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Elevation: 1,630 ft 497 m
GPS: -32.08799, 19.05885
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Shared By: Creed Archibald on Jun 28, 2019
Admins: Michael Sullivan

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This is a nice little area on the way to 8 Day Rain hosting a few classic V5s and loads of other stuff. Both sun and shade are available.

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Start with the directions for 8 Day Rain:

"Continue east on the R364 out of Clanwilliam. Once you've passed the turn-off for the de Pakhuys farm, continue driving for about 4 more kilometers. Once you reach that 4 km mark the road will begin making a noticeable 90 curve to the driver's right. Just as you begin entering into the curve look on your left for a sandy track passing through a break in a fence. Deploy some off-road driving skills and continue to follow this sand and dirt track as it skirts its way all along the outer right edge of a farmer's rooibos field."

Before you get to 8 Day Rain you will see a parking space on the right, large enough for about 5 cars. There will be power lines overhead. This is "Powerlines." Walk down the faint road and look to the right.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Powerlines

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V3-4 6A+
 4
Black face
Boulder
V5 6C
 19
Perfect
Boulder
V5 6C
 10
Sublime
Boulder
V5 6C
 5
Toy story
Boulder
V6-7 7A+
 10
L' Arete
Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Black face
 4
V3-4 6A+ Boulder
Perfect
 19
V5 6C Boulder
Sublime
 10
V5 6C Boulder
Toy story
 5
V5 6C Boulder
L' Arete
 10
V6-7 7A+ Boulder
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