WHAM Fest is a collaboration between Breath In Experiences , Womxn for Wild and Climber Naadirah Moola te Water Naude.

Breath In Experiences designs bespoke mountain experiences, catering to beginner and expert climbers and yogis.They currently run various day events and retreats, from multi-day yoga retreats to rock climbing adventures. All hosted in South Africa's most beautiful climbing destination, Rocklands South Africa.

Womxn for Wild hosts and curates experiences in partnership with local guides and operators. Since starting in 2020 they have hosted over 12 experiences from surfing to multi-day hikes and even a mountain biking 101 crash course. They run experiences all over South Africa, aimed solely at womxn.

Naadirah Moola te Water Naude is the Transformation Officer for Western Cape Climbing and is a strong advocate for improving diversity, inclusivity and representation within climbing as a whole. Naadirah has co-facilitated the Conversation in Climbing, an event and space where important conversations are had in a safe space, allowing the sport to grow in ways that fosters diversity, inclusivity and representation.

WHAM Fest 2025 is our first of what we hope will be many festivals, but as it is the first, we would like to keep the numbers fairly intimate to ensure all participants can be seen and heard and go away having had a deep, connective experience. Thus we will be caping attendance at between 30 participants together with up to 15 facilitators - totalling 50 pax for this edition.

WHAM Fest welcomes and encourages diverse age groups and does not discriminate. There is so much we can all learn and take away from one another, and we are never too old for a new experience!

No! We all know that sometimes we have bounds of energy and sometimes we just want space to decompress. WHAM Fest needs to be whatever you need it to be. Once you have purchased a ticket we’ll setup a quick call with you as well as send a google form with some questions to get to know you a tiny bit before the festival. The questions will include a list of all the workshops for the weekend, so you can let us know which you would be interested in attending. This is so that we can plan ahead for things like Lino workshops and bouldering sessions. So you can attend as much or as little as you would like. If on the weekend you change your mind about wanting to attend a session, please let us know at least 2hrs in advance so we can plan accordingly.

Well now, if you haven’t heard of the Rocklands before you are in for a magical treat and we are SO stoked to be the ones to share this serene wilderness with you. Rocklands is an area in the Cederberg Wilderness and Mountains that attracts climbers from all over the world because of its unique and high-quality sandstone formations. The awe-inspiring natural beauty of the area, where the rocks radiate a deep orange at sunrise and sunset, paired with rivers, hiking trails and endless boulders to climb, makes it any adventurous spirit's playground.

Climbing is divided into different disciplines namely: bouldering, sport climbing and trad climbing. This festival will only be focusing on bouldering. Bouldering is climbing without gear (ropes and harnesses) over short heights with boulder “crash pads” whereas sport and trad climbing involve gear like harnesses, ropes, helmets etc. *We plan on hosting a sport climbing festival soon!!!*.

The climbing aspect of the festival aims to cater to all needs including those who have never climbed before, those who have dabbled in some indoor climbing, and those who are at intermediate to advanced-levels of climbing. This is all made possible through the diverse range of workshops on offer, each designed to help you refine specific skills. Climbers of all levels are welcome to attend any of the climbing workshops! You don’t need to be climbing for years to take part in the Night Climbing or the Climbing Training workshops..

Don’t know a climbing shoe from a normal shoe? What’s a chalk bag? Yes, that beginner!

If you’re anywhere on the scale from never climbed in your life, to only done top rope climbing but never bouldering, or even bouldered in a gym but never outdoors. We’ll get a feel for your level before the sessions and make sure there’s something for you to learn.

We’ve got your back, quite literally! Our Intro to Bouldering workshop will be hosted and facilitated by Rebecca (Becks) Pretorius and Naadirah Moola te Water Naude.

Becks will be the lead facilitator for these sessions and is the Co-founder of Breathe in Experiences. Not only is she a certified Yoga Teacher but she is also a certified Mountain Guide, Climbing Instructor and Occupational Therapist. So she has all the necessary qualifications to guide and help you get climbing.

Naadirah will be co-facilitating alongside Becks and not only brings an abundance of climbing experience to the table, but also all the vibes. With a passion for building climbing communities and a desire to enact change, she’d love to see more womxn getting into the sport and feeling confident in the space.

If the reason for the change is not one relating to physical safety or weather, we will try and adapt the workshop as best as possible to still allow for it to proceed. If workshops have to be cancelled for safety reasons, we hope you understand that your safety is our priority and that it’s not something we’d do in a hurry as we’d love for all of you to make the most out of the weekend.

Once all the tickets have been sold, we will put together a Whatsapp Group + Google spreadsheet where everyone can state where they are travelling from, the available space in their vehicle, dates of travels and any potential fuel costs. We want to encourage carpooling as less car usage is always a win!