montagu, rock always feels slippery, guess you would get used to it in time though.

Title: South Africa shizznit.
Post by: saltbeef on June 24, 2005, 11:15:36 am

how long were you out here fiend. so far i have ventured to topside twice. and i think i've topped one problem, saturday the weather was grim! but we still cranked, nearly did "sarah" but after 4 hours of climbing in force 10 was a bit pooped. will try and hit rocklands soon, unfortunately the nice weather seems to be during the week, like today, but i have an academic meeting in half an hour. joy.

Title: South Africa shizznit.
Post by: SA Chris on June 24, 2005, 12:02:09 pm

And PS there is a shop in Edinburgh that sells excellent droewors, will pick some up this weekend.

And they are not the only ones http://www.rainbownation.com/directory/index.asp?CatID=22

Title: South Africa shizznit.
Post by: Bonjoy on June 24, 2005, 01:10:45 pm

Quote from: "saltbeef"

....topside....

Mmmmm beef!

Title: South Africa shizznit.
Post by: saltbeef on June 25, 2005, 04:55:38 pm

ha ha! tell you what the beef here is ridiculously cheap. roast beef tomorrow night. just been to the mutant snail area of topside i now have no skin and feel beasted. next weekend rocklands.. alright!!!!

Title: South Africa shizznit.
Post by: saltbeef on July 04, 2005, 08:58:49 pm

it is the shizzle. if you like to climb roofs. andyeah its real good.

Title: South Africa shizznit.
Post by: andy_e on July 05, 2005, 09:36:37 am

teehee i never knew fiend was into warhammer...

Title: South Africa shizznit.
Post by: Fiend on July 05, 2005, 10:47:37 am

Definitely the SHIZZLE. Where and what did you do/go, beef?

Title: South Africa shizznit.
Post by: SA Chris on January 25, 2006, 02:28:05 pm

(http://upload2.postimage.org/60365/boulders.jpg) (http://upload2.postimage.org/sports/bouldering/60365/bouldering.html)

Boulderfield at De Doorns, Western Cape.

Rock; immaculate. Landing; generally flat soft sand. Weather; sunny and low rainfall. Recorded Problems; zero.