by Michelle Albertyn | May 20, 2022 | Community, Competitions, Events
South African climbing doesn’t get better than this! The last weekend in March saw the collective breath of SA climbing being held as our best athletes battled it out for national glory. From U13 to Open, South African climbers gave us their all and demonstrated...
by Tiffany Wells | Mar 7, 2022 | Competitions, Events
On Sunday the 27th of February, Bloc 11 Diep River hosted the Western Cape Climbing Bouldering Provincial Championship. So to start off with, a little about how these boulder competitions work for those who don’t know… We have different age groups...
by Jasmin Pillai | Mar 2, 2022 | Competitions, Events
From the 21st of January to the 11th of February Bloc 11 & City Rock united forces to host a super fresh Cape Summer Bouldering League, because you know… Suns out Guns out! Over 4 weeks, 4 competition legs ran alternating between City Rock and Bloc 11...
by Ryan White | Feb 9, 2022 | Community, Events
Deep breath. Check skin. Grip the hold. Toe down. Keep the tension. Next hold. Next foothold. Look up, blue sky. Look down. Ignore finger pain. Next hold. Next foothold. Keep the tension. Forearm pump. What’s the next move? Blank mind. Tension lost. Panic. Lunge. Wide...
by Tiffany Wells | Nov 17, 2021 | Community, Events
In September 2020, after enduring what felt like an endless lockdown in South Africa, a team of adventurers set out to the remote Drakenberg mountains. Their Goal? To walk the first ever highline in the region, which would become the highest line walked in Africa to...
by Jasmin Pillai | Nov 4, 2021 | Competitions, Events
‘Sharpen your knives, it’s time to carve some pumpkins!’ On the 29th of October 2021 Bloc 11 hosted a fun dyno competition in theme with the Halloween season. It was decided that it would be called ‘Day of the Deadpoint’. I thought I would take this...
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