Tag: highline
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Highlining at the Climb Angola Festival
Once upon a time Angolans, Americans, Australians, Brazilians, Belgians, Italians, Namibians, Polish, Russians, Spanish, South Africans, and Zimbabweans congregated on the edge of a vertical cliff with a common goal. Getting there Driving from South Africa to the Climb Angola Festival took us four days – covering a distance of 2949 km. Crossing the border…
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Mpuma’Long’Line – An African Highline Record
Mpumalanga, the province, means “East” and literally “The Place Where the Sun Rises” in the Sesotho language. In October, two South Africans walked the longest highline ever rigged on the continent. Cary Small and Leighton Calder walked across the 1200m highline without falling, setting a new South African record. Read on to discover how they…