description
Just upstream of the SLIPSTREAM buttress is an abseil descent gully. 9m upstream of this, the cliff turns back towards the stream bed. The route ascends the open book so formed and has as objective, the clean, crisp, open book visible high up.
23m 14 Climb the groove pulling over the large chockstone. Amble up the gully and pull over the second block to a large comfortable ledge at the base of the clean steep open book with finger crack in corner.
16m 18 Take off with difficulty and layback, stem, jam up the crack and through the bulge above. Exit right at top of book.
Notes: Steep in places. Protection is good. The second pitch, although short, is excellent clean climbing.
Route history
| Aug 1992 | First ascent: T.P. Willmot, P.J. Duggan, at a crack in wall leading to perched block. 1. 37m 15 Climb crack past block, move diagonally left to SLIPSTREAM. Almost immediately traverse right onto nose of buttress by a sharp foot rail. Up wall to loose blocks & step right |
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Warnings
Location
- Lat/Lon: -25.83935, 27.49198
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Grade citation
| 14,18 | Assigned grade |
| ★Marc dM | |
| 18 | SACIN - South African Climbing Info Network |
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