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Pakhuis Pass Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Pakhuis Pass

Biscuit Buttress 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Cedar rouge 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Cedar Spine Gully 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Chapelle Rock 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Fortress, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

French Sector, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Gallery, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Island, The 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Rhino Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Road Crew 0 / 0 / 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Roadside 0 / 0 / 0 / 18 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

Wild West Wall 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

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Elevation:	2,958 ft	902 m
GPS:	-32.15008, 19.02974 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

As the name suggests, this sector of Rocklands is the highest in elevation. Home to a wide variety of areas, including the ever-popular Roadside, many consider The Pass to be Rocklands proper. When you visit this area for the first time -- setting off down the sand-paved path, the jaw-dropping quantity of rock before you can be a truly humbling experience. And, given that it covers such a large expanse with so many different areas of high quality climbing available, many will find themselves spending a great deal of time at this location.

Getting There

The Pass exists on Cape Nature property and is one of the few locations to have a conveniently placed parking lot at the trail-head. Regardless of which direction you are driving from on the R364, The Pass's parking area is easy to spot, just don't forget to look for it.

As you climb the R364 out of Clanwilliam or de Pakhuys, Travelers Rest, etc. be on the lookout for the point at which your ascent ends. At this point the road will begin to curve considerably and a towering buttress of rock will be visible to one side (which side will depend on where you're coming from, left from Clanwilliam, right from Travelers Rest and de Pakhuys).

For a visual interpretation of these instructions consult the Google Earth map on the lower left of this page.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Pakhuis Pass

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

V1 5 5 ● Cobra Thigh Boulder Rhino Boulders
V4 6B 17 ● Mary's Roof Boulder Rd Crew
V4 6B 24 ● Tiger Claw Boulder Rhino Boulders
V4 6B 19 ● Creaking Heights Boulder Rdside
V5 6C 21 ● The Roof is on Fire Boulder Rd Crew
V5 6C 20 ● Orange Heart Boulder Rd Crew
V5 6C 16 ● Demi Lune Boulder Rd Crew
V5 6C 9 ● Mannerheim Roof Boulder Rd Crew
V6 7A 9 ● Sunset Traverse Boulder Rdside
V8 7B 6 ● Question of Balance Boulder Rdside
V8 7B 8 ● When the Day Breaks (Stand) Boulder Rd Crew
V8+ 7B+ 24 ● The Rhino Boulder Rhino Boulders
V9 7C 9 ● Stalker on the Horizon Boulder Rhino Boulders
V9 7C 5 ● Cedar Spine Boulder Cedar Spine Gully > Cedar Spine Boulder
V10 7C+ 6 ● Caroline Boulder Rdside