Routes in Namibia

Got to be extra strong for this one. First pitch is a 23, there is a bit of everything to get to the anchor, climb it efficiently. Second pitch, mske your way to the roof move right over the cracks up and over to the anchor. First pitch has been open, second pitch haven't been open at the moment.

pitch 7 to 12 continues up Active Side of Infinity and INXS

A super unique line for the area! Steep route on the overhung wall at the T junction within the fractured corridor.

Project

Varied mixed trad and bolted route. Amazing climbing. Bolts placed to allow for aiding the cruxes. Take 16 quick-draws and a single rack of cams up to BD4 and wires plus lots of slings for threads. Bolted stances. 60m ropes obligatory. See http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201215046/Great-Spitzkoppe-Northwest-Face-Mamba-No-5-and-Other-New-Routes

Mixed route with some Aid A0

About 5m left from the low, big jugs or 4m right of the deep corner. Climb up to blunt lip. Follow the lip on small holds until the big lip (same top as 4).

Same start as 3 on the low, big jugs. Traverse left and up on jugs. From final jug, make a big move to a small hold, then up to large lip on right. (Or top out if you're bold!)

Heavy

Mixed Route

Mixed route Trad & Bolts with a bit of Aid A0

Amazing line that starts from the regular route approach just before 3 step chimney. Pitch 1 - The big hard and scary chimney, bolted but big cams essential. Pitch 2 - Continue up the perfect hand crack / dihedral to slightly dodgy stacked towers of rock. Clip a bolt then go right under the roof to a stance at the end of the roof. The 3rd pitch is hard and has only 3 bolts. Start via a hard boulder problem to sustained laybacking and finger jams. Small feet. Pitch 4 - more of the same but easier to climb over a fig creeper and leftwards into an open chimney and then up the slab. Pitch 5 - Head right across the easy slab (bolts) and up to the obvious break in the roof. Hard moves into this and out the the right (bolts) lead to a belay on a ledge. Pitch 6 - Easy. Climb into the deep chimney and walk/shuffle along this to the rightwards ramp. Climb up this to the 1st bolted stance of the regular abseil route. A short scramble to the summit.

1st ascent was made ground up with aid and free climbing but the route is not fully free yet.

THE ROUTE IS NOT YET FULLY OPENED FOR OTHER PARTIES AND HAS THE BOLT HANGERS REMOVED TO PREVENT PEOPLE CLIMBING IT.

Well bolted sport route. Little overhang at the top. Start on the small ledge.

The same small cove, but start on its left end. Seated start on poor holds. Traverse right to the middle, then up and right to finish right of the small roof.

Start on the right end of the next small cove. Traverse left keeping feet above the low quartz line. Finish to the left of the small peaked roof.

Furthest right on main wall.

Steep wall on thin holds. First 2 bolt hangers missing.

21 if aided. Classic line but be prepared for runout chimney climbing. The first pitch of 24 can be aided as the holds are now polished and the grade may be higher.

An extremely bold climb with potential falls of up to 30meters on very hard pitches. Was bolted ground up and NO BOLTS SHOULD BE ADDED to maintain the hard history of this climb. Only for the brave!

Friction climbing, super small grips, to get to the ledge and some more friction climbing with the crux move of the route, with a nice hold for your right hand a tiny crimp for your left hand.

2 pitch route up a dihedral. Bolted with old aluminium caving bolts! Probably best avoided until re-bolted. The location of the route in the existing guidebook is wrong, it's one dihedral further right.

Around the left of the main cave are some low jugs. Seated start as low and left as possible. Traverse right, then up and around the corner, finishing standing in the cave.

Left of 1 and 2. Start on the right end of the bigger cliff on low, big jugs. Move straight up, mantling the lip at the top.

Same start as 1. Traverse left to easy ground.

The first small outcrop. Seated start on right side. Move up and left, finishing left of the top.

Great friction climb, tight on fingers, bring your fingers with an extra thick skin layer.

Amazing climbing on great rock with perfect positive crimps. Well bolted. Pitch 1 - 21/22 for shorties. Amazing climbing on good crimps and great rock. 50m. Pitch 2 - 16. More excellent climbing at a less steep angle.

Pitch 1 - Grade 22/23 for the short. Hard and slightly runout friction slab climbing. Harder than the Rhino Horn. 55m. Pitch 2 - Grade 17, amazing climbing up the dyke. 55m.

great finger crack on pitch 2!

Bolted for short climbers. Tricky balance start, good friction up to the anchor.

Climb the chimney and go to the left to find a white rock spot. Follow the tricky face climb to the anchor.

Excellent route with technical slab climbing on tiny edges and smears. New approach pitch - go left around to the arete and climb to the original start past 3 bolts, much better than the original chimney approach. Rebolted in 2022 by Robert Powell.

Sustained.

19,21

Tricky starting in the crack with a boulder move. Nice ledges for your hands at the beggining to move onto a thin face to the top.

Starts with a strenous crack to a blank face, Friction climbing moves to your way to the anchor.

We add an anchor on the right side, for top rope use. The large crack/chimney in the middle of the wall. 1) Grade 15, 6 bolts. 2) Grade 20, 8 bolts. NOTE: New anchor on the right side for top rope use of the first pitch. Added new bolt at the beggining to make it safer for begginners.

Beautiful cam placements but terrible back ache

18,20

Can go trad.

Can go trad.