That’s a wrap on the Black Diamond Tradathon 2025! Africa’s only trad rock climbing festival once again lived up to its name — and then some. The Black Diamond Tradathon is about community, connection, and climbing for the pure love of it. It’s a roaming celebration of our country’s wild, vertical places — and this
Black Diamond Tradathon 2025 28 June 2025 Everything You Need to know Sign Up Here What is the tradathon? The Black Diamond Tradathon is Africa’s only trad rock climbing festival. Here are a couple of things you should know about it: It’s a roaming festival exposing climbers to different crags yearly. It’s free! It’s an opportunity
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Wolfberg Cracks Tradathon Survey We’d love to hear from you! Help us improve by completing our Tradathon survey and sharing your experience with us. Click the link HERE to give us feedback. Photo Competition – WIN ! Did you capture the magic of the weekend? If so share your photos and stand a chance to
Follow these expert pointers on how to properly build out your very first trad rack. Standard rack to 3”,” reads the topo. This simple phrase can lead to hours of discussion among climbing partners as to what gear is actually necessary for the proposed climb. Nuts or no nuts? An extra #3 Camalot or not? Off-sets? Triples in finger-size pieces
Go ahead, take the whip. You’ve got a trucker bolt just below. But wait … you sure about that? In this Gear Myths, Kolin “KP” Powick shares a recent close call, which resulted in an exploration of safety protocol when it comes to sport climbing. I think most of us stroll up to a sport
