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22 A1 | ★★ Way Gnarly
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Takes the steep wall and very overhung corner/groove line left of GOT. Start: from a little raised platform on the left of the wall. Climb up and right on the jugs. Three pitches following the left-hand trending break into the V-corner line high on the left skyline of the wall. Aid out under the first roof system up left into the grooves at the top. Erstbegehung: A. Dick, J. Fisher & C. Lomax, 1987 | 3 | |||
26 | ★★★ God of Thunder
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Left of the big T-Rex corner is an incredibly steep wall with a roof blocking access for most of the lower section. Scramble up to below a 10m roof and continuation crack going up the centre of the wall.
Erstbegehung: A. de Klerk, 1984 | 2 | |||
28 | Pump of the Century
One of the finest lines in the country. The roof and crack immediately right of GOT, joining that route's belay ledge. The name and date are provisional, since the route has only been top-roped. Erstbegehung: A. de Klerk, 1988 | ||||
22 | ★★ The Missing Mirror
To the right of GOT is a steep corner/pillar before the main dihedral of T-Rex. The route starts immediately below the pillar in a steep corner. 1 pitch leads up the left-hand side of the pillar to a ledge. Walk right to find a gargoyle and rappel. Erstbegehung: J. Colenso & A. de Klerk, 1988 | ||||
25 A1 | ★★★ Combined Tactics
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Just right of the main TMM pillar is a smooth wall undercut towards the right with a peg in the first rail.
Erstbegehung: J. Fisher, E. February & T. Versfeld, 1988 | 3 | |||
21 | Tyrannosaurus Rex
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Takes the huge dihedral in the middle of the left-hand end of this section of the cliff. Start at the undercut flake right of CT, below and left of the dihedral above.
Erstbegehung: D. Cheesmond, B. Gross, G. Lacey, K. Appollis & B. Saville, 1977 | 4 | |||
19 | Nobody Saurus
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The route climbs the wall 10-20m right of the T-rex. Start from blocks and grass between enormous blocks.
Erstbegehung: K. Smith, M. Smith & I. Slatem, 1984 | 5 | |||
22 | ★★★ Juggernaut
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The Subsidiary Amphitheatre left of the Gendarme is marked by huge staggered roofs 20-30m up. The left-hand roof is the largest and is terminated on its right-hand side by a large block. Start directly below this.
Erstbegehung: K. Smith & Charles Edelstein, 1984 Erste freie Begeh.: A. de Klerk & A. Wood, 1985 | 4 | |||
22 | ★★★ Rastus
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The route starts directly below a prominent black water streak right of the big roof and finishes more or less above it.
Erstbegehung: K. Smith & C. Lomax, 1983 | 6 | |||
21 | ★★ Five to One
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Erstbegehung: J. Fisher & J. Samson, 1989 | 4 | |||
21 | ★★ Kayaman
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Left of Icthyosaurus crack is a smooth wall. A line of jugs run diagonally left to right.
Erstbegehung: C. Lomax, G. Lacey & A. Whittaker, 1982 Erste freie Begeh.: C. Lomax, 1983 | 5 | |||
21 | ★★★ Icthyosaurus
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"The obvious layback crack up the amphitheatre. Mega!" A superb route that takes the obvious crack in the grey wall left of the Gendarme. Scramble up to a higher ledge below the long overhang which blocks access directly into the crack. The route climbs the smooth face immediately right of the easy Kayaman crack.
Erstbegehung: E. February, A. de. Klerk & T. Versfeld, 1983 | 170m, 4 | |||
25 | ★★ Random Winds
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Left of the second rappel down the Gendarme Gully is an obvious layback crack (oft tried). Start at the groove which is the next break left.
Erstbegehung: A. de Klerk & I. Manson, 1985 | 3 | |||
22 | ★★ Triton
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Start on the extreme right-hand side of Rastaman amphitheatre (the last recess on the right before the descent route).
Erstbegehung: J. Fisher & J. Samson, 1989 | 5 | |||
20 | ★ Leviathan
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The feature is a huge two thirds up the face, above which is the prow on the skyline. Scramble up the gully to a large ledge (level with the second rappel down the chimney. Traverse 20m left to a beacon.
Erstbegehung: G. Mallory & Charles Edelstein, 1984 | 5 | |||
16 | Snort's Route
The juggy wall on the right-hand side of the cave. Erstbegehung: Charles Edelstein | ||||
25 | ★★★ Total Eclipse
Around the corner of the cave on the right is a clean corner on grey rock. Erstbegehung: A. de Klerk, 1985 | ||||
24 | ★★ South America Wall
Walking along from the cave a smooth wall is reached bounded high on the left by a smooth corner, and by a large corner/crack on the right. This is the South America Wall. Start at a mini-ramp below a flake dead centre of the wall. Climb to a rail (thin), and traverse left for 10m to the first break in the roof. Power through and go left into the corner. Climb up and find a gargoyle to rappel. Erstbegehung: A. de Klerk & E. February, 1987 | ||||
20 | ★ What about the Workers
The corner/crack on the right-hand side of the wall. Erstbegehung: A. de Klerk & E. February, 1987 | ||||
23 | ★★ Ammonite
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This line takes the prow at the left hand end of the Black Wall buttress just above the gendarme abseil point.
Erstbegehung: Richard Halsey & C. North, Dez 2014 | 50m, 2 | |||
22 | ★★ Gondwana Sunset
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Just left of the centre of the wall is a heavily pocketed roof at a height of about 8m. Some 10m left of this roof is a left facing corner crack. Start on the face below and left of this crack. Descent: To escape from here traverse 15m to the right passing behind a big flake into a gulley. Follow this back to the main access gulley where a 15m abseil takes one back down.
Erstbegehung: J. Orton & S. Davis, 2004 | 65m, 2 | |||
24 | ★★★ Ice Man
Just left of the centre of the wall is a heavily pocketed roof at a height of about 8m. Start directly below and 1m right of the right side of the roof.
Abseil point in situ (as of 2015). R. Halsey & M. Penso Erstbegehung: Richard Halsey & M. Penso, Dez 2015 | 45m | |||
20 | ★★ Grimposaurus
On the bottom, right hand side of the wall the ground rises up to meet a short ledge. On the left this ledge ends at a short, blunt, undercut prow about 10m off the ground. Grimposaurus starts just left of this prow at ground level (i.e. below the ledge).
C. North, R. Halsey & M. Thilo Erstbegehung: Richard Halsey, M. Thilo & C. North, Dez 2014 | 40m | |||
20 | ★★ Unknown 1
On the bottom, right hand side of the wall the ground rises up to meet a short ledge. On the left this ledge ends at a short, blunt, undercut prow about 10m off the ground. Start at the left hand end of the ledge.
Erstbegehung: Unknown | 40m | |||
18 | ★★ Unknown 2
On the bottom, right hand side of the wall the ground rises up to meet a short ledge. On the left this ledge ends at a short, blunt, undercut prow about 10m off the ground. The left half of the ledge is capped by a small roof at about 8m height. Start on the ledge below the right hand end of the roof.
Erstbegehung: Unknown | 40m | |||
24 | ★★★ Megalodon
On the ledge above the second, shorter abseil on the Gendarme there is a huge block up and on the climber's right. This route follows the striking arete above the end of the ledge. Start on the right of the arete. Climb to the rail below the crux and place some solid gear. Use small crimps on the right hand face to reach a thin rail and then ease left to the big hold on the arete. Alternatively, a bit more satisfying but a grade or two harder, use a pinch on the arete itself to go straight up. Crank a couple more moves until able to get in more gear then head to the top. Erstbegehung: Richard Halsey & D. Steyn, Dez 2014 | 20m | |||
20 | ★ Exodus
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On the front of the Gendarme is a square recess capped by a roof. Start at the left-hand crack.
Erstbegehung: A. de. Klerk & I. Manson, 1985 | 2 | |||
23 | Chicane
A Yosemite type crack on the corner of the Gendarme just before the amphitheatre comes into view. Start next to a boulder 10m right of exodus. Climb the hand-crack 1.5m left of the corner to the overhang. Pull through and climb the finger-crack to the rappel anchor. Erstbegehung: Charles Edelstein, 1985 | ||||
17 | Bloodysaurus
Just right is a corner/groove. Two pitches to the top of the Gendarme. Erstbegehung: N. Good & M. Cook, 1987 | 2 | |||
22 | ★ Route X
Further along a rightwards leaning layback crack is reached. Climb up to a rappel peg. Erstbegehung: J. Colenso, 1988 | ||||
19 | ★★ Parisian Walkway
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Start around the corner from Route X.
Erstbegehung: A. Wood & C. Roy, 1988 | 3 | |||
23 | ★★ The Missing Link
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The obvious corner left of the orange overhangs. About 150m left of the start of the frontal route.
Erstbegehung: J. Colenso & M. Williams, 1989 | 4 | |||
19 | Krakadouw Amphitheatre
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Start almost in the middle of the amphitheatre. There is a large beacon under a small roof.
Erstbegehung: K. Fletcher, B. Fletcher, Berrisford, Kalmowitz & Williams, 1968 | 10 | |||
20 | ★ Orang-Outang
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Start about 30m right of the Amphitheatre route. Scramble up a crack to the upper ledge.
Erstbegehung: D. Cheesmond & E. February, 1974 Erste freie Begeh.: B. Gross, G. Lacey & D. Cheesmond, 1978 | 8 | |||
22 PROT:R | ★★★ Gorilla Grooves
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"A totally anthropoid experience!" D. Cheesmond in his 50 Selected Routes. Orang-Outang starts more or less in the middle of the amphitheatre in a right facing open-book. The Grooves starts about 6m right and follows a groove/crack line leading three quarters of the way up the wall.
Erste freie Begeh.: T. Holt & C. Lomax Erstbegehung: G. Orilla, G. Lacey & D. Cheesmond, 1977 | 270m, 9 | |||
21 | ★★ Monkey Tricks
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In the middle of the amphitheatre is a prominent orange-grey recess capped by a large triangular overhang. The route starts directly below this overhang on a large block 10m left of KK. Scramble up to the upper ledge.
Erstbegehung: D. Cheesmond & C. Lomax, 1981 | ||||
22 | ★★★ King Kong
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Walk about 50m right of the grooves on a ledge below an overhang with a Y-Shaped crack in orange and grey rock.
Erstbegehung: D. Cheesmond, A. Manson, Charles Edelstein, K. Smith, T. Dick & D. Jameson, 1979 | 10 | |||
27 | ★★★ Burning Man
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About 10m past the right hand end of the huge roof an obvious rounded smooth layback crack starts about 10m off the ground. The start is directly below this under a little overhang.
Descent: traverse right on the large, grassy ledge and then either down climb the frontal, rap it, or scramble/climb up it to the top. Erstbegehung: C. Martinengo & A. Roff, 2008 | 120m, 4 | |||
20 | ★★★ Adam & Eve & The Ape
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On the far right hand side of the main amphitheatre, about 30m past the layback crack of Indecent Exposure's first pitch, is a big, dark red recess with a crack in the corner. The route goes up the crack then skirts the roofs above. It then follows a couple more corners before some immaculate face climbing to finish on the big, grassy halfway ledge. Start on a platform below a block at the base of the corner.
Descent: traverse right on the large, grassy ledge and then either down climb the frontal, rap it, or scramble/climb up it to the top. Erstbegehung: A. Roff, D. Steyn & F. Buhrman, 2009 | 110m, 3 | |||
17 | ★ Liquid Acrobat
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Start 200m left of the edge of the ridge below a good recessed crack-line.
Erste freie Begeh.: R. February & M. Wyngaard, 1974 Erstbegehung: S. Bridgeman & P. Du Preez, 1974 | 4 | |||
20 | ★ Indecent Exposure
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Start Towards the right side of the amphitheatre at two small slabs leaning against the face.
Erstbegehung: D. Cheesmond, J. Cheesmnd, J. Cheesmond & E. February, 1974 | 8 | |||
21 | ★★★ Hybrid Man
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A variation of Indecent Exposure and On Hold. Climbs the superb first pitch of Indecent Exposure. Then climbs and extends the second pitch of On Hold. Lastly, it adds a new, long pitch up to the big halfway ledge.
Descent: traverse right on the large, grassy ledge and then either down climb the frontal, rap it, or scramble/climb up it to the top. D. Steyn, F. Buhrmann, J. Wakeling Erstbegehung: D. Steyn, F. Buhrmann & J. Wakeling, 2008 | 85m, 3 | |||
11 | Frontal Route
The ridge. Erstbegehung: R. Baillie, C. Inglis, D. SaintClair-Smith & C. SaintClair-Smith, 1959 | ||||
25 | ★★★ Free Flow Agent (E551)
Start: in the panic room. This is the first of the three caves as you walk down the panic sloot (camping cave).
Erstbegehung: W. Black & A. Bester, Jan 2016 | 12m | |||
24 | ★★ Panic Prow
Start: in the Bottom Cave, the last big room you get to as you walk down the Panic Sloot.
Erstbegehung: D. Moolman & phlip olivier, Dez 2016 | 10m | |||
21 | ★★★ Coming of Age
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Walk around from KK (15mins) to where a gully leads up to a notch. On the right is a series of dihedrals capped by a 15m roof. Start at the base of the most undercut corner on the right.
Erstbegehung: Clive Curson & G. Mallory, 1987 | 4 | |||
22 | ★★ Hanging Around
Erstbegehung: 1988 | ||||
20 | ★★ Punch Drunk
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25 | ★★★ Velociraptor
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About 50m right of Coming Of Age are three parallel, rightward tending cracks like giant Velociraptor claw marks. The route climbs the middle crack.
Erstbegehung: D. Steyn & Richard Halsey, Dez 2014 | 70m, 3 | |||
24 | ★★ Staggersaurus
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About 100m right of the 3 cracks marking Velociraptor is a beautiful, long, clean arete above a bulging, pocketed roof. The route starts on the face below and left of this roof and bypasses it to reach the base of the arete from the left hand side. The first pitch wanders a little and the second is hard, a bit grotty in places, and run out. The top, arete pitch, however, is superb so an option is to rap in from the top to the ledge from which one starts this last pitch and just do that.
Erstbegehung: Richard Halsey & D. Steyn, Dez 2014 | 110m, 3 | |||
20 | ★★ Babalasaurus
Single pitch that climbs the centre of the face to the left of the final pitch on Staggersaurus. Abseil in from the top to the ledge about 50m down. From the ledge head up and right towards the arete until able to pull onto the face. Traverse back left and follow a series of layback features to a narrow roof. Pull through the roof and then continue straight up the face until the top. Erstbegehung: Richard Halsey & M. Penso, Dez 2015 | 50m | |||
23 | ★★ Clash of Wants
Start 2m around to the right of the arete next to Chicane. Climb the crack Erstbegehung: D. Shewell & A. Forsyth, 1988 |
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