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  • Grade context: SA
  • Ascents: 26

Flora and Fauna: Vereraux Eagles

There are Verreaux's Eagles (Black Eagles) using a nesting site on the main Crag, and another on the Pillar of Eros.

During breeding season (April to August) it is restricted to climb routes close to the nests. The closure extent is clearly marked on the information pannel at the entry gate and updated every year.

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Access issues inherited from Wilgepoort

For more information on routes, access and permits please see the following websites:

Mountain Club of South Africa (MCSA) http://www.mcsa.org.za/ Look at “Who we are” for the different sections of the MCSA

Mountain Club of South Africa – Johannesburg Section website https://mcsajohannesburg.org/ Click on “Access and Properties” for more information Click on “Contact” to get in touch with the MCSA for more information.

ClimbZA website http://www.climbing.co.za/wiki/South_African_Climbing_Wiki Welcome to the largest & most comprehensive online database of Southern African climbing information.

http://www.climbing.co.za/forum/ A forum site to find climbing partners or to find out more about different climbing areas and climbs.

Ethic inherited from Wilgepoort

There are Verreaux's Eagles (Black Eagles) using a nesting site on the main Crag, and another on the Pillar of Eros.

During breeding season (April to August) it is restricted to climb routes close to the nests. The closure extent is clearly marked on the information pannel at the entry gate and updated every year.

Routes

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1 5 50m
2 15 20m
3 11 10m
4 11 30m
5 6 10m

FA: H. Boshoff, J. Schooling, K. Kroger & D. Lubbe, 1973

1 11 30m
2 13 30m
3 15 30m
4 7 33m

FA: J. Mosman, J. Vorster, A. Klette & K. Kroger, 1968

1 16 25m
2 19 50m

FA: Mark Seuring & Claire Keeton, 1996

1 11 26m
2 17 24m
3 15 20m
4 15 33m

the name means "I'm falling off!" in Slovak

FA: J. Pipich & K. Kroger, 1969

1 16 33m
2 16 30m
3 17 30m
4 8 40m
5 18

FA: K. Kroger, K. Dauter, E. Meyer & D. Lubbe, 1968

1 15 30m
2 16 30m
3 13 15m
4 15 40m

FA: Jerry Linke, T. Hoy & J. Bullock, 1974

1 17 20m
2 21 20m
3 18 35m

FA: Kevin Smith, Andrew Smith & Michelle Mears, 1980

A pair of Verreaux Eagles (black eagles) is nesting and had chicks in the nest in 2018! Same nesting site reused in 2019. The climbing is restricted between Mcfats LGP and Bottleneck Bulge.

1 16 25m
2 19 25m
3 19 40m

FA: Paul Fatti & Art McGarr, 1971

1 17 25m
2 20 30m
3 16 20m

FA: John Brown & Campbell Cairns, 1981

1 17 25m
2 19 30m
3 16 25m

FA: Eckhart Druschke & Jerry Linke, 1975

1 12 43m
2 17 35m
3 17 25m

FA: .V. Richter, N. Margetts, L. J. Richter & D. Margetts, 1984

1 15 25m
2 15 20m
3 17 35m
4 13 30m
5 7 45m

FA: H. Boshoff, G. Graafland & C. Malherbe, 1974

1 19 30m
2 21 30m
3 12 30m

FA: Paul Fatti & Gordon Erens, 1991

1 11 30m
2 11 50m
3 16 30m
4 11 40m

FA: K. Kroger, A. Koster, E. Meyer & D. Lubbe, 1968

1 21 25m
2 16 10m

FA: Paul Schlotfeldt & Russ Dodding, 1985

1 11 30m
2 6 17m
3 16 36m
4 7 17m
5 9 33m

FA: J. Pupich, P. Solar, E. Lubbe & D. Lubbe, 1968

1 10 30m
2 14 33m
3 14 26m
4 8 40m

FA: J. du Plessis & D. Lubbe, 1966

FA: K.M. Smith, 1988

1 11 33m
2 11 33m
3 16 40m
4 14 13m

FA: K. Kroger, D. Steenkamp, E. Lubbe & D. Lubbe, 1968

A pair of Verreaux Eagles (black eagles) is nesting and had chicks in the nest in 2018! Same nesting site reused in 2019.

1 17 30m
2 13 33m
3 15 25m
4 17 33m
5 14 16m

FA: K. Kroger & D. Lubbe, 1968

  1. Off the tree a the top of Bottleneck Bulge

  2. off large U-bolt

  3. off large U-bolt

  4. off large U-bolt

With 50m ropes, the last 3 raps can be combined as 2

Set: Clive Curson, 1994

1 15 35m
2 16 20m
3 19 25m
4 17 15m

FA: Jerry Linke, Eckhart Druschke & Romey Druschke, 1977

FA: Hector Pringle, Andrew Porter & Warren Gans, 2013

FA: Russ Dodding, 1995

1 17 40m
2 18 40m
3 5 10m
4 11 25m

FA: H. Graafland & H. Boshoff, 1974

FA: Hector Pringle & Andrew Porter, 2013

1 22 30m
2 19 25m
3 20 45m

FA: Paul Fatti, Russ Dodding & Gordon Erens, 1993

FA: Russ Dodding, 1995

1 21 25m
2 17 20m
3 20 25m
4 13 40m

FA: George Mallory & Charles Edelstein, 1987

1 17 20m
2 19 10m
3 17 20m
4 17 6m
5 21 10m
6 20 10m
7 10 43m

FA: K. Smith, 1982

1 18 30m
2 18 30m

FA: Craig de Villiers & Tim Dunnett, 2013

1 17 20m
2 21 15m
3 22 15m
4 24 8m
5 10 45m

FA: K.M. Smith, George Mallory & Charles Edelstein, 1985

1 16 15m
2 20 18m
3 18 25m
4 20 30m
5 16 30m

FA: 1975

FFA: A. Smith & K. Smith, 1979

1 17 20m
2 19 25m
3 13 30m
4 13 35m

FA: Jerry Linke, Eckhart Druschke & Romey Druschke, 1975

FA: Dave Cheesmond & Chris Lomax, 1979

1 20 18m
2 18 30m
3 16 30m

FA: J. Brown, I. Slatem & D. Young, 1986

1 20 35m
2 16 40m

FA: Alan Lambert & Charles Edelstein, 1983

FA: Chris Lomax & Dave Cheesmond, 1979

1 7 43m
2 18 36m
3 16 36m
4 13 24m

FA: I. McLachlan & M. Makowski, 1968

1 14 40m
2 19 35m
3 22 8m
4 16 45m
5 9 40m

FA: Art McGarr & Paul Fatti, 1974

1 22 40m
2 19 30m

FA: L. Chambers & Tarquin Holt, 1982

1 18 30m
2 19 12m
3 20 18m
4 18 20m

FA: Art McGarr & Paul Fatti, 1975

1 20 35m
2 19 35m

FA: Paul Fatti & Russ Dodding, 1989

1 17 25m
2 19 15m
3 15 35m

FA: Eckhart Druschke & Jerry Linke, 1975

1 16 A2 20m
2 15 30m
3 13 35m

FA: Jerry Linke & Clive Ward, 1975

FA: D. Steenkamp, E. Meyer & D. Lubbe, 1968

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