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Table of contents
- 1.
Peer's Cave
90 in Crag
- 1.1. Talking to the Trees 10 in Sector
- 1.2. Lemon Curd Boulder 12 in Sector
- 1.3. Amadeus Wall 18 in Sector
- 1.4. The Sin Bin and Trump Prow 9 in Sector
- 1.5. Hey Dude Wall 6 in Sector
- 1.6. Gecko Blaster Sector 2 in Sector
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1.7.
Sun Valley 10 in Field
- 1.7.1. Beast Boulder 10 in Boulder
- 1.8. Crofters Valley 22 in Field
- 2. Index by grade
1. Peer's Cave 90 routes in Crag
- Summary:
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Sport climbing and Bouldering
Lat / Long: -34.116137, 18.402886
summary
Great range of climbing at a comfortable crag, some of the routes appear to be pretty sandbagged. Please add your grade contributions (Edit route
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description
This is a pleasant crag for the family. Dogs are allowed in the area as well. The crag generally dries out quickly after rain (one or two full days) and shade can usually be found (except during mid day). If it is not too hot, all day climbing is not a problem here. Most of the +/-40 routes are short but of very good quality, from easy slabs to hard overhangs. It is a great crag for beginners because of the ease of setting up a toprope. The climbing is generally hard for the grades, but vary from really easy to really hard.
approach
Take the M3 from Cape Town. Drive up Ou Kaapse Weg (M64) and then down in the direction of Noordhoek. Turn right at Silvermine Road and use the parking area near Silvermine Village (-34.109044, 18.399776). Walk back to Kaapse Weg, then further 400m down towards Fishhoek until you see a small parking area at the start of the Peer's Cave trail (-34.113112, 18.398339). Due to car break-in's it is best NOT to use this parking. Follow the path to the top of the hill.
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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Sport Sections | ||||||||
8 | Funky Chicks | |||||||
Boulder Fields | ||||||||
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1.1. Talking to the Trees 10 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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All Sport climbing
Lat / Long: -34.117267, 18.405893
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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1 |
Project
Open Project | 3 | ||||||
2 |
★ Pocket Sprocket
FA: G. Holwill, 1987 | 16 | 8m, 3 | |||||
3 |
★ Where It Should Be
FA: D. Burls, 2005 | 28 | 2 | |||||
4 |
★ Ningo's Variation
Climb on the right FA: C. Martinengo, 2005 | 30 | 2 | |||||
5 |
★★ Where It's At
FA: J. Samson, 1996 | 31 | 8m, 3 | |||||
6 |
★★★ Talking to the Trees
A spectacular climb for the grade. FA: J. Roff, 1987 | 18 | 14m, 4 | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
7 |
★ Power Failure
FA: G. Holwill, 1987 | 17 | 8m, 3 | |||||
8 |
★ Perverted Picasso
FA: G. Holwill, 1987 | 19 | 3 | |||||
9 |
★ Momentary Lapse of Reason
FA: G Holwill, 1989 | 22 | 3 | |||||
10 |
★ Silver Rainbow
FA: J. Roff, 1987 | 19 | 8m, 3 |
1.2. Lemon Curd Boulder 12 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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Sport climbing and Bouldering
Lat / Long: -34.117655, 18.406268
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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1 |
★ Think or Sink
FA: S. Douglas, 1988 | 20 | 3 | |||||
2 |
★ Think or Sink Direct
FA: G. Holwill, 1990 | 23 | 3 | |||||
3 |
★★ Billions of Blistering Barnacles / Billions of Blue Blistering Barnacles
FA: S. Bradshaw (snr), 1990 | 28 | 4 | |||||
4 |
★★★ Opal Moon
FA: S. Bradshaw (snr), 1990 | 27 | 4 | |||||
5 |
★★ Captain Haddock
FA: C. Martinengo, 2001 | 30 | 4 | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
6 |
★★★ Thundering Typhoons
FA: G. Holwill, 1991 | 26 | 4 | |||||
7 |
★★★ Powder Dust
FA: C. Martinengo, 2006 | 32 | 6 | |||||
8 |
★ Pink Ideas
FA: S. Bradshaw (snr), 1990 | 26 | 3 | |||||
9 |
★ Acht Plus
FA: M. Bodner, 1989 | 26 | 3 | |||||
10 | Unknown Boulder Problem 1 | |||||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
11 | Unknown Boulder Problem 2 | |||||||
12 |
Voice of the Empire
One of the best anywhere - Marijus FA: Marijus Šmigelskis, Dec 2021 | 8A |
1.3. Amadeus Wall 18 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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All Sport climbing
Lat / Long: -34.117342, 18.405575
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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1 | ★ The Entrance | 18 | 3 | |||||
2 |
★ Hickory Dickory Cock
FA: C. Vickers, 1987 | 18 | 3 | |||||
3 |
★ Mr Mental
FA: G. Jutzen, 1987 | 22 | 3 | |||||
4 |
★ Repent
FA: S. Douglas, 1987 | 22 | 4 | |||||
5 |
★ Unruly Behaviour
FA: G. Holwill, 1988 | 23 | 3 | |||||
6 |
★★ Moves Beyond Imagination
FA: S. Douglas, 1988 | 22 | 4 | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
7 |
★ Cango Stories
FA: G. Holwill, 1987 | 18 | 3 | |||||
8 |
★★ Ward's Walk Up
FA: W. Walkup, 1986 | 19 | 8m, 3 | |||||
9 |
★★ Sad Lament for your Phallus
FA: S. Douglas, 1988 | 20 | 3 | |||||
10 |
★ Visions of Past Fantasies
FA: S. Douglas, 1987 | 19 | 3 | |||||
11 |
★ Last of the Mohicans
FA: M. Smigelskis, 2003 | 28 | 4 | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
12 |
★★ Digital Manoeuvres in the Dark
FA: Stuart Brown, 1988 | 26 | 3 | |||||
13 |
★ The Living Daylights
FA: C. Vickers, 1987 | 16 | 10m, 3 | |||||
14 |
★★ Puppet on a String
FA: J. Colenso, 1987 | 22 | 3 | |||||
15 |
★★ Jono's Route
Set: S. Kruger FA: G. Holwill & S. Bradshaw (snr), 2006 | 27 | 3 | |||||
16 |
★★ Amadeus / Fuck Me Amadeus
FA: S. Douglas, 1987 | 23 | 3 | |||||
17 |
Visions of Cosmic Bloom
FA: G. Holwill, 1986 | 9 | 10m, 4 | |||||
18 |
★ Africa Anything
FA: G. Holwill, 1987 | 14 | 3 |
1.4. The Sin Bin and Trump Prow 9 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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All Sport climbing
Lat / Long: -34.117723, 18.405959
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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1 |
Project 0
Open | 2 | ||||||
2 |
★ Guilty as Charged
FA: G. Holwill, 1989 | 21 | 5 | |||||
3 |
★★ The Sin
FA: G. Holwill, 1989 | 21 | 5 | |||||
4 |
★ Trials of the Mind
FA: J. Roff, 1987 | 23 | 4 | |||||
5 |
Project 1
Open Set: M. Bush | 33 | 8 | |||||
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Project 2
Open | 31 | 8 | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
7 |
★★ Trump
FA: J. Temple-Forbes, 1997 | 27 | 6 | |||||
8 |
★★ Hannibal the Cannibal
FA: C. Bruton, 1997 | 24 | 5 | |||||
9 |
★ First Guy Fell off Laughing...
FA: G. Holwill, 1990 | 19 | 9m, 4 |
1.5. Hey Dude Wall 6 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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All Sport climbing
Lat / Long: -34.118864, 18.407089
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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1 |
★ Hey Dude
FA: G. Holwill, 1990 | 26 | 6 | |||||
2 |
★★ Sunset Strip
FA: G. Holwill, 1990 | 25 | 7 | |||||
3 |
★★ White Fire
FA: S. Bradshaw (snr), 1991 | 27 | 6 | |||||
4 |
★★ Sunshine
FA: S. Bradshaw (snr), 2007 | 30 | 6 | |||||
5 |
★★ Fearless Streaker
FA: J. Roff, 1987 | 21 | 7 | |||||
6 |
★★ Spasmodic
FA: G. Holwill, 1986 | 17 | 7 |
1.6. Gecko Blaster Sector 2 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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All Sport climbing
Lat / Long: -34.119396, 18.407772
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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1 |
★★★ Gecko Blaster / Gekko in the Roof
Scramble up to the start of the climb FA: A. Davies, 1991 | 27 | 5 | |||||
2 |
The Cave Route
Open Project Set: M. Bush | 11 |
1.7. Sun Valley 10 routes in Field
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Lat / Long: -34.118804, 18.402882
1.7.1. Beast Boulder 10 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -34.118617, 18.402908
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 |
Deer
Stand start and climb the arete on good holds to TO. FA: Wilkinson | 4A - C+ | ||||
2 |
Antelope
Start as for FA: Wilkinson | 6A | ||||
3 |
Tiger
SS in the cave and TO from the rail using a big move. FA: Wilkinson | 6B+ | ||||
4 |
Beast
Start as for FA: Wilkinson | 6C+ | ||||
5 |
5
Start as for | |||||
6 |
Meerkat
Stand start in the “v” shaped crack and climb up to TO. FA: Wilkinson | 5B+ - C+ | ||||
7 |
Hippo
Stand start on the obvious bulge and climb up to TO. FA: Wilkinson | 6B | ||||
8 |
Lion
SS down in the cave at the far R of the backside of the boulder in the jug and climb vertically to TO on good holds. FA: Wilkinson | 6B | ||||
9 |
Horse
Start as for FA: Wilkinson | 6B+ | ||||
10 |
Bear Eats Horse
Start as for 8 and 9, move diagonally L to jug and keep moving diagonally L to exit further up the boulder. FA: Wilkinson | 6B |
1.8. Crofters Valley 22 routes in Field
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Lat / Long: -34.109319, 18.389180
1.8.1. Sector D 10 routes in Field
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -34.109091, 18.388780
1.8.1.1. A: Bergies Rampage 6 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 |
A1
Start with RH on bucket and TO. FA: Wilkinson | 4A - C+ | ||||
2 |
A2
SS on horn and climb up using the crack and good holds to TO. FA: Wilkinson | 5B+ - C+ | ||||
3 |
Bergies Rampage
SS in bucket with feet on the face (no bottom block allowed), move L to sloper rail and make big move with RH to sloper to TO. FA: Wilkinson | 6B | ||||
4 |
A4
Start on sloping orange bulge and climb up using the crack. FA: Wilkinson | 6A | ||||
5 |
A5
SS on two crimps for LH and RH and then make one big move to pocket and exit R. FA: Wilkinson | 6A | ||||
6 |
A6
Climb crack to the L of 5. FA: Wilkinson | 5B+ - C+ |
1.8.1.2. B 1 route in Boulder
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 |
B1
SS with RH on flake and LH on pinch, move LH up to crimp and exit R. FA: Wilkinson, move LH up to crimp & exit R. | 6B |
1.8.1.3. C 3 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 |
C1
Stand start in overhang and move R to bucket and then L onto 2 to exit high up. FA: Wilkinson | 6A | ||||
2 |
C2
Start on crimps to the L of 1 above the overhang, move up with LH to obvious undercling in the crack and then throw up R to finish high up. FA: Wilkinson | 6C | ||||
3 |
C3
HS with RH on corner piece and LH in pocket and high R foot. Exit high up. FA: Wilkinson | 6A+ |
1.8.2. Sector B 12 routes in Field
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -34.107875, 18.389562
1.8.2.1. A 3 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 |
A1
SS with LH in crimp, RH in slot and move L staying low on the buldge to TO. FA: Wilkinson | 6A | ||||
2 |
A2
SS same as 1, move up using horn and slopers to TO at high point. FA: Wilkinson | 6A | ||||
3 |
A3
HS LH in slot and RH in pinch to TO. Hard start is with lower finger slot with LH and even harder is to not use the block but only feet on the wall. FA: Wilkinson | 5B+ - C+ |
1.8.2.2. B 3 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 |
B1
Stand and climb the left side of the cave. FA: Wilkinson | 4A - C+ | ||||
2 |
B2: Cave Dance
Start in bucket at the back of the cave and climb L then make big move to massive jug. ONLY use feet on the over hang (tracking). FA: Wilkinson | 6A+ | ||||
3 |
B3
Start as for 2 but move R on big holds. ONLY use feet on the over hang (tracking). FA: Wilkinson | 5B+ - C+ |
1.8.2.3. C 2 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 |
C1
SS on small crimp on arete and move R up the arete to TO. FA: Wilkinson | 5B+ - C+ | ||||
2 |
C2
Stand start with L foot in tiny hold, LH in small pocket and RH on arete and TO. FA: Wilkinson | 5A - C+ |
1.8.2.4. D 2 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 |
D1
SS in slot with few feet and TO. FA: Wilkinson | 5A - C+ | ||||
2 |
D2
SS rail on arete facing the houses with high R foot and make 3 big moves to the top. FA: Wilkinson | 6A |
1.8.2.5. E 2 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 |
E1
HS LH crimp and RH pocket to move up and L. FA: Wilkinson | 5B+ - C+ | ||||
2 |
E2
SS RH in finger slot and LH in crimp to TO. FA: Wilkinson | 6A |