Grade | Route | Gear style | Popularity | ||
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Lower Section | |||||
18 | ★ Dylan's Eliminate
A girdle traverse of the left-hand portion of the lower level of Struben's. Start on the left at the second bolt on the very first route, and continue at approximately the same height to the very last route on the right. It goes at about 18 in both directions (climbed both ways) FA: Dylan Morgan, 2001 | 12 | |||
9 | Meadow Lane
Follow the left-most line of bolts up the grooves and ledges to where you can reach the lower-offs. A slightly easier variation is found if you deviate 1-2m left after the first bolt. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 5 | |||
16 | ★ Eastern Bypass
Start up MEADOW LANE to the base of a thin corner groove, straight up the wall to the right. Climb the corner to gain the lower-offs on the left. FA: Clive Curson, 1995 | 5 | |||
17 | ★ Roadside Rhapsody
Go up the stepped groove in the slab 5m left of the nose, until the wall steepens at the third bolt. Less strenuous thyan the routes on the left. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 5 | |||
21 | ★ Panic Alley
Start up the short smooth face to the faint crack line 1.5m left of the nose. Can be climbed straight through the bolt line at the crux. If you choose to layback, there may be a temptation to use easier holds far out right. Climb the headwall slab to lower-offs.. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 5 | |||
19 | ★ Road Warrior
The nose route. Experience a steep start past the ex-tree. Don’t hang around too long or gravity will catch up. Go straight up the crack to lower-offs on the right. ‘Legal’ holds can be used just to the right, but if you ignore all of these, the grade is about 20. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 5 | |||
17 | ★ New Jersey Turnpike
Probably led by various of the Margetts clan in the 80’s. Start 2m right of the root on the nose, following the double crack system to the base of the smaller groove at the top. Climb up this to lower-offs. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
17 | ★ Highway Man
Start about 3m right of the nose. Climb steeply up a spidery crack system to easier ground finishing in the larger groove/recess. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
18 | ★ Sidewalk Vendetta
Climb the shallow recess about 6-7m right of the nose. If it feels a bit hard, try a little technique. Continue up the crack above to lower-offs on a small buttress. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 5 | |||
18 | ★ A Delicate One
Go up the orange face, without making use of the major edge to the right. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
16 | ★ Thuggery
Use the break to the right of the orange face to gain the summit, using the same lower-offs as A DELICATE ONE. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
15 | ★ Catwalk
Go up the face to the right of the break used by THUGGERY. Pull into the base of the short corner, and climb to the lower-offs on the left, under the tree. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
14 | ★ Walking the Dog
Go right after the second bolt on CATWALK to lower-offs on the right. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
10 | ★ Western Bypass
Climb the face just to the left of an obvious recess. Use the same lower-offs as WALKING THE DOG. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 3 | |||
8 | ★ Boulevard of Wet Dreams
Up the obvious recess/corner. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 3 | |||
5 | ★ Visions of Urban Gloom
The easiest sport route in the country/Africa/Southern hemisphere? Almost anyone should be able to lead it even with no previous climbing experience. Climb the face 8m right of the short gully. First ascent: Soloed in the 80’s. Set: Clive Curson | 2 | |||
6 | ★ Joburg Bowsaw Massacre
If the root looks like becoming a bush again, apply a chainsaw. Climb the face 10m right of the gully past 2 bolts. Same lower-offs as for VISIONS OF URBAN GLOOM. Set: Clive Curson FA: 1994 | 2 | |||
7 | ★ Informal Settlement
Start at the large recess/break. After the second bolt climb out right to gain the smooth slab which is followed to lower-offs. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 3 | |||
8 | ★ Redistribution
Starting at the base of the recess, follow the line of weakness diagonally across under INFORMAL SETTLEMENT’s slab to the crack system to its right. Climb this and use IS’s lower-offs. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 3 | |||
14 | ★ Direct Redistribution
Start 1m right of the large recess and climb REDISTRIBUTION’s crack all the way from the ground using the same bolts. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 3 | |||
15 | ★★ Funnel of Funds
Start at the base of a jam crack 4m right of recess. Climb steeply past the funnel feature, tending slightly right towards the top. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
13 | ★ Cash on Tap
Starting at an ex-tree, climb up the crack line on great holds then move left past the bulge (ignoring the bolt on the right) to join FUNNEL OF FUNDS at the top. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
18 | ★ Cosmic Politician
Takes the smooth bulging orange face with two key horizontal cracks above this bulge.go left T the second rail. Slightly reach dependant, but a good line all the same. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
18 | ★ Fields of Opportunity
Climb the crack and V-shaped groove right of COSMIC POLITICIAN. Finish at lower-offs either left or right. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
18 | ★ District Six
Climb up to the large peapod groove to the bulge. The crux is using a layback move to the right, in the middle of the bolt line. The temptation to stray is great: nice move if you don’t. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
17 | ★ The Political Angle
Teeter up the smooth slab just left of the arete. It gets more positive – eventually. Finish leftwards to the lower-offs on DISTRICT SIX. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 3 | |||
16 | ★ Winds of Change
Climb the deep crack to the right of the smooth slab to the left of a long, elevated ledge. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 3 | |||
16 | ★ Urban Unrest
The climb starts next to a bushy gully on the left, some 3m left of a whitish nose. There is a crack line through the bulge. Climb the small bulge on large jugs. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 3 | |||
18 | ★ Gang Warfare
Climb the crack on the right of the bulge and 1.5m right of the nose. Move up, then right and up on layback holds. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 3 | |||
19 | ★ City Slicker
The route up the smooth, whitish nose. Follow the thin crack line up the nose, without straying too far either way. A tad contrived. Go a little left after the third bolt to the GANG WARFARE lower-offs. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 3 | |||
14 | ★ Home Boy
Climbs the face to the right of the nose. There are some great incuts on this one. Go slightly right to lower-offs overlooking the large recess. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
13 | ★ Heavy Traffic
Start up the featured arête to the right of a large recess about 4m right of the CITY SLICKER nose. Climb the juggy rock, going left at the top to the lower-offs. Crux is just after the first bolt. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
11 | ★★ Police Brutality
Start at a small jagged block. Climb the face, trending somewhat right at the top to lower-offs. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
14 | ★ No Go Area
Start below the boltline through a shallow scoop about 1.5m left of the prominent red corner. Climb to lower-offs above. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 3 | |||
13 | ★ Urban Legend
Climbs a striking red corner all the way to the top. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
12 | ★ Dark Streets
Between the corner and a dark recess is a vague break through a face with glue-on blocks – right above the tree / roots. Most remaining holds feel solid, but exercise some care. Go left at the top on bug jugs (rather steep). FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
20 | ★ Judgement Day
Climb the smooth, light-coloured face to the right of the dark crack / recess. Don’t reach past the edge of the face. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
14 | ★ Skywalker
Start up the excellent left-facing corner just right of the whitish face. The corner flattens out higher up. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
19 | ★ Bad Karma
About 5m right of SKYWALKER is a recess with a deep crack on the left and a ledge on the right. Climb the corner on the right of the recess (using a jam near the top) to lower offs on the arête to the right. Can get a bit muddy and mind the loose rocks at the top. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
20 | ★ Drugs and Death
Start 2-3m right of the BAD KARMA recess. Climb the smooth orangey-red wall on good incuts. Tend left towards the arete. Not as easy as it looks, and much harder for midgets. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 10m, 6 | |||
25 | ★★★ Street Preacher (Eliminate)
Climb the smooth overhanging face to the right of DRUGS AND DEATH on thin holds. A bolt exists at the top which can be used to top-rope the route. Note: If you use the grips on the left, the grade drops to 23. FFA: Neil Margetts, 2005 | 4 | |||
19 | ★ Keen Dude
Start 4m right of the BAD KARMA recess. Climb past a tree root on a ledge 1.5m up. Climb the crack above to a notch in the roof. Give the scree above a definite miss. Also a little reach dependant. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
22 | ★★ Kamakazi
Start 1m left of THE RED ZONE. Climbs through some dynamic moves to the ledge at mid height. Pull through the overhang above on 2 underclings to the jugs above. FFA: Neil Margetts, 2004 | 4 | |||
24 | ★ The Red Zone
Climbs a crack line about 7m right of the BAD KARMA recess into a groove between 2 small buttresses. Start just right of the first bolt. Much harder (25) if the holds left of the arête are not used or if you are vertically challenged. This route and those to the right had seen previous top rope action. Set: Clive Curson, 1995 | 4 | |||
27 | ★★ The Confidence Reaper
Climbs the bulging buttress just left of STREETFIGHTER, using the first 2 bolts of STREETFIGHTER and 2 hanger bolts out to the left. Don’t use the crack to the right. Set: Clive Curson, 1995 | 4 | |||
21 | ★★ Streetfighter
Climb up the well defined crack with hand-jam to cubby hole. Pull out left onto the smooth buttress at the roof. Watch the rope on sharp edges when lowering-off. Reachy. Originally graded 22. FA: Kevin Smith & Neil Margetts, 1984 Set: Clive Curson, 1994 | 6 | |||
23 | ★★ Manic Monday
Start 1.5m right of the STREETFIGHTER crack. Stretch/balance up to a good jug. Pull past the right of the roof to 0.5m to the right, using good technique for maximum brownie points. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 8m, 4 | |||
24 | ★★ Heavy Duty
Start 3m right of STREETFIGHTER. Climb up and left to a well-wedged small flake. Pull the steep finish to clip off a good rail just left of the lower-offs. Without hooking the block to the left the grade goes up somewhat. Short persons may also find this harder. FA: Clive Curson, 1994 | 4 | |||
18 | ★ CORNER ROUTE
Climb the crack in the corner. Crux is just before the second bolt. Since the first bolt broke out with a chunk of rock, the climb is dangerous to lead. FA: Unknown/Self | 10m, 3 | |||
18 | Seriously Now
Climb just right of the corner FA: Dylan Morgan, 2001 | 1 | |||
14 | ★★ Power Puff Girls
Climbs up a series of small ledges a few meters right of SERIOUSLY NOW. FA: Neil Margetts, 2004 | 3 | |||
Upper Section | |||||
15 | Red Fred
Set: Neil Margetts | 5 | |||
11 | Blue Glue
Shares top anchors with RED FRED. Set: Neil Margetts | 5 | |||
18 | ★★ Into Pink
On the left hand side of the Upper band, slightly above the rest of the cliffs is a steep red broken buttress with a large thin flake 3m high in the centre, at its base. Climb the crack on the left hand side of the flake to its top, then step up left to above a small overhang. From there continue up slightly right via a small recess to the top. Set: Neil Margetts | 6 | |||
18 | ★★ Think Pink
Climb the crack on the right of the flake (see INTO PINK) continuing up to the corner above, then at its top climb another small corner, just to the right of the ridge, to the top. Set: Neil Margetts | 6 | |||
16 | Silver Arrows
Set: Neil Margetts | 7 | |||
13 | Green Light
Set: Neil Margetts | 6 | |||
14 | ★ Pink Hot Peppers
Straddle up short dark brown square recess to the right of THINK PINK, and just to the left of a cave with blocks in it. Step left at the large block which is at the top of the recess. Has a tricky start. | 6 | |||
20 | ★★ Purple Frenzy
Walk down 10m from THINK PINK to a lower buttress with a smooth undercut bulge at its base. Balance up bulge along a ridge 1m to the right of white streak, to a flared crack underneath an overhang. Pull over overhang and continue up easier ground to the top, keeping to the ridge. Set: Neil Margetts | 6 | |||
17 | ★★ Goat Crack
To the right of PURPLE FRENZY is an obvious crack leading to an open hook above with blocks in it. Climb initial section (crux) to cubbyhole, then continue up steep crack above on good grips to the top. Set: Neil Margetts | 6 | |||
15 | Balderdash
Set: Neil Margetts | 6 | |||
9 | ★ Bumble Bee
About 4m to the right of GOAT CRACK is a small tree. Climb left of tree to ledge, then move up left via crack to a ledge 1m to the right of the cubby hole of GOAT CRACK. Then climb up cracks above to the top. | ||||
16 | Saddlebags
Set: Neil Margetts | 7 | |||
19 | ★★ Life in the Fast Lane
About 7m to the right of BUMBLE BEE is a 4.5m high thin crack with peg scars in it (dark rock). Climb the crack to a small ledge and instead of moving up left to easy ground, reach right to another crack/corner, which is followed to the top. If the block on the right is used to straddle, the grade is reduced. Set: Neil Margetts | 7 | |||
10 | Laughter of the Mortals
About 2m to the right of LIFE IN THE FAST LANE is a slab leading to a chimney in between two obvious ridges. Start to the right, and step left into the chimney which is then climbed to the top. | ||||
12 | ★★★ Tea Bagging
Two ridges are mentioned in LAUGHTER OF THE MORTALS. Climb up the right side of the right ridge on big jugs to the top. Set: Neil Margetts | 7 | |||
16 | ★ Getting Air
Move up the centre of wall which is to the right of TEA BAGGING to the top (avoiding good grips on TEA BAGGING and the crack on the right) | 6 | |||
14 | ★★ Get Tubed
To the right of TEA BAGGING is an obvious, attractive scoop shaped overhanging face with two corners on either side. Climb the left hand corner to the top, moving left near the top. Set: Neil Margetts | 5 | |||
29 | ★★ Tidal Wave
Climb the scooped face up the middle. Set: Neil Margetts | 7 | |||
18 | ★ Cutback Spray
Climb the right hand side of the scoop mentioned in IS THERE ANYBODY IN THERE, to the top. | ||||
17 | ★★ Barracuda
About 3m to the right of the start of IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE is a bushy tree. Above the tree is a small corner with a few roots in it at the base. Climb this corner to an overhang, rail left, and move up corner on left until one can step right again, to above the previously mentioned overhang. Then continue past fig tree to top. | ||||
20 | ★ Mussel Cracker
About 2,5m to the right of the tree mentioned in BARRACUDA is another similar tree. Step onto grey face here and climb up to the large ledge above. Above this is a short overhanging face with a break in it directly above the start. Climb this break which leads into a crack higher up, to the top. | ||||
11 | Thunder Thighs
Start as for MUSSEL CRACKER, but tend rightwards towards a tree. Then climb up through the tree onto another ledge. Continue along ledge until possible to easily climb to the top. | ||||
13 | ★★ Thunder Thighs Direct
About 4m to the right of THUNDER THIGHS are a few large boulders. On the right of these is a tree next to the crag. Step into the corner below the prominent overhang 3m up. Climb up to the ledge above. Then continue up corner to the tree of THUNDER THIGHS. Continue directly to the top. | ||||
20 | ★★★ Lunar Light Traverse
This is a superb girdle traverse, probably the best route on the crag. At the thin tree mentioned in THUNDER THIGHS DIRECT, climb up for 3m until you can traverse right along the obvious rail under the fig tree. Continue for 25m at the lip of the cave until you get to another fig tree. Climb up 4m to a ledge. 2. 10m 15 Walk right, to below the nose. Move up on the right hand side and swing around left to the obvious hand crack. Follow this to its end and then continue to top. Note: This route has to be led. The first pitch is sustained, and is as hard to follow as it is to lead. | ||||
22 | ★★ Stumbling Pilgrim
Start about 3m to the right of the start of LUNAR LIGHT TRAVERSE below the fig tree. Climb up to the rail and up on small grips to a small recess to the left of a nose and to the right of a fig tree. Climb up this for 3m to easier ground which is followed to the top. | ||||
23 | ★★ Black Magic
Above the right hand side of the boulders mentioned in THUNDER THIGHS DIRECT is an obvious v-shaped break in the roof above. Pull up initial overhang using underclings to the rail, continue up to break, then climb through break (crux) to easier ground, continue up vague recess above to the top. | ||||
25 | ★★★ Magic Mushroom
Move up diagonally left, starting half a metre to the left of the start of TIDAL WAVE, to the rail. Move up to a bolt. Continue up through the overhanging rock above, past the second bolt to the top. Do not use the grips that would normally be used for the routes on either side for handholds or footholds. | ||||
21 | ★★★ Voodoo
About 3m to the right of BLACK MAGIC is a large obvious corner. Climb directly up to the corner after negotiating the initial overhang, climb the corner (crux) and continue straight up crack above without stepping right onto easier rock (a superb direct line). | ||||
20 | ★★ Sticky Wicket
Start as for TIDAL WAVE to the rail. Rail right to a corner, move right onto the nose and then up to grips above a thin crack. Then move up diagonally left to a ledge. Continue up to the top. | ||||
24 | ★★ Sticky wicket Direct
Pull up into the corner to the right of the start of TIDAL WAVE (reachy). Then execute a very contrived pull through the roof above, without touching the right wall of the corner. (Height is a definite advantage for both cruxes). | ||||
19 | ★★ The End of the Night
About 3m to the right of STICKY WICKET DIRECT is a hairline crack running through the initial bulge, widening to finger size higher up. Aid (A3) up initial section on blades and poor nuts to the rail, then continue up crack above (free climbing) with some difficult moves (19) near the top. | ||||
24 | ★★★ Mental Block
About 5m to the right of the start of STICKY WICKET DIRECT is an obvious jug handhold about 3m up, at the lip of the cave. Move onto this dynamically and continue up to a rest on the rail (crux) . Continue up over second overhang (20) and up to top. | ||||
19 | ★ Hot Canary
About 5m to the right of the start of MENTAL BLOCK is a short root filled crack. Climb this to the rail, ascend wide crack above (crux) to a ledge. Then avoid bad rock above by traversing right for 5m to an attractive nose with an obvious hand crack on its left hand side. Climb this to the top, starting on its right hand side. (As in LUNAR LIGHT TRAVERSE) | ||||
23 | ★★★ Stargazer
About 5m to the right of HOT CANARY is a short corner topped by a roof. To its right, above 2 large, flatish boulders are 2 smooth, overhanging bulges. Straddle up the corner to the roof, then rail right above the first bulge to a cramped position. Pull through second bulge strenuously until the grade eases, then continue up ridge above (excellent dynamic moves). | ||||
21 | ★★ Smoke Alley
At the right hand end of the big cave. About 4m to the right, and around the corner from the start of STARGAZER is a crack up an overhanging recess. Climb this (crux) and follow easy cracks to the top. | ||||
22 | ★★ Jugular Vein
About 1,5m to the right of SMOKE ALLEY is an obvious crack running up and through overhangs. JUGULAR VEIN climbs this crack. | ||||
18 | ★★ Eyes of Fire
Climb the crack to the right of JUGULAR VEIN to the top. Continue up easy ground above. | ||||
13 | ★ Curmudgeon Corner
Start 10m up BLACK JACK GULLY in a short obvious corner with yellow and grey patches. This is just to the left of a dusty cave whose ceiling consists of large boulders. Climb the corner and continue past the tree above to the top. | ||||
5 | Black Jack Gulley
The obvious decent route with tree at base. | ||||
19 | ★★ Devious
Climb face 1m right of EYES OF FIRE through overhang to top. | ||||
18 | ★★ Envious
Climb shallow recess 1m to the right and around the corner of DEVIOUS. | ||||
20 | ★★ Out of the Black (Neil Young Buttress)
About 4m up BLACK JACK GULLY on the true left is an obvious finger crack up a grey and cream streaked wall. Climb the crack to a rail, then pull straight through the centre of the steep face above to reach the top. | ||||
15 | ★★ Into The Blue
Climb the crack system directly above the tree at the base of BLACK JACK GULLY. Climb up past some white streaks to an undercling rail. Then move left onto further cracks and ascend (passing a tree on the right) to the top. | ||||
20 | ★ Thrasher
To the right of INO THE BLUE is a large overhang about 2m up. Start as for HEART OF GOLD and step up left onto the lip of the overhang. Then follow the thin crack past the small tree to the undercling rail and second overhang. Pull through centre of second overhang at about 1.5m to the right of INTO THE BLUE. Continue straight to the top. | ||||
20 | ★★ Heart of Gold
On the front of the Neil Young Buttress at the base of the crag are 3 large boulders under an overhang, the right hand one forming a 2m high pillar. Start up the pillar, then climb crack above. Continue straight up recess above (crux) and finish on ridge at top. | ||||
14 | ★★ Lost Companions
start 1m to the right of the pillar mentioned in HEART OF GOLD is a thin crack up a dark wall. Climb this past some small bushes into a wider crack, which is followed to the top. | ||||
14 | ★★ Pokoharness
About 1m to the right of LOST COMPANIONS is a thin crack with roots at the top. Climb this. | ||||
10 | ★ Crystal Canyaons
Climb the deep crack 1m to the right of POKOHARNESS. | ||||
21 | Aurora Borealis
To the right of CRYSTAL CANYONS is an overhanging bulge with a tree at its base (in the centre). Up the wall/bulge are 2 thin cracks on either side of the tree. Climb the left hand crack. |