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Grade Route Gear style Popularity
The Mayhem Crags Burning Man Walls
23 German in 30 Days

Starts at yellow wood tree, left of 'Changeling'. Through small roof onto face, a crux sequence leads to the chains.

FA: Wes Makovini, Jul 2015

Sport
23 Dead Cows Can't Dance

The obvious arête/leaning pillar is climbed with as much style as possible. Not particularly well bolted to be careful placing draws if it’s at your limit. Hardware provided by Boven Fund/MCSA.

Set: Mountain Club of South Africa

FA: Mo Hopf, Mar 2015

Sport
23 Gorilla Tactics

A few meters to the right of Matt's project. Scramble up the block behind the tree and start in the corner heading right through the roof and onto the face above. An attentive belay is especially important for the lower half of the route. Hardware provided by Boven Fund/MCSA

Set: Mountain Club of South Africa

FA: Marc Efune, Jul 2015

Sport
23 Medusa

The obvious large crack/layback. Hardware provided by Boven Fund/MCSA

Set: Mountain Club of South Africa

FA: Ciska Kloppers, Sep 2015

Sport
The Mayhem Crags Animal Farm Sector
23 Third Time Lucky

Climb good holds to the ledge. Move out left and commence the fun up to the last bolt. Attach your giant balls and crush it to the top through some thin, lead out climbing.

Set: Allister Fenton & Chris O'Donovan

FA: Chris O'Donovan, Mar 2015

Sport
The Mayhem Crags Corruption Crags
23 You Shall Not Pass

Technical balancy short boulder problem that might keep you busy for longer than you bargained for. Can be done with 2 draws, extra 2 bolts are for working problem, midgets and kids. Carabiners at chains for quick escape. Easy after decyfering the sequence, impossible till then.

FA: Ebert Nel, Apr 2018

Sport 6
23 Contraband

Arête on the right side of the obvious pillar. A technical fun fest. Bolts donated by MCSA.

Set: Mountain Club of South Africa

FA: Ryan McCallum, Apr 2018

Sport 8
23 Alcatraz

Pull through the buldge to get to the finger licking goodness.

FA: Evan Margetts, Apr 2018

Sport 8
The Mayhem Crags Mythology Sector
23 Myth Busted

The sweet fun route on the left arete of the "mini godno".Bolts kindly sponsored by the MCSA

FA: Tim Slab, Joshua McNally & Evan Margetts

Sport 7
23 Sisyphus

This line is a visual replica of the Blade Runner line in Mayhem. It's roughly 50m left(closer to deck) from the Mini Godno and directly left of 'Evan and Goliath'. Bouldery crimpy start traversing right into juggy, balancy crack and arête climbing.

Set: Ebert Nel, Apr 2018

FA: Ebert Nel, Sep 2018

Sport 7
Tranquilitas Wildfire
23 SLAB PROJECT

1.5m right of the short crack of 'Daniel' (and 1m left of a big tree) climb the slab to the overlap, passing another short crack. Some very thin moves past 2 close bolts gain the upper slab, which eases off at another crack.

SportProject 11
23 Fired Up

At the cave, pull the hanging arête on the right into the thin crack which widens to hand size.

FA: Clive Curson, 2017

FA: Gustav Janse van Rensburg, 2017

Sport 6
Tranquilitas Als Bells Area
23 The Huffing Warthog

[Anchors] The striking crack line. Fist size higher up with chains on top. These can also be used for abbing after doing some of the other routes. Thanks to Gareth Frost & Daryll Margetts who aided up here first and for placing the anchors. Opened on trad

FA: Alard Hüfner, 2003

Sport
Tranquilitas The Creche
23 Kat

As for 'Kajboy' to 5th bolt. Continue up straight or slightly right, via a 2cm foothold and Rright slanting crimp to a hard finish. Will be harder still for shorter climbers.

Sport 9
Tranquilitas Good And Evil Area
23 Who's Line is it Anyway

Starts 8 m left of the 'Good and Evil' arête and diagonally up right. Lead-out but safe. A great climb.

Boulder 9
23 Good and Evil

The obvious arête on the big blocky buttress to the left of the highest section of the crag when looking from the farmhouse parking. Stay left of the 5th bolt that was placed out there due to hollow sounding rock on the arête.

Boulder 9
Tranquilitas Malaria Area
23 Lost in Translation

Starts at the right hand end of the obvious long roof. Keep slightly left on small crimps as you break through the initial overhang and hang on for the great ride to the chains!

FA: Mark Millar, 2004

Sport 14
23 Beat Them Dead

Start under a big roof. Head right, then into small open book, following the thin crack to chains.

FA: Rory Lowther, 2003

Sport 13
Tranquilitas Baboon Buttress
23 One Love

Climb the face just right of the cave. Was opened at 22.

FA: Chris Vandereydt, 2006

Sport 5
23 Almost Ushie

Surprisingly pleasant face left of the 'Grizzle Behr' crack. Was opened at 22.

FA: Sarel Petrus, 2007

Sport 6
23 Dreamers

Main recess to major ledge out right, longer route but 60m gets you back. Stays dry in heavy rain.

FA: Christopher Dabrowski, 2007

Sport 11
23 Not-Da-Mamma

Starts about 5m right of 'Dreamers' and ends on the same ledge, but has its own chains. To avoid rope drag it is best to use a longer draw on the 7th bolt and once clipped into the 9th bolt, unclip the 8th bolt. Stays dry in heavy rain.

FA: Ken Thrash, 2008

Sport 14
23 Sticky Toffe Pudding

A long and varied climb with great exposed arête finale.

FA: Glenn Harrison, 2007

Sport 17
23 Agoraphobia

Fear of open spaces! Shares first 3 clips with 'Gem Squash' then break right and onto the face straight through the imposing roof. You can make it 18 if you want to meander left along the tree and up the corner.

FA: Gustav Janse van Rensburg, 2014

Sport 15
23 LEG-O

Starts below an obvious fin-like feature through some rock fig branches left of 'Jenga'. Take care of small sections with precariously loose looking rocks.

FA: Gustav Janse van Rensburg, 2014

Sport 16
Wonderland Area The Little Red Wall
23 Him Speak With Forked Tongue

Trad line just right of 'The Loan Arranger'.

FA: Stewart Middlemiss & I Schwartz, 1998

Trad
Wonderland Area Hallucinogenic Wall
23 Two Cam Sam

Start in the corner up to a loose looking block.

FA: Dewald Kloppers, 2007

Trad
23 Dexter's Lab

Climbs the obvious wide layback crack for about 10 m to a ledge. Move up and left off the ledge via some hard to find jugs, through an overhang.

FA: Voytek Modrzewski, 1998

Sport 11
23 Ceasarian

Start on 'Bongoleo', break up right before the chains to clip 2 hangers and then onto the top groove of 'Wicked'.

FA: Gustav Janse van Rensburg, 2001

Sport 11
23 Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam

Starts 10m right of 'Dutch Popcorn' around the corner and 10m left of 'Snakeskin Safari Suit'. Start on ledge 5m off the ground behind large tree.

FA: Dermot Brogan, 2000

Sport 8
23 Blood on the Rocks

Goes up and to the left of the arête.

FA: Dylan Morgan, 1999

Sport 10
23 The One That Got Away

The hidden line 4m right of Fat Annie'. A tad contrived above the 3rd bolt.

FA: Sean Ferguson, 2004

Sport 8
23 Please Don't Touch

This climb starts about 10m to the right of 'Witless' and goes up the south east facing wall. Up to a double crack system. Using both cracks to start with and then using only the right hand one, up to the chains.

FA: Ken Thrash & Darryl Margetts, 1999

Sport 9
23 The Trees Are Machines that make Sweets for the Fish

Climb the corner right of 'Wood Pile Crack'. Take care clipping the 3rd bolt.

FA: Gustav Janse van Rensburg, 2005

Sport
23 Face in the Trough

A face climb staying right of the bolts.

FA: Gareth Frost & Darryl Margetts, 2000

Sport 9
Wonderland Area Reunion Wall
23 Cactus Palace

The obvious bolted diagonal line provides some cool sequences.

FA: Philippe Gaboriaud, 2004

Sport 10
Wonderland Area The Superbowl
23 Thunderstuck

Start steep under the overhang left of 'Miss Mckinley'.

FA: Mel van Rensburg & Gustav Janse van Rensburg, 2016

Sport 12
23 Miss Mckinley

30m of 'Lotter's Desire'. Starts on bouldery moves just left of a bushy tree.

FA: Alard Hüfner, 1998

Sport 9
23 Le Sketch

The route starts just to the left of 'Glen' and fires through the small roof 5m below the top of the crag. Some smooth rock and reach moves low down!

FA: Philippe Gaboriaud & Vince, 2003

Sport 11
23 The Orange One On The Right By The Ablutions

Climb 'Glen' for 8 draws onto the ledge, then blast straight up!

FA: Gustav Janse van Rensburg, 2019

Sport 14
Wonderland Area The Left Wings
23 Chacma

Moves rightwards out of the Wysiwyg corner onto the beautiful face at half height.

FA: Gustav Janse van Rensburg, 2018

Sport 13
Wonderland Area The Theatre
23 Night of the Toast

The obvious crack line on the left of 'The Theatre', just right of 'Sweet Cousin Cocaine'.

FA: Stewart Middlemiss, 1991

Trad
23 Into the Night We Slide

Just to the right of the major dihedral in 'The Theatre', a few meters left of 'Heart of China'. Opened on trad. Sparse gear.

FA: Stewart Middlemiss, 1991

Trad
23 Heart of China

CLASSIC!! Up the middle of the big left facing orange wall, via a leftwards trending line of cracks and jugs. One of the best trad lines at 'The Restaurant'.

FA: Darryl Margetts & Martin Seegers, 1991

Trad
Wonderland Area The Right Wings
23 Waiting for Gossip

Climbs the corner to the left of 'Damn the Torpedoes'. Scramble up to the tree on the left and traverse to a ledge on the right (bolt). Climb the corner to a roof, pull through and up to a tree at the top.

FA: Stewart Middlemiss, Chris Lomax & Richard Lord, 1992

Mixed trad 2
Wonderland Area The Stone Philosopher Area
23 Collapse of Reason

The left route.

FA: Peter Martin & Colin Crabtree, 2005

Sport 10
Triple Tier Crags The Gym
23 Nothing in Moderation

Slab route at the water's edge. Take a toothbrush to clean after rain.

FA: Rachel Kelsey, 1994

Sport 6
23 Just Stick It

Short power face problem, the leftmost in The Gym.

FA: Ian Guest, 1994

Sport 5
Triple Tier Crags He-Man Area
23 Super Ego

The arête .

FA: Grant Murray, 1993

Sport 9
Triple Tier Crags The Acid House
23 Cut Me Some Slack

The line just to the right of 'Nine Inch Nails'.

FA: Stephan Isebeck, 1994

Sport 9
The Restaurant Crags The Restaurant Crag
23 Flambeau

Start up the 1st 4 bolts of 'Jambo', then somewhat right to chains. Don't relax too much on the headwall…

FA: Andy de Klerk, 1994

Sport 12
23 Planetary Alignment

Climbs the "hidden" line just right of WORLDS APART

FA: Gustav Janse van Rensburg, 2016

Sport 30m
The Restaurant Crags The Gaper Buttress
23 Zoo Station

2m right of 'Achtung Baby'.

FA: Ian Manson & Michael Cartwright, 1992

Sport 8
23 First Dimension

Belay at 'L'il Arete Number' first bolt. Climb the seam. Finish up right. Use 'L'il Arete Number' lower-offs.

FA: Clive Curson, 1993

Sport 6
The Restaurant Crags The Gaper Face
23 Brain Dead

Starts up a diagonal seam from a ledge about 4m from the corner on the left of the face.

FA: Clive Curson, 1993

Sport 6
The Restaurant Crags The Easter Face
23 Passion Play

FA: Ian Guest, 1993

Sport 5
The Restaurant Crags The Monsoon Wall
23 Psychedelic Sandwich

FA: Charl du Toit, 1994

Sport 7
23 Anthem For Doomed Youth

Just around the arête, up the undercut face. The name is scratched onto the rock.

FA: Charl du Toit, 1994

Sport 6
The Island The Boulevard
23 Ripcurl

Start in the corner 3m right of 'Billabong'. Great technical climbing, getting steadily trickier.

FA: Glenn Harrison & Mike Behr, 1995

Sport 9
The Island The Beach
23 Comedy Waltz

Starts 5m right of Clockwork Monkey at the same level.

FA: Grant Murray, 1993

Sport 8
23 Friday

Climb the left of the pillar, 25m beyond Castaway. Keep right of the third bolt. Fairly challenging at 23! About 19 if you stray too far to the left.

FA: Grant Murray, 1993

Sport 6
23 Spring Tide

Up the middle of the pillar. No shortage of bolts.

FA: Ian Guest, 1993

Sport 9
23 Africa Trip

Starts about 10m right of the pillar, on the main wall. Very lead out with only a single top anchor. A good route, anyone please add another top anchor.

FA: Ralf Tenbrink & R Huber, 1994

Sport 9
The Island Never Never Land
23 Thank Heaven for Little Girls

The steep left-leaning arete opposite Guys Slab Climb past the last resting place of DAVE. Lower off the top bolt and scramble around to get the draw.

FA: Doug Ward & Pete Becker, 1992

Sport 5
23 Operasie Bullie Bief

A shocking-looking off-width, awesome when lay-backed. On the back of the pinnacle that hosts 'Fairy Fingers'.

FA: Ian Guest, 1994

Sport 8
Sport Valley The Coven
23 Prince of Darkness

On the smooth brown wall at the left of the crag. At Bolt#2 up a seam on the right till this becomes too hard. Back to the middle (bolt#3 hard to clip) then up using the crack on the left. Maybe a bit easier if you're tall.

FA: Clive Curson, 1994

Sport 9
23 Howling in Hades

The right hand variation after the roof. Fingery.

FA: Clive Curson, 1994

Sport 13
23 Mad Cow

Very height dependent. One move, one star!

FA: Darryl Margetts, 1996

Sport 9
Sport Valley Flying is Fun
23 Rip Direct

Direct start is 23/24 - height dependent.

FA: Clive Curson, 1993

Sport 8
23 Bolder Problem

The steep face on the boulder behind 'Bridget Climbs Again' . (Sandbagged and opened at 18!)

Sport 5
The Waterfall Crags The A.C.R.A Wall
23 Urisk The Rustic Brownie

An incredible position, beside the waterfall. This is the first line to the right when looking at the waterfall. Abseil to a bolted stance 20m down and climb back out. A 60m rope is needed to escape from the stance if you do get stuck.

FA: Gustav Janse van Rensburg, 2000

Sport 11
23 Something Esoteric

The next crack right of 'Screaming Blue Messiah', about 4m right of the first corner. Quite runout but wonderful. Zap up to the chains. It is possible to access by rapping in from the tree on top.

FA: Gary Lotter, 1991

Sport 9
The Waterfall Crags The Last Crag of the Century
23 Electric Avenue - Pitch 2

Continue from the ledge with rap anchors onto the top section or break it into 2 pitches.

FA: Glenn Harrison, 2000

Sport 2, 9
23 Superfly

The similarly enjoyable but slightly harder journey just right of 'Endless Summer'. Over 30m, tie a knot in the end!

FA: Glenn Harrison, 2000

Sport 17
23 Good Times

Technical face climbing with a thin crux. This climb is 30m+ long, be prepared to top out or bring an extra rope.

FA: Glenn Harrison, 1999

Sport 17
23 Wish You Were Here

Share the first couple of bolts with 'Unterwegs Nach Haus', then out right. Ever so slightly run out!!

FA: Volker Schweinbenz, 1999

Sport 13
The Waterfall Crags Toon Town
23 Topless Skateboard Nun

About 50m left of 'African Odyssey', are some big roofs halfway up the crag. Start up the obvious crack below these and traverse left on the ledge until you are below the left hand end of the roof. Climb the crack to the roof. Pull through the cubbyhole onto the slab (crux needs friend # and follow the crack to the top.

FA: Andrew Russel-Boulton, 1992

Trad
23 The Colour Purple

On the west-facing wall to the right are 3 cracks. The left one goes at about 15. The seam in the middle is this one. Vertical but tricky - may be 22 for tall dudes.

FA: Jeremy Colenso & Ian Manson, 1991

Trad
23 Death By Banda

Climb the obvious off-width crack as one enters the Happy Acres Cave. A fighting pitch of considerable merit and suitable for the whole family. Take along 4 friends in the range #3.5 to #4.

FA: Stewart Middlemiss & Chris Lomax, 1992

Trad
The Waterfall Crags The Junkyard
23 Out of Germany

The amazing yellowish arête to the right of 'Coming of Pride', with the big German-style (spaced!) ring bolts. You may need friends #.5, #2.5 at the bottom. Use some lower-offs on 'Little Bitch'.

FA: R Jager, 1993

Mixed trad 4
The Waterfall Crags Waterval Onder - Luilekker Crags
23 Ceasars Bowl
1 17 35m
2 23 20m

This route, the first on the crag, follows a line up the middle of the main face.

  1. [17] 35m
    Start on the face 10m left of the obvious, shallow lunch cave. Climb up tending right into a recess till a large ledge below an overhanging face.
  2. [23] 20m
    Start at back left corner of ledge. Climbs strenuous corner crack for 6m the traverse right for 3m on good holds and exposure. Fire straight up to a ledge from where one can belay and walk off.

FA: Alard Hüfner & Gustav Janse van Rensburg, 2001

Trad 55m, 2

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