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Areas in Africa

Angola 28 / 39 / 7 / 2 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 69

Botswana 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Burundi 1 / 0 / 1 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Cape Verde 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Egypt 2 / 24 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 27

Ethiopia 31 / 27 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 63

Ghana 2 / 22 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 29

Kenya 55 / 29 / 19 / 10 / 1 / 3 / 1 / 7 / 99

Lesotho 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Liberia 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Libya 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Madagascar 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Malawi 14 / 39 / 32 / 1 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 74

Mali 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Morocco 63 / 540 / 38 / 6 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 13 / 611

Mozambique 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Namibia 2 / 19 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 22

Rwanda 6 / 7 / 9 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

Senegal 0 / 5 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Seychelles 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

South Africa 105 / 441 / 3 / 193 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 739

South Sudan 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Swaziland (Eswatini) 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

São Tomé and Príncipe 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Tanzania 11 / 9 / 7 / 37 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 60

Tunisia 1 / 11 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Uganda 3 / 31 / 29 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 49

Zambia 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Zimbabwe 289 / 121 / 162 / 10 / 0 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 565

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This is a huge continent with every type of climbing imagineable.

Getting There

Fly via Europe. East and South Africa have the biggest climbing commnunities.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Africa

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V2-3 5+ 22 ● Up The Spout Boulder S Africa > Rocklands > Kliphuis Campground
V4 6B 42 ● Girl On Our Mind Boulder S Africa > … 1 > Close Plateau > Poison Dwarf Boulder
V4 6B 24 ● Tiger Claw Boulder S Africa > … > Pakhuis Pass > Rhino Boulders
V4 6B 19 ● Creaking Heights Boulder S Africa > … > Pakhuis Pass > Rdside
V5 6C 28 ● Sex Etiquette Boulder S Africa > … > de Pakhuys > Arch Valley
V5 6C 18 ● Orange Heart Boulder S Africa > … > Pakhuis Pass > Rd Crew
V5 6C 14 ● Perfect Boulder S Africa > Rocklands > Powerlines
V6 7A 21 ● Esoterrorist Boulder S Africa > … > de Pakhuys > Arch Valley
V7 7A+ PG13 16 ● Springbok Boulder S Africa > … > Sassies > Ongo Boulder
V8- 7B 22 ● Minki Boulder S Africa > … > de Pakhuys > Far Plateau
V8+ 7B+ 24 ● The Rhino Boulder S Africa > … > Pakhuis Pass > Rhino Boulders
V10 7C+ 13 ● Hole in One Boulder S Africa > … > de Pakhuys > Arch Valley
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 14 ● Southeast Face of Nelion Trad, Alpine 20 pitches Kenya > Mt Kenya
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 25 ● Jacobs Ladder Trad 3 pitches S Africa > Cape Town > Table Mtn TEMPORARY
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b A0 16 ● La classique Sport, Aid 9 pitches Morocco > Todra Gorge > Pilier Du Couchant

● Up The Spout

S Africa > Rocklands > Kliphuis Campground

V2-3 5+ Boulder

● Girl On Our Mind

S Africa > … 1 > Close Plateau > Poison Dwarf Boulder

V4 6B Boulder

● Tiger Claw

S Africa > … > Pakhuis Pass > Rhino Boulders

V4 6B Boulder

● Creaking Heights

S Africa > … > Pakhuis Pass > Rdside

V4 6B Boulder

● Sex Etiquette

S Africa > … > de Pakhuys > Arch Valley

V5 6C Boulder

● Orange Heart

S Africa > … > Pakhuis Pass > Rd Crew

V5 6C Boulder

● Perfect

S Africa > Rocklands > Powerlines

V5 6C Boulder

● Esoterrorist

S Africa > … > de Pakhuys > Arch Valley

V6 7A Boulder

● Springbok

S Africa > … > Sassies > Ongo Boulder

V7 7A+ PG13 Boulder

● Minki

S Africa > … > de Pakhuys > Far Plateau

V8- 7B Boulder

● The Rhino

S Africa > … > Pakhuis Pass > Rhino Boulders

V8+ 7B+ Boulder

● Hole in One

S Africa > … > de Pakhuys > Arch Valley

V10 7C+ Boulder

● Southeast Face of Nelion

Kenya > Mt Kenya

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine 20 pitches

● Jacobs Ladder

S Africa > Cape Town > Table Mtn TEMPORARY

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 3 pitches

● La classique

Morocco > Todra Gorge > Pilier Du Couchant

5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b A0 Sport, Aid 9 pitches

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