As someone alert to the possibility of unusual adventure, seeing images of ice climbing in southern Africa immediately tickled Will Gadd‘s interest.
Deciding to take a chance on the somewhat temperamental ice conditions, he committed to joining a few low-key locals on a trip to the Drakensberg range (the “Dragon Mountains”) that straddles Lesotho and South Africa.
The hardened ice-maestro expected a mild adventure in middling conditions. Instead he found himself subject to a solid sandbagging and left with one of the best new routes he has opened in his life.
The hardened ice-maestro expected a mild adventure in middling conditions. Instead he found himself subject to a solid sandbagging and left with one of the best new routes he has opened in his life.
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