The end of 2023 is in sight and what a year it has been!
In celebration of another journey around the sun, we thought we’d take a look back at our top 23 favourite news pieces, features and highlights from a great year of South African climbing – take a stroll down memory lane and click on the article thumbnails to give them another read…
1. Touring Roger Nattrass’ gear room
2. Shining a spotlight on ARF
3. GoodBETA crag spotlights begin!
4. Tatenda’s climbing to new heights
5. Slanghoek has a shiny new route guide
6. Shakira’s going to South Korea!
7. A new CityROCK joins the family
8. Lise Wessels shares her thoughts
9. Climbing helps to break barriers
10. Rauen Krohn and Luke Eberhard win Gravity Bowl 5
11. Josh Bruyns sets a sub-6s African Speed Record
12. The SA Youth Team heads to Seoul
13. Rock n Roll Kloof opens in Montagu
14. The rally is rainy, but the psych is high!
15. Kloof High School hosts the 2023 SANCF Nationals
16. Rainbow Glen chats with SA climbing pioneer Ed February
17. Rauen Krohn and Nic Allan take gold at Rocktober 2023
18. Climb4Hope 2023 raises thousands for those in need
19. The community gets talking
20. Rainbow Glen interviews local legend Tony Lourens
21. The qualification paths & schedule for Sport Climbing at the Paris ’24 Olympics are released
22. We remember why buddy checks matter
23. Aniya Holder, Joshua Bruyns, Mel Janse van Rensburg & Lauren Mukheibir are representing SA at Paris 2024!
Thank you to everyone who has become a part of the GoodBETA community – we’ve had a fantastic year and we’re looking forward to another lekker one in 2024!