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Table of contents
- 1.
Twin Boulders
18 in Field
- 1.1. A: Lower Wall 4 in Boulder
- 1.2. B: Shararti 5 in Boulder
- 1.3. C: Slash and Burn 4 in Boulder
- 1.4. D: Upper Wall 5 in Boulder
- 2. Index by grade
1. Twin Boulders 18 routes in Field
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Lat / Long: -32.111612, 19.068623
Bury your faeces and carry out your toilet paper. If the ground is too hard to bury your faeces, please carry it out with you and dispose of it in the campsite bins. Poop bags are available for free at De Pakhys. (A special note about this: Tea Garden has been closed primarily due to this problem. Animals such as baboons may eat human faeces and could contract diseases such as Tuberculosis and hepatitis, which could prove detrimental to the population)
Do not litter – carry everything you bring in with you back out with you and dispose of your litter in the bins at the campsite.
Stick to the allocated paths marked by cairns and as illustrated in the guidebook. Diverting from these paths causes far more erosion than is necessary and may cause the extinction of certain sensitive plants in the area.
No graffiti on rock surfaces. (Black Shadow boulder has been closed to climbing due to graffiti)
No pof is allowed in Rocklands. The resin damages the rock surfaces and this damage is irreversible.
description
Two large boulders leaning up against each other. Compact rock with horizontal seams and a lot of blank walls with only a few footholds.
access issues
(Leaving this here as its inherited by child locations - please take the time to take pictures of the boulders you visit and post them under the relavent locations so that we can start populating more topos 🙂).
As of 2014, no climbing is allowed in Rocklands without a valid climbing permit. Land owners often conduct inspections in the climbing areas and anyone found without a permit will be asked to leave the climbing area. Permits can be obtained online - www.quicket.co.za - or purchased at CapeNature's Kliphuis campsite office; De Pakhuys campsite office; or Traveller's Rest farmstall and restaurant.
approach
Walk through the bonus boulders passing boulder E on the right, and follow the faint path up the rocky hill to the left of two large boulders leaning against each other, or walk across from Big and Roof Boulders or Dihedral Boulders.
ethic
The complete disrespect of boulderers for the land on which they climb is a very serious and has become a very real threat to bouldering in Rocklands.
Rocklands bouldering is in peril. Rocklands does not belong to the climbers.
Our access is not a right, it’s a privilege and our treatment of the land is the difference between us being allowed to climb in Rocklands and us being banned from climbing in Rocklands altogether.
Irresponsible boulderers have caused this problem and boulderers are the only ones who can fix it.
Please respect the land you climb on in South Africa and adhere to the above mentioned rules. Your privilege to climb in Rocklands depends on it.
1.1. A: Lower Wall 4 routes in Boulder
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Lat / Long: -32.111419, 19.068499
description
From Big and Roof, walk right until you get to Upper Wall, opposite of which are B and C, If before Upper wall you turn right past the outside of B, you get to Lower Wall.
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Horny Rider
Sit-start with slot and dyno to the horn | {FB} 7B+/C | ||||
| 2 |
★★★ Don't Worry be Happy
Crouch-start with slots and dyno to the ledge | {FB} 6C+/7A | ||||
| 3 | Undertaker | {FB} 6A | ||||
| 4 |
Saaki
Climb the arête | {FB} 5C | ||||
Video1.2. B: Shararti 5 routes in Boulder
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Lat / Long: -32.111663, 19.068533
description
From Big and Roof, walk right until you get to Upper Wall, opposite of which are B and C, If before Upper wall you turn right past the outside of B, you get to Lower Wall.
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
★★★ Love Is in the Air
Listed as a classic in the guidebook | {FB} 6B+ | ||||
| 2 | Franziska | {FB} 6B | ||||
| 3 | Shararti | {FB} 7B | ||||
| 4 | Es Werden Tränen Fliessen | {FB} 7B | ||||
| 5 | Twinrex | {FB} 6C | ||||
1.3. C: Slash and Burn 4 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -32.111784, 19.068545
description
From Big and Roof, walk right until you get to Upper Wall, opposite of which are B and C, If before Upper wall you turn right past the outside of B, you get to Lower Wall.
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
★★★ Slash and Burn
Listed as a classic in the guidebook Sit Start on the far left round the corner and climb into and across the thin seam. 7B according to 8a.nu | {FB} 7B | ||||
| 2 |
Be Your Own Guru
Start as slash and burn, but climb high arête | {FB} 7A | ||||
| 3 |
Sawah
Sit start with jug, move to hueco and climb up right | {FB} 7B | ||||
| 4 |
Make Her Go Wild
Sit start with crimp for left hand, move to jug rail and finish up on good holds | {FB} 7B | ||||
1.4. D: Upper Wall 5 routes in Boulder
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Lat / Long: -32.111739, 19.068654
description
From Big and Roof, walk right until you get to Upper Wall, opposite of which are B and C, If before Upper wall you turn right past the outside of B, you get to Lower Wall.
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strolchs | {FB} 6B | ||||
| 2 | Susi | {FB} 6B | ||||
| 3 | Human After All | {FB} 6A+ | ||||
| 4 | Tune to the Moon | {FB} 6B | ||||
| 5 | Howzit Bru | {FB} 5A | ||||
2. Index by grade
| Grade | 
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Stars | Name | Style | Pop | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A | Howzit Bru | 1.4. D: Upper Wall | ||||
| 5C | Saaki | 1.1. A: Lower Wall | ||||
| 6A | Undertaker | 1.1. A: Lower Wall | ||||
| 6A+ | Human After All | 1.4. D: Upper Wall | ||||
| 6B | Franziska | 1.2. B: Shararti | ||||
| Strolchs | 1.4. D: Upper Wall | |||||
| Susi | 1.4. D: Upper Wall | |||||
| Tune to the Moon | 1.4. D: Upper Wall | |||||
| 6B+ | ★★★ | Love Is in the Air | 1.2. B: Shararti | |||
| 6C | Twinrex | 1.2. B: Shararti | ||||
| 6C+/7A | ★★★ | Don't Worry be Happy | 1.1. A: Lower Wall | |||
| 7A | Be Your Own Guru | 1.3. C: Slash and Burn | ||||
| 7B | Es Werden Tränen Fliessen | 1.2. B: Shararti | ||||
| Shararti | 1.2. B: Shararti | |||||
| Make Her Go Wild | 1.3. C: Slash and Burn | |||||
| Sawah | 1.3. C: Slash and Burn | |||||
| ★★★ | Slash and Burn | 1.3. C: Slash and Burn | ||||
| 7B+/C | Horny Rider | 1.1. A: Lower Wall |