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South Africa Climbing

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Areas in South Africa

Bronkies 0 / 17 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17
Cederberg 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Hole, The 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Kleinmond 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Lion's Head 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4
Mine, The 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7
Montagu 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10
Oudtshoorn 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7
Peer's Cave 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4
Rocklands 0 / 0 / 0 / 112 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 112
Silvermine 0 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13
Table Mountain 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4
Waterval Boven 1 / 141 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 142
Elevation: 4,315 ft
GPS: -30.789, 24.302 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By: Charlie-Ann on Jan 2, 2009 with updates from Nicholas Le Maitre
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Description

An amazing friendly place. If you just go there to boulder at Rocklands you will miss out on the amazing sport and trad climbing that is spread right across the country.

Getting There

The easiest is to fly to Johannesburg, probably via Dubai/Qatar or Europe. A two hour flight from Johannesburg will get you to Cape Town which has awesome trad on Table Mountain in the city, sport and boulder close by and masses of sport in Montagu about 3h north east, or 3-4h to the Cederberg home to the best trad, sport and bouldering in the country.

Waterval Boven, the premier sport climbing venue is about 4h from Johannesburg by car, or you can fly to Nelspruit, but that's expensive.

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Classic Climbing Routes at South Africa

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V3 6A
 10
● Up The Spout
Boulder
Rocklands > Kliphuis Campground
V4 6B
 4
● Tiger Claw
Boulder
Rocklands > Pass > Rhino Boulders
V4 6B
 5
● Creaking Heights
Boulder
Rocklands > Pass > Rdside
V4 6B
 4
● Orange Heart
Boulder
Rocklands > Pass > Rd Crew
V6 7A
 3
● John Denver
Boulder
Rocklands > Kliphuis Campground
V7 7A+ PG13
 7
● Springbok
Boulder
Rocklands > Sassies > Ongo Boulder
V7-8 7B
 6
● Maniac
Boulder
Rocklands > … > Fields of Joy > Maniac Boulder
V8 7B
 8
● The Rhino
Boulder
Rocklands > Pass > Rhino Boulders
V8 7B
 4
● Zanzibar
Boulder
Rocklands > … > Close Plateau > Zanzibar Boulder
V9-10 7C+
 3
● Hole in One
Boulder
Rocklands > de Pakhuys > Arch Valley
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 14
● Jacobs Ladder
Trad 3 pitches
Table Mtn
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 4
● Angel of Mercy
Sport
Waterval Boven > Wonderland crags > Hallucinogen Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 6
● Snakeskin Safari Suit
Sport
Waterval Boven > Wonderland crags > Hallucinogen Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 6
● Freak-On
Sport
Waterval Boven > Wonderland crags > God No! Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 3
● Lotter's Desire
Sport
Waterval Boven > Wonderland crags > Superbowl
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Up The Spout Rocklands > Kliphuis Campground
 10
V3 6A Boulder
● Tiger Claw Rocklands > Pass > Rhino Boulders
 4
V4 6B Boulder
● Creaking Heights Rocklands > Pass > Rdside
 5
V4 6B Boulder
● Orange Heart Rocklands > Pass > Rd Crew
 4
V4 6B Boulder
● John Denver Rocklands > Kliphuis Campground
 3
V6 7A Boulder
● Springbok Rocklands > Sassies > Ongo Boulder
 7
V7 7A+ PG13 Boulder
● Maniac Rocklands > … > Fields of Joy > Maniac Boulder
 6
V7-8 7B Boulder
● The Rhino Rocklands > Pass > Rhino Boulders
 8
V8 7B Boulder
● Zanzibar Rocklands > … > Close Plateau > Zanzibar Boulder
 4
V8 7B Boulder
● Hole in One Rocklands > de Pakhuys > Arch Valley
 3
V9-10 7C+ Boulder
● Jacobs Ladder Table Mtn
 14
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 3 pitches
● Angel of Mercy Waterval Boven > Wonderland crags > Hallucinogen Wall
 4
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Snakeskin Safari Suit Waterval Boven > Wonderland crags > Hallucinogen Wall
 6
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Freak-On Waterval Boven > Wonderland crags > God No! Wall
 6
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Lotter's Desire Waterval Boven > Wonderland crags > Superbowl
 3
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
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