Routes in Als Bells Area

At a lower level than the 8m gully, about 40m around to the left. Climb the corner crack with classic (traddy!) moves.

Start 1-2m left of the left hand crack, then follow it to anchors.

The right crack.

About 3m right of the cracks is a large right-facing corner.

5m right of the major corner, follow the bolts starting up a short corner. There is a 3 bolt variant start 2m left (starting 3m right of the corner).

Scramble 10m up the blocks left of the steep open book. Climb the obvious crack. Opened on Trad. [ GPS: S25 40 30.6 E30 22 11.1]

Climb the arête/face just right of the 'When You Need It' corner.

The obvious undercut open book. It looks harder than it climbs. Takes good gear. This and other climbs here are in shade from noon in the summer. Opened on trad

Climbs the front nose of the buttress 5m right of 'Als Bells'. Climbs diagonally up left past the loose looking “big guy” and onto the face. Opened on trad

Climbs an arête up to the crack in the face above. Starts 2m right of 'Respect For The Big Guy'. Opened on trad

Climb the chimney and crack system in a corner right of 'Soft Sabie Mark'. Opened on trad

The next right facing corner 10m right of 'Quack-Quack'.

Starts under the big roof just right of 'Squeeze Your Balls'. Follows the crack through small roof 2m right of the big corner with an off-width above. Opened on trad

This lil number starts just left of 'The Huffing Warthog' and rails out to anchors at the ledge on the left arête of this beautiful face. Top rope to clean. Options: Climb the last part of 'Om te Pee en om te Poep'; or rap off. Another 2 anchors higher up await the enthusiastic boulderer who will tackle the arête.

[Anchors] The striking crack line. Fist size higher up with chains on top. These can also be used for abbing after doing some of the other routes. Thanks to Gareth Frost & Daryll Margetts who aided up here first and for placing the anchors. Opened on trad