Routes in Namibia

Follow the sloping face on big ledges, step left and friction climb to the anchor. Not recommended to lower, better rappeling down.

Boulder move to start the climbing, but then up the easy face to the little roof and over. Friction to the anchor.

Start on the right side of the crack and climb up good grips to the ledge. From there, there is a tricky friction climb on top.

Climb the steep face into the scoop and over the bulge, then easy friction to the anchor.

Jens E. Kock 2024 PROJECT

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

Fun route. Follow up the face on many good holds. Good for beginners

Easy climb for beginners. Climb up to the big ledge then follow solping crack line to the top.

Follow the bolts to the summit.

On the right side, first climb the chimney into the crack and then the final slab to the top.

Beautiful climb with a nice summit feeling.

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

Easy slab starting from on top of the boulders to the right of Vittoria's Secret. An excellent moderate pitch as an alternative to the hard 1st pitch of Vittoria's Secret to access the top dyke pitch of Vittoria's Secret.

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 little route. 1st pitch easily protected, 2nd pitch no so much. Long runout on a very wide layback crack at the top. Bolts to be added soon. Topo can be found here: http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201215046/Great-Spitzkoppe-Northwest-Face-Mamba-No-5-and-Other-New-Routes

Short and slightly chossy crack on the SW wall side of Elephant Rock. Anchors at the top.

SCARY! 1st pitch has 1 peg and 1 bolt and a run-out of almost 35 meters. Don't fall. Further bolts to be added soon and then the route will be much more enjoyable. Pitch 1 - Climb up the flaky corner crack past a peg to a foot ledge and a bolt. Friction up and then diagonally left to reach a hidden crack to belay on large cams. X rated pitch! Pitch 2 - Follow the wide corner crack (BD5 & 6) to belay on chockstones. Awesome! Pitch 3 - Continue up the crack crossing over to the right and up a crack system. A hard pull over a bulge to belay on a ledge. Pitch 4 - Climb up a groove with good but spaced gear past a steepening and then up the easy slab to belay in a cave. Pitch 5 - Squeeze up and out right of the cave and scramble up easy ground to the belay bolts on Hoab Hanab. Abseil down this route from here. TOPO here: http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201215046/Great-Spitzkoppe-Northwest-Face-Mamba-No-5-and-Other-New-Routes

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.

Unknown overhanging route on the back of the big boulder

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

3 bolt fun short route with tricky final pull

3 Bolt slab and bulge. Fun.

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.

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.

Bolted route right of Blowing up the postbox. Excellent route following a small dyke on the first pitch and plaques on the second. easy friction climbing on the 3rd pitch. Abseil down BUTPB.

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

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.

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

Belay bolt in the middle of the three routes

Belay bolt in the middle of the three routes

Belay bolt in the middle of the three routes

Climb up to the ledge then climb tthe face on many little grips to the anchor

Starts on a thin face climb to the ledge, then up through the bulge on good grips. Friction climbing to the top. Last bolt and anchor is shared with SCHWESTERWELLE

Work your way through the little overhang and continue up the scramble to the little crack. Use the crack to access the face and up to the anchor

Starts with a boulder move to the rock flake right over the beginning, then friction climbing to thr bulge. Then on a thin and strenous move up and scramble to the top. Rig rappel to avoid friction on the rope.

Friction climbing up to the tricky face move and a lean back to get better grip at the top crack

Climb your way to the bulge/overhang into the open book, then you can lay back on your way to the face and friction climb to the anchor. Variant from the old Route. We add a new anchor on the right, to top rope the route.

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

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.

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

Same start as 1. Traverse left to easy ground.

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 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!)

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).

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.

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.

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.

This route follows an amazing Dolorite seam. Take friends 0.5-3, nuts and a helmet. Abseil from top.

1. Follow chute up to about half height then right to stance (bolted belay).

2. Chimney up 10m, keeping right past bolt to the big band (belay).

3. Straight up then right to pinnacle (threads).

Up the chimney 5m left of Lustknabe.

Fun climbing. Climb the face on various good grips up to the big ledge, then you move over to the left side to use the same two bolts from Wonder Woman. Not so clean route and not for top rope due the friction of the rope. Wall 3m left of Von Hinten. Up obvious weakness past 2 bolts. Then step left around edge past 3rd bolt. Single ring bolt belay / off. Major rope drag, poor rock, not recommended.

Up chimney just left of previous routes.

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.

Super good route and everyone's favorite. Follow the line to the first big ledge, move right until you can standup. Swing up left on the face and friction climb on good holds to the top.

Difficult friction climbing to the first big ledge and gets more difficult the upper section

Friction climbing to get under a small roof, then traverse to the left using a small ledge line, then follow the obvious natural line to the top.

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

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

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.

One of the original routes. Follow the right line up to the large left leaning crack going to the anchor. ADDED NEW BOLT AT THE BOTTOM AND NEW ANCHOR

Thin and strenous start, then friction climbing in the face up to the anchor.

Start on the right at the overlap. Sport.

From the belay of 'Wenn ich einmal...' step left and up. Sport. 3x botls to top anchor. Walk down back left of ridge. Far right of the brauhaus-wand)

Easy buttress starting directly out of the Kloof bed. Trending right, Double ring bolt lower-offs.

only rap anchors