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Updated (2025) Slanghoek Route Guide
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Pulling Plastic
Adventure is out there, but also inside. Josh takes us through some of his mini indoor epics, from route setting experiences to projecting tales.
Fort Fordyce: The forgotten climbers paradise in the Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is home to some hidden gems and hard line's just waiting to be opened. Read about Fort Fordyce below.
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Here`s a little teaser of what to expect during the saclimbing Nationals 2026 from 24 to 27 September! Thanks gr00ve.climbing for another epic video showcasing all the action from our Boulder Provoncials back in June!
westerncapeclimbing gauteng_climbing kzn.climbing easterncapeclimbing and Mpumalanga Climbing
15 days till @josh_swinney_ and @victor__paulo fly out for the Tsaranaro Valley 🇲🇬 – granite big walls, homemade haul bags, and a headwall that`s been living rent-free in Josh`s head since he first saw Adam Ondra on Tough Enough.
Full planning breakdown on GoodBETA now. Link in bio.
🔥 When the community locks in and none of it was planned… today bloc11.jhb is buzzing with GC athletes putting in serious work ahead of Boulder Provincials on 20 & 21 June! 💪 The energy, the drive, the unity — this is what competition spirit looks like, hot on the heels of Lead and Speed last weekend! Let’s keep pushing, and bring that fire to the wall. 🧗♂️⚡️
#GCStrong #ClimbConnectTranscend #BoulderProvincials #CompetitionMode
The 2026 @@gauteng_climbing Lead and Speed Provincials delivered an action-packed weekend, from Speed on Friday to Lead finals on Sunday. A huge thank you to the @cityrock_jhb & @cityrock_pta_irene setting teams for pulling off a last-minute venue change, and a big up to Gauteng climbing for continuing to build such a supportive competition environment 💪
The gallery is live – link in bio. Good luck to everyone competing at the GC boulder provincials, see you on the wall! 🤜
#gautengclimbing #leadclimbing #speedclimbing #provincials #cityrock
Fort Fordyce is a true hidden gem in the Eastern Cape, with some lines so hard they haven`t been opened 👀 Read about this forgotten climbers paradise on the blog, including all the accommodation and travel tips you need to know to plan your own adventure🧗☀
📸: Tristan van der Merwe.
🧗: Josh Swinney on Cookie Monster (30)
#EasternCape #fortfordyce
🌟 GAUTENG CLIMBING BOULDER PROVINCIALS 2026 🌟
The ultimate provincial bouldering challenge is here — are you ready to represent? 🧗♀️✨
📅 19–21 June 2026
📍 Bloc 11, Gauteng
From Youth D to Veteran athletes, this is your chance to compete, connect, and transcend with Gauteng’s climbing competition community.
✅ How to enter:
Sign up with your club
Register with your province ( open to all provinces )
Contact your coach for the entry form or find the link in our bio.
Entries close 23:59 on 28 May
💰 Entry fee: R650 per athlete
🔥 Don’t miss out for the chance to qualify for your spot on the National team. Let’s see who conquers the wall!
#BoulderProvincials #GautengClimbing #climbconnecttranscend
Day 4 Girl on our mind 6B+/C Rocklands,Cape Town #rockclimb #fyp #climbing #boulderinggym #rocklands
🎉 It’s Official! 🎉
SA Climbing has awarded Gauteng Climbing the honor of hosting the 2026 SA Climbing Nationals this September! 🧗♀️🧗♂️
We can’t wait to welcome climbers from across South Africa to showcase their strength, skill, and psych on our walls. 💪✨
📅 Save the Date – September 2026
Stay tuned for more details coming soon…
#GautengClimbing #SAClimbing #ClimbingNationals #ClimbConnectTranscend
We had an absolute blast with you all this past Saturday at the very first Cape Town Rock Rally 2026 🤩
From first-ever outdoor sends and learning new skills, to retro flashes, hard projects, and big whippers – it was an especially fun day out in the crags 🔥
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us in exploring our beautiful peninsula, and to our incredible sponsors who made it all possible 🙌
Head over to goodbeta.co.za for a little wrap-up and some of our favourite moments from the day 🤸♀️
The 2026 Cape Town Rock Rally is tomorrow 💙
Spend the day climbing in one of the world’s top sport climbing destinations, right here at home, followed by a groot partytjie on Saturday evening.
There’s also plenty to look forward to off the wall:
- Submit your scores to go into a raffle to win a pair of La Sportiva shoes
- Plus additional prizes for category winners, including 5 more pairs of shoes, ropes, chalk, draws and more
Good climbing, good people, and a good time all around.
Tickets + full event info at the link in our bio.
#CapeTownRockRally #goodbeta #mountainmailorder #CityROCK
When we say you can look forward to some epic prizes at the 2026 Cape Town Rock Rally, we mean it!
We’ve got over R60k worth of goodies from lasportivasouthafrica, Edelrid, Ocún, Petzl, thenorthfacesouthafrica, joelerb_wooden_eyewear, First Ascent and MORE lined up for you and, the best part… there are so many ways to win 🤩
Along with awarding prizes to the three top-scoring climbers in each category, there are also plenty of spot prizes up for grabs for all manner of weird and wonderful things, including worst shoes, biggest flapper, whipper of the weekend and more 🎁
PLUS, everyone who submits a scorecard at the rally will go into a lucky draw to WIN a a pair of La Sportiva climbing shoes!
Get all the details and grab your tickets at the link in our bio, and join us for an absolutely smashing day in the great outdoors 🌍
#CapeTownRockRally #capetownclimbing #goodbeta #mountainmailorder #CityROCK
