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Flora and Fauna: Vulture Colony & Black Eagles

Some of the main Skeerpoort cliffs are off limits to avoid any possible disturbance of the vulture colony. Further, climbers are asked to avoid climbing at Eureka Dome from April to October since Black Eagles are known to nest in the area.

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Created 4 years ago
1 17 20m
2 20 18m
3 13 15m
4 20 20m
5 20 20m
6 19 30m

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The route is to the left of 'Poacher'. It starts in almost the same place as POACHER but climbs up a mild corner approximately 13m left of POACHER'S crux pitch. A wide ledge which starts in the gully ends directly above the corner.

  1. 20m 17 Climb onto a 2m buttress to start. Move diagonally left into the corner. Up this to 4m below a roof. There is a smooth slab on the right.

  2. 18m 20 Climb diagonally right up the slab to a rail. Above is a 2m bulge. Ascend the bulge on jugs to stance on a ledge.

  3. 15m 13 Walk right along the ledge then ascend a few meters to stance below a steep broken face.

  4. 20m 20 Climb technically up the face. The stance is directly above the previous stance and is gained by pulling over a bulge to a ledge on the right of the vague corner. There is a large roof 5m above.

  5. 20m 20 Traverse left to stance in a corner on easier looking rock.

  6. 30m 19 Climb the corner above, exiting left at about 5m. Continue up diagonally left to the top.

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Route history

1 Jul 1984First ascent: Tarquin Holt, Chris Lomax & George Mallory

Warnings

12 Nov 2019 Warning Flora and Fauna: Vulture Colony & Black Eagles

Location

Lat/Lon: -25.74963, 27.75278

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Grade citation

17,20,13,20,20,19 Assigned grade
Marc dM

ethic

No fire allowed as per “No Fires in Magaliesberg Policy”. 9 climbs (including the longest Magaliesberg climb, Upthrust) cannot be climbed at all due to vultures nesting on the cliffs.

inherited from Eureka Dome & Skeerpoort

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