Coastal erosion threatens Senegal's rock climbing clique


  • World
  • Thursday, 22 Jul 2021

Senegalese rock climber Abasse Wane climbs a rock wall at the Mamelles cliffs in Dakar Senegal June 27 2021.  REUTERSCooper Inveen

Senegalese rock climber Abasse Wane climbs a rock wall at the Mamelles cliffs in Dakar, Senegal, June 27, 2021. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen

DAKAR (Reuters) - Dangling from umber cliffs that tower over Africa's westernmost shoreline, a crew of Senegalese climbers hunt for footholds that they say are vanishing.

Rock climbing falls behind wrestling, football and surfing as well-loved Senegalese pastimes, but it has bound together a small community of locals and expats who say that their sport is under threat.

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