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Route development and further potential in Angola
"We are going for another hundred or so during the climbing festival here in August. If properly developed, I could see it becoming a premier climbing destination in southern Africa, right up there with Rocklands and Waterval Boven. There's easy potential for a thousand routes. The cliff band here is about 5 km of unbroken walls. Most of the rock is around 6 pitches tall. The character of the rock is all face climbing, there are a few walls that overhang 15-20 degrees with potential for some quite hard routes.
Further preparations were made for the first-ever Angola Climbing Festival happening there on August 16-25th. We opened over three kilometres of new trails and four new cliff sectors: Yuba City, Jungle Run, The Cave and Corner Pocket. A mix of sport, trad and multi-pitch lines ranges from 4c to 7c, with a lifetime of potential for more routes. Festival registration is open at climbangola.com"
Leigh Dearle who was part of the first exploring team says: “Serra da Leba has some of the most beautiful climbing we've seen in all our years of travel in an absolutely epic location. To be a part of the recent route development team was an incredible experience. Without a doubt an up-and-coming international climbing destination. Sport, trad and big wall, this place has it all.”
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Will Bosi repeats Return of the Sleepwalker (9A)
William Bosi has made the second ascent of Daniel Woods’ Return of the Sleepwalker (9A) in Black Velvet Canyon, after projecting it for 12 sessions. This was th…
Katie Lamb makes history
Katie Lamb has become the first woman to climb 8C+ by completing Box Therapy (8C) in RMNP. Daniel Woods made the FA back in 2018, and only Drew Ruana and Sean B…
Schubert sends Project Big during his 6th Live attempt
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