Region Guide for Western Cape

Use this Region Guide to easily find and compare Crags.

Table of contents

1. Western Cape 1,168 routes in Region

21304255821

1 Oudtshoorn, 2 Rocklands, 4 Montagu, 5 Silvermine, 8 Table Mountain, 21 Kleinmond, 25 The Hole, 30 Paarl Rock

seasonality

Summary:

?,Boulder and other styles

Long/Lat: 20.564442, -33.030706

1.1. Oudtshoorn 58 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Trad or Sport

Long/Lat: 22.199644, -33.586708

1.1.1. The Cave Area 12 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.1.2. The Main Wall 28 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.1.3. The Initiation 7 routes in Area

Summary:

Sport,?

1.1.4. The Blue Wall 1 route in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.1.5. Short Circuit 5 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.1.6. The Ostrich Patio 1 route in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.1.7. The Barrier Reef 4 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.1.8. The Wave 0 routes in Area

1.1.9. The Upper Tier 0 routes in Area

1.2. Rocklands 273 routes in Crag

46831

1 The Roadside Boulders, 3 The Fortress, 4 The Campground Area, 6 The Champside Boulders, 8 Riverside Boulders

Summary:

Mostly Boulder

Long/Lat: 19.032353, -32.133442

Description:

See also for more information:

www.rocklandsboulders.com

1.2.1. The Roadside Boulders 89 routes in Area

Summary:

Mostly Boulder

Long/Lat: 19.036128, -32.165480

1.2.2. Cedar Rouge Area 30 routes in Area

Summary:

?,Boulder

1.2.3. The Fortress 32 routes in Area

Summary:

Mostly Boulder

Long/Lat: 19.025592, -32.159572

1.2.4. The Campground Area 25 routes in Area

Summary:

Mostly Boulder

Long/Lat: 19.001407, -32.137000

1.2.5. Upper Campground Area 24 routes in Area

Summary:

All Boulder

1.2.6. The Champside Boulders 16 routes in Area

Summary:

Mostly Boulder

Long/Lat: 18.997908, -32.137058

1.2.7. The Island 4 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.2.8. Riverside Boulders 0 routes in Area

1.2.9. The Wild West Wall 3 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.2.10. De Pakhuys 0 routes in Area

1.2.11. Sassies 24 routes in Sector

Summary:

All Boulder

Description:

It's a small bouldering sector full of classic lines such as Pinotage 7b+, Splash of red 7c+, Springbok 7a+ and Shoshalooza 8a+. Great quality lines, a must see!

Approach:

The more commonly used approach is trough the rough road of the traveller's rest farms. After the Lorraine farm you have to go off the road on the third gate to your left , there's a part of the road that has a lot of sand thus the 4x4 is needed.

Descent Notes:

All of the boulders are pretty easy to climb down.

1.2.12. 8 Day rain 24 routes in Sector

Summary:

All Boulder

1.2.13. Rhino boulders 2 routes in Sector

Summary:

All Boulder

1.2.14. Riverside 0 routes in Sector

1.3. Milner Amphitheatre 2 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.4. Montagu 206 routes in Crag

10

10 The Steeple

Summary:

Mostly Trad or Sport

Long/Lat: 20.094191, -33.798807

1.4.1. Far Side 3 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.4.2. Legoland 23 routes in Area

Summary:

Mostly Unknown

1.4.3. Bosch 6 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.4.4. The Forrest 8 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.4.5. Bad Kloof 45 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.4.6. Uria Heep 4 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.4.7. The Palace 10 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.4.8. Oorlogskloof 4 routes in Area

Summary:

Sport,?

1.4.9. The Vision 1 route in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.4.10. The Steeple 17 routes in Area

Summary:

Sport,?

Long/Lat: 20.101419, -33.797899

1.4.11. Skull 5 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.4.12. Rose bowl 3 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.4.13. Supertubes 22 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.4.14. Cogmans Buttress 4 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.4.15. Hilti 0 routes in Area

1.4.16. The Fin 0 routes in Area

1.4.17. The Forest 8 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.4.18. Heaven 0 routes in Area

1.4.19. Berlin Wall 5 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.4.20. Ramset Crag 8 routes in Area

Summary:

Sport,?

1.4.21. Keur Kloof 15 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.4.22. The Alley 15 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.5. Silvermine 59 routes in Crag

Summary:

?,Sport

Long/Lat: 18.442007, -34.106003

1.5.1. Main Crag 11 routes in Area

Summary:

?,Sport

1.5.2. Blaze of Glory 10 routes in Area

Summary:

All Sport

1.5.3. Lower Silvermine 19 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.5.4. Fawlty Towers 1 route in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.5.5. Jailhouse 6 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.5.6. The Pumphouse 6 routes in Area

Summary:

All Sport

1.5.7. Cloud Nine Wall 6 routes in Area

Summary:

All Sport

1.6. The Mine 50 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Unknown

1.7. Wolfberg 10 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.8. Table Mountain 117 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Trad or Sport

Long/Lat: 18.432704, -34.267283

1.8.1. Fountain Ledge 20 routes in Area

Summary:

Mostly Unknown

1.8.2. Africa Ledge 22 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.8.3. Postern Buttress 6 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.8.4. Kasteel's Buttress 2 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.8.5. Valken Buttress 6 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.8.6. Barrier Buttress 5 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.8.7. Ledges / Spring Area 3 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.8.8. Venster Buttress 14 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.8.9. Lower Arrow Buttress 18 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.8.10. Slangooli 2 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.8.11. Grootkop 1 route in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.8.12. Corridor Buttress 3 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.8.13. Woody Buttress 2 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.8.14. Orange Face (Permit needed) 1 route in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.8.15. India Venster 4 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.8.16. Left face 0 routes in Area

1.8.17. Nursery Buttress 0 routes in Area

1.8.18. Eagles Nest 0 routes in Area

1.8.19. Ledges 0 routes in Area

1.8.20. Blind Gully 0 routes in Area

1.8.21. Blinkwater 0 routes in Area

1.8.22. Hout Bay Corner 0 routes in Area

1.8.23. Lions Head 8 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.8.24. Constantia Corner 0 routes in Area

1.9. Lion's Head 29 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.9.1. Granite 19 routes in Area

Summary:

1.9.2. Sandstone 10 routes in Area

Summary:

1.10. Du Toit's North West Face 4 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.11. Tafelberg 8 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.12. Witteberg 4 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.13. Duiwel's Kloof 4 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.14. Elsie's Peak 17 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.15. Lakeside Pinnacle 17 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Unknown

1.16. Muizenberg 16 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.17. Krakadou 2 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.18. De Mond 1 route in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.19. Hangklip 2 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.20. Pier's Cave 25 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Unknown

1.21. Kleinmond 44 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Sport

Long/Lat: 18.993619, -34.332609

Description:

The Crags are on the hill overlooking the Palmiet River and Ocean. Their is some medium grade face routes and some short hard routes. The crag is of coarse sandstone and solid quartzite.

Approach:

From the car park follow the path running under the power-lines parallel to the road up to the crags.

For the River Crag cross the main road and head down to the river following the path down river for 5 min to the crag.

1.21.1. Sector A - Zucchini Area 7 routes in Area

Summary:

1.21.2. Sector B - Arete Area 6 routes in Area

Summary:

1.21.3. Sector C - Run Away Wall 13 routes in Area

Summary:

1.21.4. Sector D - Coffee Break Area 3 routes in Area

Summary:

1.21.5. Sector E - Middle Tier 10 routes in Area

Summary:

1.21.6. Sector F - Lower Tier 3 routes in Area

Summary:

1.21.7. Sector G - River Crag 2 routes in Area

Summary:

1.22. Bobejaan Kop 2 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.23. Klein Winterhoek 2 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.24. Hellfire 35 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.24.1. Combustion Chamber 4 routes in Area

Summary:

1.24.2. Pit of Doom 6 routes in Area

Summary:

1.24.3. Crown Crag 1 route in Area

Summary:

1.24.4. Hellfire Buttress 5 routes in Area

Summary:

1.24.5. Hellfire Prow 3 routes in Area

Summary:

1.24.6. Magma Wall 4 routes in Area

Summary:

1.24.7. Smokescreen wall 4 routes in Area

Summary:

1.24.8. The Pillar of Pain 1 route in Area

Summary:

1.24.9. Wall of flames 7 routes in Area

Summary:

1.25. The Hole 26 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

Long/Lat: 18.455742, -34.092545

1.25.1. The Sunset Wall 6 routes in Area

Summary:

1.25.2. The side show 5 routes in Area

Summary:

1.25.3. The Hole 15 routes in Area

Summary:

1.26. De Doorns 8 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.26.1. Lost Fingers Crag 8 routes in Area

Summary:

1.26.2. The Prow Crag 0 routes in Area

1.27. Skoorsteenskop 12 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Unknown

1.28. Kalk Bay Crag 8 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.28.1. The Boatyard 1 route in Area

Summary:

1.28.2. Neptune's Cove 2 routes in Area

Summary:

1.28.3. Oyster Box 5 routes in Area

Summary:

1.28.4. Blackbeard's Cave 0 routes in Area

1.28.5. The Tresure Chest 0 routes in Area

1.29. Gordons Bay: Surfside 6 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.30. Paarl Rock 27 routes in Crag

Summary:

?,Sport

Long/Lat: 18.942579, -33.744088

Description:

There are some excellent single- and multi-pitch sport routes at Paarl Rocks. The climbing is on large granite domes.

The rock seems to dry quicker than the sandstone crags around Cape Town, so Paarl Rocks may be a good destination if it has been raining recently.

Access Issues:

The Paarl Rocks are about 60 km north of Cape Town. From Cape Town drive north along the N1, and turn off at Paarl. Look carefully for the sign to the Paarl Rocks Mountain Reserve (it is easy to miss).

1.31. Karbonaaitjies Kraal 0 routes in Crag

1.32. Topside 0 routes in Crag

1.33. Waaihoek/Zeeba's berg 0 routes in Crag

1.34. Higgovale Quarry 23 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Unknown

1.35. Truitjies Kraal 19 routes in Crag

Summary:

?,Sport

1.36. Leopard Tree Crag 19 routes in Crag

Summary:

Sport,?

1.37. Montagu Pass 5 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Sport

1.38. Wolwe Rivier 12 routes in Crag

Summary:

Sport,?

1.38.1. Hidden Butress. 4 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.39. Rondebosch/Newlands (TDA-Boulder) 2 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.40. Gecko Rock 12 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Sport

1.40.1. Tsunami Wall 6 routes in Area

Summary:

1.40.2. Gecko Wall 6 routes in Area

Summary:

1.41. Towerkop 2 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.41.1. Western Pinnacle 2 routes in Area

Summary:

1.41.2. Eastern Pinnacle 0 routes in Area

1.41.3. Nel's Cave Buttress 0 routes in Area