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Grade Route Gear style Quality
Sat 20th Apr 2024 - Cable Way Crags
Kings Landing
10 The Imp Sport 9m, 7
11 The Wildling Sport 9m, 7
17 Balerion The Great Sport 30m, 12
Scary fall right at the chains.

 
Mon 1st Apr 2024 - Waterval Boven
The Mayhem Crags The Library
20 Touching the Void Sport 9 Very Good
20 Barrier Of Spears Sport 10 Very Good
Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Waterval Boven
The Mayhem Crags The Library
17 Catcher in The Rye Sport 10 Very Good
21 Girl Up Sport 7 Very Good
Sat 30th Mar 2024 - Waterval Boven
The Mayhem Crags Jack’s Playground
14 ~15 Requiem For A Yellowwood Sport Good
Really interesting start over the hanging block. The ending face is pretty desperate for the grade.

 
Fri 29th Mar 2024 - Waterval Boven
The Mayhem Crags The Library
20 Touching the Void Sport 9 Very Good
20 Barrier Of Spears Sport 10 Very Good
17 The Raven Sport 9 Classic
Sun 24th Mar 2024 - King's Kloof
South East
13 Abel's Arête Sport 9
15 Cain The Sinner Sport 9 Good
14 Moses In The Bulrushes Sport 8
Sat 9th Mar 2024 - King's Kloof
North West Dark Side Buttress
11 The Dukes of Edom Sport 7
10 The 10 commandments Sport 7
12 The Four Horsemen Sport 25m, 10 Very Good
19 Golgotha Sport 25m, 12 Classic
Sat 9th Mar 2024 - King's Kloof
North West Main Face
15 Dragon Slayers Sport 12m, 7 Very Good
Sun 28th Jan 2024 - Magaliesberg
Hamerkop Kloof Upper Section
15 BIG DADDY Trad 25m
Scary one. It'll be a while before I'd consider leading it.

 
11 POM'S FINALE Trad 21m
Sat 16th Dec 2023 - King's Kloof
South East
13 Abel's Arête Sport 9
15 Cain The Sinner Sport 9 Very Good
18 Not By Might, Nor By Power Sport 10 Very Good
Aborted to the next-door chains. A large hold broke off with the previous climber (thankfully missing me as the belayer 😬). Some more loose rock close to 3rd bolt.

Reaching the undercling of the flake may be harder now.

 
Sun 13th Aug 2023 - Magaliesberg
Tonquani-Cedarberg Complex Upper Tonquani Kloof
13 Hawk's Eye - with Robert Moffett
1 5 30m Second
2 13 30m Trad
3 13 15m Second
Trad 75m
Sun 30th Jul 2023 - Magaliesberg
Tonquani-Cedarberg Complex Cedarberg Kloof
14 Jam and Toast - with Robert Moffett Trad 15m
11 Lunch - with Robert Moffett Trad 20m
Fun route, grade is sandbagged, or I'm terrible at route-finding 🤣

 
Sun 9th Jul 2023 - King's Kloof
North East
13 Seeds we Sow Sport 45m, 9
Building our multi-pitch skills

 
Sat 17th Jun 2023 - King's Kloof
North West Main Face
13 R.I.V. Sport 25m, 10
Played with mixing in some trad placements

 
Sat 17th Jun 2023 - King's Kloof
North East
13 Seeds we Sow Sport 45m, 9
Sun 23rd Apr 2023 - King's Kloof
North West Main Face
20 The Serpent Sport 10m, 7
Will need a bit of work to get this one again.

 
Sun 23rd Apr 2023 - King's Kloof
North West Dark Side Buttress
12 The Four Horsemen Sport 25m, 10 Very Good
Sun 9th Apr 2023 - Waterval Boven
The Mayhem Crags The Library
17 Dr Seuss Sport 8 Good
Finally sent all climbs in the Library! It's a brilliant little crag.

 
22 Mask of the Red Death Sport 8 Good
Careless slapping after the crux, but still got the technique dialled.

 
Sat 8th Apr 2023 - Waterval Boven
The Mayhem Crags Burning Man Walls
14 Girl All The Bad Guys Want - with Theo Trad Very Good
Very friendly trad route

 
18 Psycho Bambi Trad
Much too hard for my confidence levels on trad gear. Keen to try again some day.

 
17 Changeling Sport Good
Tue 21st Mar 2023 - Magaliesberg
Hamerkop Kloof Upper Section
13 KING CONE Trad 35m
Tue 21st Mar 2023 - Magaliesberg
Hamerkop Kloof Lower Section
11 SQUARE ORANGE Trad 48m
Sun 29th Jan 2023 - Chosspile
Harry Potter
13 Harry Catastrophe Left Hand Sport 20m, 9
19 Salazar Sport 9
Tricky, but fun.

 
23 Moaning Murtle Sport 7
Coming back for this one.

 
Sun 30th Oct 2022 - Waterval Boven
Wonderland Area Hallucinogenic Wall
18 The Harder You Push, the Harder it Gets Sport 8 Classic
20 Moondance Sport 12
16 Cenotaph Corner Sport 9 Good
Sat 29th Oct 2022 - Waterval Boven
Wonderland Area Hallucinogenic Wall
15 Man Slaves Sport 9 Good
21 Cloud City Sport 10
Desperate and flailing onsight. I plan to come back and do it better Amazing line though.

 
15 Smokey the Bear Sport 9
Sat 3rd Sep 2022 - King's Kloof
North West Main Face
16 Adam's Rib Sport 25m, 10
I did the wrong start. I'll do it properly next time.

 
14 Wall Of Jericho Sport 15m, 7
Nice one while waiting for more shade.

 
18 Genesis Sport 6m, 7 Very Good
19 Zacharias' Tree Sport 5m, 6 Very Good
Sat 11th Jun 2022 - King's Kloof
North West Main Face
15 Stairway To Heaven Sport 10m, 7
14 The Hound of Heaven Sport 10
15 Dragon Slayers Sport 12m, 7
Thu 14th Apr 2022 - Waterval Boven
The Mayhem Crags Jack’s Playground
16 Down The Rabbit Hole Sport 8
Sat 26th Mar 2022 - Chosspile
Harry Potter
14 Slitherin Sport 10
13 Harry Catastrophe Left Hand Sport 20m, 9
19 Hermione Puts Out Sport 10
Took some figuring out, and a big fall.

 
21 The Philosophers Stoned Sport 8
Not this time!

 
15 The Bloody Baron Sport 12
Sat 19th Mar 2022 - Strubens Valley
Lower Section
18 Gang Warfare - with Theo Sport 3
18 Fields of Opportunity - with Theo Sport 4
16 Urban Unrest - with Theo Sport 3
Sat 12th Mar 2022 - King's Kloof
North West Dark Side Buttress
19 Golgotha Sport 25m, 12 Classic
Tue 8th Feb 2022 - Waterval Boven
Tranquilitas The Disciple Wall
17 Lucy Sport 25m, 12
Tue 8th Feb 2022 - Waterval Boven
The Mayhem Crags The Library
22 Mask of the Red Death Sport 8 Good
A nice tricky bit of climbing.

 
20 Barrier Of Spears Sport 10 Good
15 Yellowwood Sport 7 Don't Bother
Many dodgy feeling blocks, not worth it.

 
Tue 8th Feb 2022 - Waterval Boven
The Mayhem Crags Corruption Crags
17 Naughty Corner Sport 8
Mon 7th Feb 2022 - Waterval Boven
Sport Valley Flying is Fun
14 (bolts 4) Sport 9m, 4
19 13 Pieter Stywe Sersant Sport 5
Confused about this one, using the face requires tiny crimps.

 
15 Inspekteur Bliksem Neer Sport 6
12 (U-Bolt line far left) Sport
You can start an amazing session here. A bunch of climbs between 12 and 15 in a row. Just hop between chains instead of cleaning an you can have amazing session.

 
12 (crack) Sport 7m, 2
14 (bolts 2) Sport 9m, 4
12 Texas Chainsaw Massacre Sport 8
12 (bolts 3) Sport
18 7 Helle Sport 9
I don't see bolts further right. This was also quite crimpy. Definitely not a 7.

 
11 11/12 (bolts 1) Sport
12 Les Trois Meufs Sport 5
9 Visions of Cosmic Doom Sport 7
12 Davy Crockett Sport 5
Sun 6th Feb 2022 - Waterval Boven
Tranquilitas Malaria Area
17 Alex's Mousse au Chocolat Sport 13
Sun 6th Feb 2022 - Waterval Boven
Tranquilitas Grunt Area
16 Little Bonsai Sport 20m, 12 Very Good
Sun 6th Feb 2022 - Waterval Boven
The Mayhem Crags The Library
22 Mask of the Red Death Sport 8
17 The Raven Sport 9 Very Good
17 Catcher in The Rye Sport 10 Very Good
Sat 5th Feb 2022 - Waterval Boven
Wonderland Area Hallucinogenic Wall
21 Dead Ant Sport 10
14 Forest Glump Sport 10
Sun 30th Jan 2022 - King's Kloof
North West Main Face
13 R.I.V. Sport 25m, 10
21 The Apple Sport 8m, 8
Sun 23rd Jan 2022 - King's Kloof
North West Dark Side Buttress
10 The 10 commandments Sport 7
10 The 10 commandments Sport 7
No hands assent! Great fun, I'll definitely do this on more easy slabs.

 
Sat 15th Jan 2022 - Bronkhorstspruit Crag
17 20 Pom-pom Dominatrix Sport 8
21 Straight and Narrow Sport 7
15 Wild Apricot Sport 17m, 11
Sun 10th Oct 2021 - The Wilds
Kiddies Slope
3 Gallivanting Boulder
5B The Prow Boulder
Sun 26th Sep 2021 - Waterval Boven
The Mayhem Crags The Library
18 The Lorax Sport 9 Very Good

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