Grade | Route | Gear style | Popularity | ||
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Western Cape Garden Route Swartberg Pass Coffin Crag | |||||
16 | ★★ A Serendipitous Encounter
P1 – 16 - 55m Start ~3m R of Scoffin the Boffin. Head diagonally up & R to the overlap that runs across the whole face. Pull through & continue diagonally R into & arching feature that terminates in a crack that runs parallel to the slanted arête. Belay from block near edge of big ledge. P2 -15 - 30m Walk to the face & follow cracks that tend up & L; to the R of a right facing corner with a wide crack. Follow more cracks over a slight bulge & then scramble up to the top of the crag. Descent: There is a tat rap point to the climbers L, & a second rap at the top of Scoffin the Boffin. FA: Richard Halsey & Michael Owen, Dec 2020 | 85m, 2 | |||
17 | Damage Control
FA: Ringo Harding-Goodman & Basher Attwell, Apr 2017 | ||||
16 | Fossiel
FA: Ringo Harding-Goodman & Basher Attwell, 29 Sep 2015 | 40m | |||
Western Cape Garden Route Swartberg Pass The Main Buttress | |||||
16 | Black Label
1
10
50m
2
14
30m
3
14
50m
4
14
20m
5
16
30m
6
16
18m
7
13
36m
8
13
25m
FA: John Moss & Aleck McKirdy, 1982 | 260m, 8 | |||
14 A0 | Jet Stream
1
13
24m
2
14
24m
3
13
30m
4
14
20m
5
13
20m
6
14
15m
7
14 A0
15m
8
13
50m
9
14
45m
10
14
30m
11
13
25m
FA: John Moss & Aleck McKirdy, 1982 | 300m, 11 | |||
14 | Dream of Black Eagles
1
13
24m
2
14
24m
3
13
30m
4
14
36m
5
14
30m
6
14
27m
7
14
36m
8
10
15m
9
14
27m
10
14
24m
11
13
40m
FA: Neil Sparrow & John Moss, 1979 | 310m, 11 | |||
17 | Sweep
1
13
24m
2
12
36m
3
14
36m
4
14
30m
5
14
30m
6
14
40m
7
16
30m
8
17
18m
9
14
30m
10
14
20m
11
10
10m
12
14
30m
FA: Andrew Forsyth, Chris Davies & John Moss, 1979 | 330m, 12 | |||
22 | ★★ Relentless Adventure
1
14
30m
2
22
40m
3
15
30m
4
22
45m
5
20
35m
6
14
25m
7
19
45m
FA: Ken Thrash & Gareth Frost, 2002 | 250m, 7 | |||
17 | ★★ Stack of Chimneys
1
14
40m
2
12
30m
3
14
45m
4
14
40m
5
16
35m
6
14
32m
7
14
32m
8
17
40m
9
16
25m
10
14
40m
11
13
40m
FA: Kim Cadle, Joe Maclennan, Mike McKecnie & John Moss, 1978 | 400m, 11 | |||
18 | ★ Nubile Belly Dancers
1
18
40m
2
15
45m
3
16
45m
4
16
30m
5
17
30m
6
16
15m
7
16
50m
8
15
55m
FA: Gareth Frost, Hector Pringle & A. Grant, 2002 | 310m, 8 | |||
18 | ★ Rain Dance
Takes the crack line up the grey slab to the R side of a narrow roof. Step back L over the roof & up to an abseil tree. FA: Richard Halsey, Dec 2019 | 30m | |||
20 | Any Given Time
1
20
30m
2
18
40m
FA: Alex Munro & Shaun Pieterse, 16 Jun 2019 | 70m, 2 | |||
19 | Augberg
FA: Deon Nortjé & Authur Kehl, 1991 | ||||
17 | Wrapped & Finished
1
17
40m
2
16
25m
FA: Alex Munro & Shaun Pieterse, 16 Jun 2019 | 65m, 2 | |||
21 | ★★ Deception
1
21
2
20
FA: Kevin Anderson, Simon Shaw & Blaine Camons, 16 Jun 2019 | 2 | |||
20 | ★★ We Will Prevail
1
20
38m
2
17
36m
3
20
40m
4
19
50m
5
18
49m
FA: Derek Marshall, Ruben Snyman & Terence Trevaskis, 17 Jun 2019 | 210m, 5 | |||
17 | ★ Bain's Delight
FA: Dave Chidzero & Basher Attwell | ||||
16 | ★ Bain's Delight-Variation
When you traverse left onto the Arête FA: Dave Chidzero & Basher Attwell | ||||
17 | ★★ Temptation
FA: Silke Dyer & Basher Attwell, 2007 | ||||
Wine & Time
FA: Wayne Parker, Andrea Coyne & Basher Attwell | |||||
Western Cape Garden Route Swartberg Pass Horlosies Crag | |||||
17 | ★★★ Smile For The Cameras
1
15
25m
2
12
30m
3
15
30m
4
17
55m
5
10
20m
FA: Hector Pringle, Gareth Frost & A. Grant, 2001 | 160m, 5 | |||
Western Cape Garden Route Swartberg Pass Eerster Water | |||||
16 | Dissolution of The Eye
FA: Ruben Snyman & Derek Marshall, 16 Jun 2019 | ||||
16 | Inspiring New Ways
FA: Derek Marshall & Ruben Snyman, 16 Jun 2019 | ||||
15 | Waiting For Love
FA: Derek Marshall & Ruben Snyman, 16 Jun 2019 | ||||
15 | Snaking is a Given
FA: Ruben Snyman & Derek Marshall, 16 Jun 2019 | ||||
16 | Nothing Stays the Same
FA: Derek Marshall & Ruben Snyman, 16 Jun 2019 | ||||
17 | Law of Unintended Consequences
FA: Derek Marshall & Ruben Snyman, 16 Jun 2019 | ||||
17 | Another Road Side Attraction
FA: Deon Nortjé & Authur Kehl | ||||
18 | The Bad, the Monster & the Terror
FA: Ruben Snyman & Derek Marshall, 16 Jun 2019 | ||||
18 | He's your Daddy
FA: Derek Marshall & Ruben Snyman, 16 Sep 2019 | ||||
18 | Akataleptos
FA: Derek Marshall & Ruben Snyman, 16 Jun 2019 | ||||
17 | Ungraspable
FA: Derek Marshall & Ruben Snyman, 16 Jun 2019 | ||||
15 | Unreachable
FA: Derek Marshall & Ruben Snyman, 16 Jul 2019 | ||||
16 | Climbing Distortions
FA: Ruben Snyman & Derek Marshall, 16 Jul 2019 | ||||
Western Cape Garden Route Swartberg Pass Elegy Boulder | |||||
19 | Elegy
FA: Authur Kehl, Deon Nortjé Feb & Deon Nortjé, 1991 | ||||
18 | Pop Goes The Weasel
FA: Authur Kehl & Deon Nortjé, 1991 | ||||
Western Cape Garden Route Toverkop Western Pinnacle | |||||
25 | Goad To Valor
1
25
25m
2
23
35m
| 60m, 2 | |||
23 | Two Minutes To Midnight | 47m | |||
20 | Seventh Son of a Seventh Son | 47m | |||
18 | Nefdt’s Variation
1
18
25m
2
16
26m
| 51m, 2 | |||
17 | ★★ Nefdt's Route
1
17
25m
2
16
26m
| 51m, 2 | |||
18 | Nefdt’s Extension
1
17
25m
2
16
26m
3
18
26m
4
15
15m
| 92m, 4 | |||
Berrisford’s Variation
| 60m, 3 | ||||
21 | Marshall Trevaskis South Face of the Western Summit Chimney Route
1
21
15m
2
16
32m
3
17
45m
| 92m, 3 | |||
19 | Proelio Procosi
1
19
15m
2
19
35m
3
16
38m
4
10
15m
| 100m, 4 | |||
15 | Frank Berrisford’s Route
1
14
20m
2
15
16m
3
15
15m
4
14
7m
| 58m, 4 | |||
25 | Last Round Last Minute
1
25
51m
2
22
46m
| 97m, 2 | |||
16 | ★★ F Berrisford's Route | 90m | |||
15 | Life Line
1
13
2
15
3
15
4
15
5
13
| 5 | |||
13 | Saturday’s Corner | ||||
12 | West’s Corner | 7 | |||
10 | Gully D | ||||
15 | Instants in the Wind | ||||
19 | Discretion the Better Part of Valor
1
17
44m
2
19
29m
3
19
29m
| 100m, 3 | |||
13 | Botha’s Variation To Jackson’s Quartzite Face | ||||
15 | ★★ Jackson’s Quartzite Face | 4 | |||
15 | White’s Finish to the Quartzite Face | ||||
12 | Crazy Cracks
1
9
7m
2
12
12m
3
12
10m
4
12
5m
5
12
12m
| 46m, 5 | |||
19 | Space Captain
1
15
30m
2
19
40m
3
17
30m
| 100m, 3 | |||
Graaff’s North West Face Route | 4 | ||||
17 | Crack-a-Jack
1
15
35m
2
17
30m
| 65m, 2 | |||
18 | Don’t Mention the Cam
1
18
50m
2
17
48m
3
16
35m
| 130m, 3 | |||
17 | North West Arête
1
14
26m
2
14
26m
3
16
23m
4
12
32m
5
17
23m
6
14
30m
7
12
30m
| 190m, 7 | |||
Western Cape Garden Route Seweweeks Wand | |||||
20 | The Hovering
1
19
40m
2
19
30m
3
20
40m
4
19
30m
Note on the topo: The black dotted lines indicate ledges that access quite deep into the wall. The lower one is refered to as To Hell and Gone Ledge and the upper one, Skulls Ledge. The white line indicates two pitches of a new route that Benj and I tried but bailed off of. It was rather loose. A variation may be possible with a bolt or two (or enough courage to make up for their absence). The dark blue line (two pitches: grades 15,15) was opened by A. Heinlaender and myself, as a means to scope out the wall. It is not part of an established route i.e. the frontal still needs to be completed. The dotted green line indicates a better start to The Hovering which has yet to be done. The Hovering:
Descent: The ledges marked by the dotted black lines are very convenient for getting off the face. NB they only run as far as indicated and not across the whole face. Walking off from the summit is possible but is very complicated and unpleasant (one can walk down either way). I suggest walking down from the summit to the far left of Skulls Ledge (take care) and using the in situ abseil there. This abseil takes you down to just above the obvious big white ship's bow on the left edge of the wall where you will find the second abseil anchors. Feel free to back them up. 50m ropes do work but it is better to have 60m ropes. FA: J.Möhle, A.Heinlaender & B.de Charmoy, 2010 | 140m, 4 | |||
25 | Busy Sparrow
1
18
20m
2
23
40m
3
20
25m
4
22
50m
5
21
50m
6
25
30m
7
19
25m
A tribute to the legend, Dave Davies. Start: on the left side of the giant flake/pillar on the base ledge.
Descent: As for The Hovering FA: J.Möhle, A.Heinlaender & B.de Charmoy, 2010 | 240m, 7 | |||
25 | Highway Bird
1
21
60m
2
25
40m
3
21
40m
4
25
30m
5
19
25m
Start: on the far left of a narrow ledge 10m up from the base ledge (approx. 15m left of Fight or Flight`s razor flake)
Descent: As for The Hovering FA: J.Möhle & B.de Charmoy, 2010 | 200m, 5 | |||
25 | Fight or Flight
1
21
40m
2
16
26m
3
22
40m
4
21
50m
5
10
10m
6
25
40m
7
22
30m
8
10
20m
9
21
25m
Start: immediately left of a 3m tall razor flake above the small cluster of trees on the base ledge.
Congratulations for opting to Fight! Descent: As for The Hovering FA: J.Möhle & B.de Charmoy, 2010 | 280m, 9 | |||
Western Cape Garden Route Wolwerivier Main Crag | |||||
17 | Diddly Dick
Left of 'Boomslang' Up the chimney, aim for the loos looking block, then diagonally right to top out. FA: Andrew Forsyth, Clee Roy, Pixie Fuller(?) or Nel, John Moorcroft & Pixie, 1985 | ||||
21 | Atomic Aloe
1
20
2
21
FA: A. Forsyth | 2 | |||
17 | ★★ Heatstroke
FA: Keith James & Viv Connell, 1984 | 2 | |||
Cactus Missile | |||||
17 | ★★ Airy Fairy
FA: Paul Schlotfeldt & Keith James | ||||
19 | Maxwell's Edge | ||||
Lucy Layabout | |||||
Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth Lady Slipper Turning Rock | |||||
F2 | Harrier
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Uberhung
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G1 | Hodad
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F2 | Conteseration
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Conteseration Direct
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F2 | Comic Strip
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G1 | Circus Act
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F2 | Wicky Wacky Woo Show
| ||||
Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth Lady Slipper Small Buttress | |||||
E2 | ?
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F1 | unnamed to left of corner
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Corner Crack
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Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth Masekane | |||||
15 | The Rock Cried Out
Refer to the guide in the description for this crag for chain location and use Set: Ruben Snyman & Derek Marshall, 25 Aug 2019 | ||||
15 | Spirit Impulse
Refer to the guide in the description for this crag for chain location and use Set: Ruben Snyman & Derek Marshall, 25 Aug 2019 | ||||
19 | Taming the Tongue
Refer to the guide in the description for this crag for chain location and use and instructions on how to climb Set: Derek Marshall & Ruben Snyman, 25 Aug 2019 | ||||
17 | I Am for Peace
Refer to the guide in the description for this crag for chain location and use and instructions on how to climb the route Set: Derek Marshall & Ruben Snyman, 25 Aug 2019 | ||||
Eastern Cape Groot Winterhoek Cockscombe | |||||
14 | Normal Route
| 250m | |||
Eastern Cape Langkloof Rising Damp | |||||
18 | Avoidance Behaviour
FA: Vince Egan & Bron Egan, 2003 | 2 | |||
Eastern Cape Langkloof Blouberg (Kareedouw) | |||||
16 | Dijeridu Or Die
FA: Vince Egan & Bron Egan, 2002 | ||||
Eastern Cape Langkloof Nguniland Bobbejaankop | |||||
20 | Free Willy
FA: Derek Marshall | ||||
21 | ★★ Locomotive Breath
FA: Vince Egan & Bron Egan, 2001 | ||||
18 | ★ Seven Up
FA: Garvin Jacobs, Vince Egan & Bron Egan, 2001 | 2 | |||
18 | Mazda Tree To Tree | ||||
18 | Jinx
Mixed route - 3 bolts on pitch 2.
FA: Vince Egan, Morne van der Mescht & Bron Egan, 2003 | 43m, 2, 3 | |||
20 | ★★★ Shoulder of Fortune
FA: Vince Egan & Bron Egan, 2001 | ||||
16 | Compost Mentis
FA: Bronwyn Egan, 2001 | ||||
17 | The Thot Plickens
FA: Vince Egan & Bron Egan, 2001 |