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Table of contents
- 1.
Houdenbek
126 in Crag
- 1.1. Houdenbek Crag / Sport 39 in Sector
- 1.2. Houdenbek Block / Sport 4 in Sector
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1.3.
The Arch Crags 51 in Crag
- 1.3.1. Boardroom 13 in Cliff
- 1.3.2. Morester Square to Stolen Salami 14 in Cliff
- 1.3.3. Choice Crag 19 in Cliff
- 1.3.4. Spider's Den 5 in Cliff
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1.4.
The Mecca Crags 6 in Crag
- 1.4.1. Blue Chip 6 in Cliff
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1.5.
Valley of Kings 7 in Area
- 1.5.1. Grexit Boulder 1 in Boulder
- 1.5.2. Matt's Magic Line 1 in Boulder
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1.6.
The Incredible Health Area 13 in Area
- 1.6.1. Trolling Boulder 3 in Boulder
- 1.6.2. Holdin' Back Boulder 2 in Boulder
- 1.6.3. Top Drawer Boulder 1 in Boulder
- 1.6.4. Anthill Dawn Boulder 2 in Boulder
- 1.6.5. One Orange Crescent Boulder 3 in Boulder
- 1.6.6. Little Green Grovel Boulder 2 in Area
- 1.7. South Side 5 in Area
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1.8.
Campsite 1 in Area
- 1.8.1. Roly Poly Boulder 1 in Boulder
- 2. Index by grade
1. Houdenbek 126 routes in Crag
- Summary:
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Trad climbing, Sport climbing and Bouldering
Lat / Long: -32.951769, 19.421738
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1.1. Houdenbek Crag 39 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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Mostly Sport climbing
Lat / Long: -32.955391, 19.429648
description
Good sport moderate sport climbing. Good campsite with awesome toilet and swimming.
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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LEFT | ||||||||
2 |
★ It's Trickery I Tell Ya
These routes are on a separate pillar to the far left of the crag FA: Unknown | 16 | 5 | |||||
3 |
★ Lion Eats Man
These routes are on a separate pillar to the far left of the crag FA: Unknown | 17 | 5 | |||||
4 |
★ Twin Towers
Poor rock quality. Set: Russell Warren FA: Richard Halsey, 2011 | 21 | 8 | |||||
5 |
★★ Tightrope Walker
FA: Unknown | 18 | 4 | |||||
6 |
★★ Circus Sideshow
FA: S. Miller, May 2014 | 18 | 5 | |||||
7 |
★★ Beats Working
FA: R. van Breda, May 2014 | 17 | 4 | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
8 |
★ Rapture
FA: S. Miller, May 2014 | 16 | 4 | |||||
9 |
★★ The Itchy and Scratchy Show
Climb the crack immediately right of 'Rapture'. Testing crack climb for the grade - finger, hand, and fist jams. At the top shuffle left to descend on 'Rapture' anchors. FA: Michael Champanis, Apr 2023 | 17 | ||||||
10 |
Yo Gabba Gabba
FA: S. Miller, Nov 2014 | 14 | 4 | |||||
11 |
★ Undertow
Permadraws at anchor FA: S. Miller, 2014 | 16 | 5 | |||||
CENTRE | ||||||||
13 |
★★ Serious Callers Only
Same start as Chunga's Revenge. Break hard left and traverse across the bottom of the undercut block until you hit the arete. Climb to the top on and around the arete, anchors are directly above you at this point. FA: R. van Breda, May 2014 | 24 | 6 | |||||
14 |
★ Chunga's Revenge
Climb the face tending slightly right until you end up on a small stance/pillar. Climb up and out left across the relatively blank face until you can pull up through onto some strenuous jugs, to the anchor. FA: Tony Lourens, 2015 | 23 | 6 | |||||
15 |
★★ Slim Shady
FA: S. Miller, 2014 | 20 | 6 | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
16 |
★ High Times
Permadraws at anchor FA: S. Miller, Nov 2014 | 15 | 5 | |||||
17 |
★ Amazaballs
Permadraws at anchor FA: S. Miller, 2014 | 15 | 6 | |||||
18 |
★★ Applestar Galactica
Set: Russell Warren FA: G. Meder, 2011 | 21 | 6 | |||||
19 |
★★ Granny Swish
Set: Russell Warren FA: Richard Halsey, 2011 | 23 | 9 | |||||
20 |
★★★ iClimb Fujitsu
Set: Russell Warren FA: Richard Halsey, 2011 | 24 | 9 | |||||
21 |
★★ Mothers of Invention
FA: Tony Lourens, Oct 2014 | 22 | ||||||
22 |
★★ Keeps the Doctor Away
FA: Russell Warren, 2010 | 20 | 8 | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
23 |
★★★ Tropic Thunder
Permadraw at anchor FA: S. Miller, 2014 | 19 | 9 | |||||
24 |
★★★ Attitude Adjuster
Pre clip the first 2 bolts, rock is bad! FA: R. van Breda, 2014 | 22 | 8 | |||||
25 |
★★★ Colonel Sanders-Direct
CLOSED PROJECT!!! FA: Cormac Tooze, 13 Mar 2022 | 22/23 | 24m | |||||
26 |
★★★ Hans Landa's Apple Strudel
FA: Cormac Tooze, 24 Apr 2022 | 23 | 9 | |||||
27 | ★★ Just Grow a Pear and Climb | 18 | 24m, 10 | |||||
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★ Suzy Creamcheese
Set: Tony Lourens | 19 | ||||||
RIGHT | ||||||||
30 |
★ The Grand Wazoo
FA: Tony Lourens, Dec 2014 | 20 | 9 | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
31 |
★★ Get Some
FA: S. Miller, 2014 | 18 | 7 | |||||
32 |
★★ Pink Lady
Permadraws at the anchor Set: Russell Warren FA: C. van der Merwe, 2010 | 16 | 8 | |||||
33 |
★★ Golden Delicious
Set: Russell Warren FA: C. Warren, 2010 | 18 | 8 | |||||
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★★ Eating Crumble Pie
Permadraws at the anchor Set: Russell Warren FA: Russell Warren, 2011 | 19 | 8 | |||||
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★★ Crumble Pie and Cream
FA: Tony Lourens, Oct 2014 | 20 | 9 | |||||
36 |
★★ Malcolms Project
Set: Malcolm Gowans | 23 | ||||||
37 |
★★★ Hou Jou Bek
In the top 5 best routes at the crag. Good rock all around. Up the tech slab, then onto the vertical shields and badges and up the overhanging crack. FA: Cormac Tooze, 27 Sep 2020 Set: Cormac Tooze, 27 Sep 2020 | 23 | ||||||
38 |
★★★ No More Heroes
1-2m left of 'Peaches en Regalia' Set: Brian Watts, 9 Sep 2019 FA: Brian Watts, 9 Sep 2019 | 21 | ||||||
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★★★ Peaches en Regalia
FA: Tony Lourens, Jun 2014 | 21 | 10 | |||||
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★★ More Than I Could Chew
FA: Russell Warren, 2010 | 22 | 9 | |||||
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★★ Unwitting Accomplice
Set: Russell Warren FA: R. van Breda, May 2014 | 22 | 7 | |||||
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★ One more Bite
Set: Russell Warren FA: C. Warren, 2010 | 20 | 8 |
1.2. Houdenbek Block 4 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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All Sport climbing
Lat / Long: -32.956304, 19.430876
description
Block to the right
approach
5' walk
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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★★ Cannonball
FA: S. Miller, May 2015 | 19 | 7 | |||||
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★★ Fangtasia
FA: S. Miller, May 2015 | 20 | 7 | |||||
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★ Futurama
FA: S. Miller, Apr 2015 | 19 | 8 | |||||
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★★ Overnite Sensation
Very good route! FA: Tony Lourens, Feb 2015 | 21 | 8 |
1.3. The Arch Crags 51 routes in Crag
- Summary:
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All Trad climbing
Lat / Long: -32.951741, 19.417298
1.3.1. Boardroom 13 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -32.956055, 19.418869
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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Left | ||||||||
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Here be Dragons
FA: S. Jack & Richard Halsey, 2011 | 17 | ||||||
3 |
Ripple Effect
FA: S. Jack & Richard Halsey, 2011 | 24 | ||||||
4 |
Feeling Groovy
FA: S. Jack & Richard Halsey, 2011 | 17 | ||||||
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Bonanza
FA: S. Jack & Richard Halsey, 2011 | 17 | ||||||
Middle | ||||||||
7 |
Strolling
FA: S. Jack & Richard Halsey, 2013 | 13 | ||||||
8 |
Eleventh Hour
FA: Richard Halsey, 2013 | 15 | ||||||
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Midnight Moment
FA: Richard Halsey, 2013 | 16 | ||||||
10 |
Tortoise Shell
FA: Richard Halsey, 2013 | 18 | ||||||
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Last Dance
FA: Richard Halsey, 2013 | 16 PROT:R | ||||||
Right | ||||||||
13 |
Jenny and Davie
FA: M. Griffiths, 2011 | 13 | ||||||
14 |
The Graffiti Lives On
FA: R. van Breda, 2011 | 14 | ||||||
15 |
Bivvy Bliss
FA: Richard Halsey, 2011 | 15 | ||||||
16 |
Bivvy Plus
FA: Richard Halsey, 2013 | 15 |
1.3.2. Morester Square to Stolen Salami 14 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -32.956039, 19.415566
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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Monster Square | ||||||||
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Spongebob
FA: Richard Halsey, 12 Jul 2014 | 15 | ||||||
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Rhombus Romp
FA: Richard Halsey, 12 Jul 2014 | 15 | ||||||
4 |
The Cutting Cube
FA: Richard Halsey, 13 Jul 2014 | 19 | ||||||
5 |
The Square Root
FA: Richard Halsey & R. van Breda, 13 Jul 2014 | 18 | ||||||
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She’s Mad but she’s Magic
FA: J. Gutierrez & E. van der Merwe, 21 Nov 2014 | 16 | ||||||
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Trapesium Void
FA: Richard Halsey & K. Cuesta, 21 Nov 2014 | 18 | ||||||
8 |
Via Ines
FA: Richard Halsey & K. Cuesta, 21 Nov 2014 | 17 | ||||||
9 |
Quadralicious
FA: Richard Halsey & K. Cuesta, 21 Nov 2014 | 21 | ||||||
Stolen Salami - Left | ||||||||
11 |
Boa Lime
FA: J. Wakeling, 2011 | 20 | ||||||
12 |
Big Green Coconuts
FA: Richard Halsey, 2011 | 23 | ||||||
Stolen Salami - Middle | ||||||||
14 |
If You're not Fast You're Food
FA: D. Steyn, 2011 | 19 | ||||||
15 |
Wasabi Peanut
FA: D. Steyner, 2011 | 24 | ||||||
Stolen Salami - Right | ||||||||
17 |
Emerald Harrier
FA: Richard Halsey, 2011 | 17 | ||||||
18 |
Grab my Olive Jug
FA: J. Wakeling, 2011 | 15 |
1.3.3. Choice Crag 19 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -32.950084, 19.416356
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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Choice - Left | ||||||||
2 |
Rooi Rok Bokkie
FA: S. Jack & Richard Halsey, 2011 | 17 | ||||||
Choice - Middle | ||||||||
4 |
The Joy Axis
FA: Richard Halsey & M. Penso, 31 Aug 2014 | 17 | ||||||
5 |
Axes of Weevil
FA: Richard Halsey & M. Thilo, 25 Oct 2014 | 17 | ||||||
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Bokkeveld Boogie
Shares a starting crux that can be aided (19 A1) FA: D. Steyn, 2011 | 22 | ||||||
7 |
Pythagoras Dilemma
Shares a starting crux that can be aided (20 A1) FA: Richard Halsey, 2011 | 22 | ||||||
8 |
The Radical Right Angle
Shares a starting crux that can be aided (18 A1) FA: J. Wakeling, 2011 | 22 | ||||||
9 |
Angular Momentum
FA: Richard Halsey, 2011 | 24 | ||||||
10 |
Green Bladder Blues
FA: S. Jack & Richard Halsey | 18 | ||||||
11 |
My Jugs are Bigger than your Jugs
FA: J. Wakeling, 2011 | 14 | ||||||
12 |
Jugular Gym
FA: Richard Halsey & M. Thilo, 26 Oct 2014 | 14 | ||||||
13 |
Spring Start
FA: Malcolm Gowans & J. Gutierrez, 30 Aug 2014 | 20 | ||||||
14 |
Choicetta
FA: Richard Halsey, 22 Nov 2014 | 22 | ||||||
Choice Crag - Right | ||||||||
16 |
So Much of Fun
FA: Richard Halsey & M. Penso, 30 Aug 2014 | 18 | ||||||
17 |
Tricky Ricky
FA: Richard Halsey & M. Penso, 31 Aug 2014 | 23 | ||||||
18 |
Little M
FA: Richard Halsey & M. Penso, 31 Aug 2014 | 15 | ||||||
19 |
Tekkie Blue
FA: Richard Halsey, 2013 | 13 | ||||||
20 |
Experimental Justice
FA: Richard Halsey & B. Excell, 2013 | 12 | ||||||
21 |
Ahmotillo
FA: M. Thilo & Richard Halsey, 2013 | 13 | ||||||
22 |
Read the Lightening
FA: Richard Halsey, 2013 | 19 |
1.3.4. Spider's Den 5 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -32.947552, 19.417375
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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Spider Wall | ||||||||
2 |
Sandwich Spider
FA: Richard Halsey & M. Thilo, 26 Oct 2014 | 20 | ||||||
Arachnis Pillar | ||||||||
4 |
Arboreal Break Dance
FA: Richard Halsey & M. Thilo, 26 Oct 2014 | 20 | ||||||
5 |
Crabango
FA: Richard Halsey, 23 Nov 2014 | 20 | ||||||
Scorpion Gully | ||||||||
7 |
Scorpedo
FA: Richard Halsey, 23 Nov 2014 | 16 | ||||||
8 |
The Stinging Bay
FA: Richard Halsey, 23 Nov 2014 | 21 |
1.4. The Mecca Crags 6 routes in Crag
- Summary:
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All Trad climbing
Lat / Long: -32.951666, 19.429587
1.4.1. Blue Chip 6 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -32.947494, 19.429706
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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Blue Chip – left | ||||||||
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Flying Saucer
FA: Richard Halsey & M. Thilo, 26 Oct 2014 | 18 | ||||||
3 |
One Piece Puzzle
FA: Richard Halsey & M. Thilo, 26 Oct 2014 | 18 | ||||||
4 |
Served on Blue Ming
FA: U. Pitsch & A. Hintringer, 26 Oct 2014 | |||||||
Blue Chip – right | ||||||||
6 |
Chocolate Factory
FA: U. Pitsch & A. Hintringer, 26 Oct 2014 | 16 | ||||||
7 |
Nut Heads
FA: U. Pitsch & A. Hintringer, 26 Oct 2014 | 18 | ||||||
8 |
Ming Dings
FA: Richard Halsey & M. Thilo, 26 Oct 2014 | 12 |
1.5. Valley of Kings 7 routes in Area
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Lat / Long: -32.956216, 19.417382
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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3 | Bushman Beats | {FB} 6C | ||||
4 | Tipping Point | {FB} 6A | ||||
5 | Rocking Point | {FB} 6A+ | ||||
6 | Wacky Baccy | {FB} 6C | ||||
7 | Thievery Corporation | {FB} 6C |
1.5.1. Grexit Boulder 1 route in Boulder
- Summary:
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 | Grexit | {FB} 6C |
1.5.2. Matt's Magic Line 1 route in Boulder
- Summary:
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 | Matt's Magic Line | {FB} 7A+ |
1.6. The Incredible Health Area 13 routes in Area
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Lat / Long: -32.953679, 19.431365
1.6.1. Trolling Boulder 3 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -32.955298, 19.429763
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 | Trolling | {FB} 6C+ | ||||
2 | Stocking | {FB} 7B+ | ||||
3 | Hulk | {FB} 7B |
1.6.2. Holdin' Back Boulder 2 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -32.952823, 19.431331
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 | Holdin' Back | {FB} 6A+ | ||||
2 | Hackerman | {FB} 7B |
1.6.3. Top Drawer Boulder 1 route in Boulder
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -32.952920, 19.431503
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 | Top Drawer | {FB} 6C |
1.6.4. Anthill Dawn Boulder 2 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -32.952112, 19.432979
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 | Anthill Dawn | {FB} 7A+ | ||||
2 | Tomorrow Never Flies | {FB} 6C |
1.6.5. One Orange Crescent Boulder 3 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -32.952049, 19.432597
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 | One Orange Crescent Stand Start | {FB} 6A | ||||
2 | Poison Morph | |||||
3 | One Orange Crescent | {FB} 6C |
1.6.6. Little Green Grovel Boulder 2 routes in Area
- Summary:
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 | Little Green Grovel | {FB} 6B | ||||
2 | Fountain of Youth | {FB} 6A+ |
1.7. South Side 5 routes in Area
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 | Bear Grylls | {FB} 7C | ||||
2 | Lazda | {FB} 6C | ||||
3 | Half Nelson | {FB} 7B | ||||
4 | Chocobanana | {FB} 7A | ||||
5 | Long Lock to Freedom | {FB} 7A |
1.8. Campsite 1 route in Area
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Lat / Long: -32.954039, 19.425615
1.8.1. Roly Poly Boulder 1 route in Boulder
- Summary:
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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Roly Poly
Sit start, top out. | {FB} 6A+ |