Vertigo Adventures

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First Ever Mountain Bike Descent of Corbet's Couloir Anyone who has ever skied or snowboarded Jackson Hole knows just how nerve-racking it can be to send it into the infamous Corbet's Couloir, even in the best ...

Some adventuring of a different kind!

Aemmer Couloir, Mount Temple - Episode 14 - The Classic Flow The Aemmer couloir is roughly a 1,900’ direct couloir off the North Flank of Mount Temple. This line is an obvious classic for it’s aesthetic draw outside th...

While teams are getting battered in the Torre Valley, The South African Route in Paine gets another repeat (with free variation).

South African Route: 30-Pitch 5.12c Repeated in Patagonia - Gripped Magazine Tyler Karow, Cedar Christensen and Imanol Amundarian have made the second free ascent of the 1,200-metre line

Certainly more worthy and deserving then hundreds of meters of fixed lines that won a few years back.

Damn what a cool achievement

Piolet d'Or 2022, Sean Villanueva "Moonwalk traverse" Fitz Roy Début février 2021, Sean est prêt à se lancer dans un rêve : traverser l'intégralité du massif du Fitz Royen solitaire, du sud au nord, donc en sens inverse ...

A perfectly warm and breezy day at Silvermine with Nian and Hyder 🙌 Naturally our American visitors showed us a thing or two about hand jamming! ☀️💪

If you’re interested in booking a guided adventure like this one hit the link in our bio for more info! ⭐️

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As easy as 1, 2, 3 🙌 How to safely load a Figure 8 abseil device.

Mario and Lycia crushing their Climbing Wall Supervisor certification at Higgovale quarry!

This MDT skills course is perfect for instructors or coaches who need to safely supervise and train groups of climbers 💪 Learn more via the link in our bio!

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“The problem now in the Himalaya, and the challenge for the future is to make a clear difference between alpinism and mountain tourism,” Cazzanelli said. “We can’t use the same terminology for both activities….”

Himalaya Fast and Light: Interview with Francois Cazzanelli » Explorersweb Speed climber Francois Cazzanelli climbs fast not to set records but for safety, to spend less time at extreme altitude.

Some interesting data from Garmin

Garmin Reveals Interesting Data From 10,000 SOS Calls Upon logging their 10,000th SOS call through inReach devices, the team at Garmin just published a mound of interesting Garmin SOS data...

Learn to climb outdoors with Vertigo Adventures!

Whether it’s your very first time climbing or you’re looking to build on your skills, our certified instructional courses cater to ALL LEVELS. 💪

Hit the link in our bio or head to vertigoadventures.co.za to book!

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Which course is right for you? 🤔

⭐️If you’ve already clocked some hours at the gym and you’re looking to transition safely to real rock, our GYM TO CRAG is your best bet!

Over a full day you’ll learn:

* Rope Management
* Safe Clipping
* Anchoring and Cleaning
* Lead Belaying and soft-fall catching technique
* Falling safely, with confidence

⭐️New to climbing? Check out our INTRO TO ROCK CLIMBING course.

This full day course covers:

* Fundamental safety procedures and checks
* How to put on a harness and tie the correct knot
* How to belay safely and correctly
* Basic climbing technique

📅 Courses run 7 days a week
✨R1150 per person in a group

Did you know we do kids climbing birthday parties? 🥳

Get the kids into the outdoors for an adventurous day climbing and celebrating with their friends! 🎉

No prior climbing experience is required! Over the half day session they will be taught:

• How to climb safely - including how to put on a harness and tie the correct knot
•Basic climbing technique
• Nature and conservation awareness
• Confronting fears safely
•Trust and responsibility

✨6 Hour Party (Morning or Afternoon)
✨R650pp
📅 Bookings open 7 days a week

Whoah, just outside Kathmandu!

Jugal Spire in Nepal climbed by Tim Miller, Paul Ramsden Interview with British mountaineer Paul Ramsden who with Tim Miller completed an alpine style first ascent of The Phantom Line (1200m, ED+) up the north face of a previously unclimbed and unnamed 6563m peak now called Jugal Spire in the Jugal Himal region of Nepal

Whoah, that’s pretty epic perseverance (and an epic tale)

Epic New Alaskan Alpine Climb Was a 14 Year Dream - Gripped Magazine The Shaft of the Abyss is a 4,000-foot alpine climb in the Revelation Mountains that gets the grade VI AI5R M5 90-degree snow A0. First ascensionist Clint Helander said, "A qualitative rating is more reflective than numbers, however."

Instructional hiking and climbing courses for all
Visit our website - vertigoadventures.co.za - to learn about our certified courses as well as our skills courses for everyday enthusiasts.

If you are a mountain user looking to up skill your “friends taught me everything” skill set, then have a look at our SKILLS courses

If you are in charge or groups (schools, clubs or or pursuing a guiding career), a certified course offers the skills and legal assessment (of your skills & knowledge) for your, your employer and your charge’ peace of mind.
The same skills courses, but followed up with assessment and registration (and certificate).

📷 photographed on the classic Sands of Time (photo by: )

Instructional hiking and climbing courses for all
Visit our website - vertigoadventures.co.za - to learn about our certified courses as well as our skills courses for everyday enthusiasts.

If you are a mountain user looking to up skill your “friends taught me everything” skill set, then have a look at our SKILLS courses

If you are in charge or groups (schools, clubs or or pursuing a guiding career), a certified course offers the skills and legal assessment (of your skills & knowledge) for your, your employer and your charge’ peace of mind.
The same skills courses, but followed up with assessment and registration (and certificate).

Coming soon

Watch trailer to The Alpinist featuring of Marc-André Leclerc - Gripped Magazine "Seeing Marc-André achieve the impossible will have audiences at the edge of their seats. It's an electrifying adventure," said Roadside co-presidents Howard Cohen and Eric d’Arbeloff

Twitter reacts - Olympic TeamSA 'dressed like guides at Kruger National Park' Here's why began trending on Friday after the opening ceremony.

Claiming the Summit Without Reaching the Top Only 44 people are said to have reached the summit of all 14 of the world’s highest mountains. Now, researchers are questioning whether any of them have really done it.

On the subject of 🎿 ... looks like, soon, we can support local AND 🎿!

The snow is really coming down right now at AfriSki in Lesotho!

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For those of us dreaming of some ski touring 😐

The 135 km Bugs to Rogers Ski Traverse Done in 53.2 Hours - Gripped Magazine The new FKT beats the previous record by nearly 30 hours

Give this a watch

Moonwalking | Behind the scenes of Sean Villanueva’s solo Fitz Roy traverse Over five days in February 2021, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll completed the first solo traverse of the Fitz Roy massif in Patagonia. He set out on February 5th...

When people say: “ice climbing is monotonous “ and “it can’t get steep”

(Also, when you jump down a YouTube rabbit hole)

Ueli Steck in Les Drus "North Couloir Direct" (VI, Al 6+, M8) Last winter, we were with Ueli Steck, Mathieu Maynadier and Jérôme Para in "Les Drus - North Couloir Direct" (VI, Al 6+, M8, 800m). In location like Les Drus...

Some motivation to kickstart your weekend

Julia Chanourdie sends EAGLE-4 (9b - 5.15b) On Saturday, November 7th, 2020, Julia Chanourdie became the third woman in the 9b (5.15b)! Discover Julia's incredible story of becoming the third woman to ...

Not what we might have expected! A glimpse into a lesser known adventure ‘destination’ - who’s up for a ski trip?

This Is What It's Like Inside North Korea's Luxury Ski Resort | Short Film Showcase Get a glimpse of what life is like in North Korea, a country rarely seen by foreigners. Britain's fastest snowboarder Jamie Barrow is our guide around the DP...

Well there’s a different take on ‘source to sea’

Kayaking At 100km/h On Snow?! | Red Bull Kayaking Watch in awe as Spanish kayaker Aniol Serrasolses descends more than 25 kilometers by kayak from Chile's snowy Volcano summit in the Araucanía region, throug...

"We are born, we struggle, and, in the end, gravity wins." – Conrad Anker

Conrad Anker, aging patriarch of the world’s elite climbers, lowers his horizons Toward the end of a career with an infinitesimal margin of error, the famous alpinist considers what's next for himself and the sport he loves.

Sooooo, who has climbed the 8 Summits.... anyone? 😉🤔

The missing continent it took 375 years to find It took scientists 375 years to discover the eighth continent of the world, which has been hiding in plain sight all along. But mysteries still remain.