The Send Space

Welcome to the 2nd episode of season 2 of The Send Space.

In this episode Allister Fenton speaks with Terry White about “Vertical Chess”.

Terry takes us through his early days of climbing from starting out with the scouts to becoming entrenched in the sport with the Wits University Mountain Club. From climbing in Tonquani and in the Burg, Terry brings us back to the ‘why we climb’ and the importance of truly experiencing the sport to its fullest potential. Terry reminds us of the unique nature of the sport and how experiencing things like the thrill of trad climbing and surrounding yourself with a community of people to sings songs and be social, are equally important.

So stick around and let Terry convince you why we do the sport in the first place!

You can find Terry’s songs in the following MCSA Journals:

Vol 107; 2004; Page 154 - The climbs they are a changin’.

Vol 108; 2005; Page 171 - The Wicking Song.

Vol 122; 2019; Page 100-101 - The climbs they are a changin’ (more).

In this, the first episode of The Send Space season 2. Mienke speaks with the legendary South African climber Paul Fatti! Take a listen to find out about Paul and his earlier years of climbing in South Africa and some brief insights into his start with the Wits Mountain Club. From hitchhiking through Africa and climbing in Blouberg in his early years to scaling the Rommin route on The Troll Wall, the tallest wall in Europe.  Stick around for some jaw dropping stories and some awesome insights into South African climbing history. And on behalf of The Send Space, welcome to season 2.

Welcome to our debut 'short', featuring KP as we talk about the creativity, passion and hard work of routesetting. The start of this episode was recorded at the Gauteng Provincial Champs, with a follow up convo some weeks later to satisfy our curiosity. We hope you enjoy this change of pace!

Tune in to stories from our listeners as they share their personal climbing experiences. This community episode covers everything from that first-time-climbing feeling, to experienced guiding on multi-day adventures - and everything in between. In order of appearance:

• Cally Bishop introduces new climbers to the great outdoors.
• Jonny Nates takes us through his gruelling projecting process.
• Marno Kotze gets bloody in the Magaliesburg Kloofs.
• Chrisna Prinsloo faces her fears, head-on.
• Ant Olde gets sucked in.
• Brigitte Pegado plans an epic adventure, across borders, mid-Pandemic.

This special 10th instalment features stories from our listeners as they share what climbing means to them. This community episode is packed with passion, adventure, and STOKE for the South African climbing scene!

• Jemma Falkov reads an excerpt from Andy de Klerk’s short-story anthology, Sharper Edges.
• Allister Fenton interviews Jess Lear about her first multi-pitch experience at Mount Everest, KZN.
• Rahul Rajcoomar share’s his love of climbing with the world.
• Derisha Govender gives us a short-person's perspective on episode 7 And titles this community episode as "an ode to climbing."
• Marno Kotze’s tells us of his trad-ventures in Magaliesburg kloofs.
• And Aimee Clarke ends with a poem.
• Finally, we are gifted with new outro music, a sweet ukulele tune compliments of Benji Dorfan from the band Hiding Bigfoot.