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Houdenbek Crag Mostly Sport climbing 39 routes in sector

  • Grade context: SA
  • Photos: 9
  • Ascents: 278
  • Aka: Sport
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Good sport moderate sport climbing. Good campsite with awesome toilet and swimming.

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16 ★ It's Trickery I Tell Ya Sport 5

These routes are on a separate pillar to the far left of the crag

FA: Unknown

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17 ★ Lion Eats Man Sport 5

These routes are on a separate pillar to the far left of the crag

FA: Unknown

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21 ★ Twin Towers Sport 8

Poor rock quality.

Set: Russell Warren

FA: Richard Halsey, 2011

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18 ★★ Tightrope Walker Sport 4

FA: Unknown

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18 ★★ Circus Sideshow Sport 5

FA: S. Miller, May 2014

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17 ★★ Beats Working Sport 4

FA: R. van Breda, May 2014

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16 ★ Rapture Sport 4

FA: S. Miller, May 2014

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17 ★★ The Itchy and Scratchy Show Trad

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

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14 Yo Gabba Gabba Sport 4

FA: S. Miller, Nov 2014

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16 ★ Undertow Sport 5

Permadraws at anchor

FA: S. Miller, 2014

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24 ★★ Serious Callers Only Sport 6

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

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23 ★ Chunga's Revenge Sport 6

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

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20 ★★ Slim Shady Sport 6

FA: S. Miller, 2014

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15 ★ High Times Sport 5

Permadraws at anchor

FA: S. Miller, Nov 2014

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15 ★ Amazaballs Sport 6

Permadraws at anchor

FA: S. Miller, 2014

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21 ★★ Applestar Galactica Sport 6

Set: Russell Warren

FA: G. Meder, 2011

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23 ★★ Granny Swish Sport 9

Set: Russell Warren

FA: Richard Halsey, 2011

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24 ★★★ iClimb Fujitsu Sport 9

Set: Russell Warren

FA: Richard Halsey, 2011

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22 ★★ Mothers of Invention Sport

FA: Tony Lourens, Oct 2014

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20 ★★ Keeps the Doctor Away Sport 8

FA: Russell Warren, 2010

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19 ★★★ Tropic Thunder Sport 9

Permadraw at anchor

FA: S. Miller, 2014

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22 ★★★ Attitude Adjuster Sport 8

Pre clip the first 2 bolts, rock is bad!

FA: R. van Breda, 2014

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22/23 ★★★ Colonel Sanders-Direct SportProject 24m
Closed

CLOSED PROJECT!!!

FA: Cormac Tooze, 13 Mar 2022

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23 ★★★ Hans Landa's Apple Strudel Sport 9

FA: Cormac Tooze, 24 Apr 2022

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18 ★★ Just Grow a Pear and Climb Sport 24m, 10

Set: Cormac Tooze & F. Mohorich

FA: F. Mohorich, 5 Nov 2021

FA: 6 Nov 2021

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19 ★ Suzy Creamcheese Sport

Set: Tony Lourens

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20 ★ The Grand Wazoo Sport 9

FA: Tony Lourens, Dec 2014

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18 ★★ Get Some Sport 7

FA: S. Miller, 2014

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16 ★★ Pink Lady Sport 8

Permadraws at the anchor

Set: Russell Warren

FA: C. van der Merwe, 2010

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18 ★★ Golden Delicious Sport 8

Set: Russell Warren

FA: C. Warren, 2010

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19 ★★ Eating Crumble Pie Sport 8

Permadraws at the anchor

Set: Russell Warren

FA: Russell Warren, 2011

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20 ★★ Crumble Pie and Cream Sport 9

FA: Tony Lourens, Oct 2014

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23 ★★ Malcolms Project Sport
Closed

Set: Malcolm Gowans

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23 ★★★ Hou Jou Bek Sport

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

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21 ★★★ No More Heroes Sport

1-2m left of 'Peaches en Regalia'

Set: Brian Watts, 9 Sep 2019

FA: Brian Watts, 9 Sep 2019

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21 ★★★ Peaches en Regalia Sport 10

FA: Tony Lourens, Jun 2014

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22 ★★ More Than I Could Chew Sport 9

FA: Russell Warren, 2010

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22 ★★ Unwitting Accomplice Sport 7

Set: Russell Warren

FA: R. van Breda, May 2014

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20 ★ One more Bite Sport 8

Set: Russell Warren

FA: C. Warren, 2010

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