Nodes in Umpukane

Bolted adventure routes.

A few boulders are convenientlz located inside the campsite area

This boulder is situated inside the campsite, next to the small pond. It features 3 short routes, ideal for practice.

Starts underneath the tree.

Right next to the dead tree stump.

Further right

Situated inside the campsite and features good overhanging moves. Just for bouldering. No recorded problems.

This boulder is situated on the south of the campsite and features to excellent routes.

Climb the bulging face on the right hand side of the boulder. High first clip.

Climbs the thin seam on the left hand side of the boulder. High first clip.

The crag is best accessed via the mountain road leading from the campsite towards the lodge. Keep past the lodge for approximately 1km until you get to the fence. Turn left in front of the fence and park your vehicle there. From here walk 20m east along the fence and through a fence gate on your right. Follow the jeep track eastwards towards the crag. The walk should take approximately 15 min. There are various anchor points to abseil from (these were used for commercial abseiling). The crag is also accessible from the bottom. Walk straight up from the Conovium farm house to the bottom of the crag, aiming for the large boulder.

It can be top roped as there are anchor points at the top for a top belay. Second half follows the arête to the left of vertigo.

The route follows a prominent open book crack for its entire length.

The farm has exquisite San art. Please do not touch or wet the art.

The farm has exquisite San art. Please do not touch or wet the art.

This route climbs the on-angle face to the right of the descent scramble, which is itself on the far left of the crag. The idea behind bolting this as a multi-pitch route was to set up a good training route, which includes a substantial traverse.

1. 16 8B A Traverse

2. 16 8B A Up

3m right of up your kloof

Hanging belay route on the left of the main vertical face.

1. 17 3B A

2. 17 6B A

The farm has exquisite San art. Please do not touch or wet the art.

A long route about 10m to the right of Kamikaze, topped by a large overhang.

To the right of Nou is ek dors!, with big flakes ending with some slab climbing.

23? Closed project

The farm has exquisite San art. Please do not touch or wet the art.

Open project (I have no idea about the grade, it’s hard)

Another good multi-pitch crag.

The farm has exquisite San art. Please do not touch or wet the art.

The route goes up the centre of the main face on the western side of the koppie. This route starts on a boulder between some bushes, and the start should be marked with a cairn.

1. 14 3D A access pitch

2. 21 5D A

3. 16 3D A

4. 16 4D A

The farm has exquisite San art. Please do not touch or wet the art.

The farm has exquisite San art. Please do not touch or wet the art.

Follow the bolts just to the right of the black streak left by water.

The farm has exquisite San art. Please do not touch or wet the art.

The farm has exquisite San art. Please do not touch or wet the art.

The farm has exquisite San art. Please do not touch or wet the art.

Brilliant for Rap jumping and Abseiling.

Absail down the ramp and start from a tree on a small ledge. Climb the on angle slab.

Not bolted yet, anchors only. Just right off Slab Route.