The first thing an Eastern Cape IT specialist did when he conquered the highest peak in Europe was blow his vuvuzela.

TV Guide

Saturday 04 September 2010
09:30SH2Fapl TV - Classic Matches Reading v Portsmouth 07/08
10:45SS2The Airtel Champions League Twenty20 H\L Event Highligts
11:00SS3Spanish La Liga H\L Week 1
11:00SS5Bdo Fih Ladies World Cup Hockey South Africa v China
11:00SS6The Challenge Series Saint Omer Open / Challenge De Espana / The Princess
11:00SS7French Top 14 Round 4 - Montpellier v Toulouse
11:00SSMPremier League World Eps 14
11:00SS4Super Diski: Absa Premiership Free State Stars v Santos
11:00SHDAsp Women's World Tour Eps. 2 - Rip Curl Women's Pro, Bells Beach
11:10SS1ITM Cup: Week 6 - Canterbury v Bay Of Plenty

Sports Poll


Alison Hargreaves' 21-year-old son Tom Ballard is attempting to become the first person to climb K2 in winter, and he wants to do it solo. This is:
A foolhardy death wish
His prerogative
Within his capabilities

Vuvuzela hits its highest note yet

The first thing an Eastern Cape IT specialist did when he conquered the highest peak in Europe was blow his vuvuzela.

KAF rejects Ms Oh’s Kangchenjunga...

The Korean Alpine Federation has ruled that Oh Eh Sun ‘probably failed’ on the world’s 3rd highest mountain, casting further doubt at her claim...

Sms saves mountaineers on Mt Blanc

Two British climbers who became stranded 3500 metres up western Europe's highest mountain Mont Blanc, avoided disaster after they were rescued...

K2 climber Dudley Wolfe's story is...

"The Last Man on the Mountain: The Death of an American Adventurer on K2", by Jennifer Jordan is the tragic story of the world's first climber...

RBs – a useful addition to your...

The removable climbing bolt? Graham Shillington looks into the latest tech 'RB's to hit the climbing market.

Christian Stangl summits K2 alone

In what was looking like a year of no summits on the world’s second highest mountain, speed climber Christian Stangl has made a last minute solo...

3 war vets, 1 good leg: Amputees...

The three American veterans from three different wars had only one good leg among them. But that didn't stop them from summiting Africa's...

Scrambles amongst the Alps

Edward Whymper's classic 1865 account of the first ascent of the Matterhorn, the last of the great peaks to be climbed in the Alps, and other...

Climber in fatal accident

One of South Africa's up and coming traditional climbers Heinrich Kahl has passed away in a rock climbing accident at Waterval Boven over the...

US outdoor gear makers 'buoyant'

Thousands of outdoor gear manufacturers are feeling giddy after holding their biggest trade show ever in Salt Lake City.

Sports Talk



The Souch
Everest for kids
In May 2010 a 13-year-old American boy will be attempting to become the youngest person to reach...

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