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Start with both hands in the rail and feet on the main boulder, climb directly up to top out.

Start standing on the boffin shaped clock. Traverse left below the rail, drop down onto the edge, continue past the groove along the rail to the corner. Drop down to the lower rail and go around the arete.

On the big roof between Drag Queen and For the Taking

Hidden in the bushes near For The Taking. Climb the awesome short face, starting with the gaston and undercling.

Goes straight up from the rail between The Ludus and Ludic Fallacy. The choss between the boulder and the ground is obviously off route.

Sit-start in centre of face with right hand in large slot below boulder and left on positive gaston at face level. climb directly up (avoiding broken ledge above start point) to top out.

Sit start on the jug on the right, traverse left across the steep face to jugs, top out.

Look at Fitch Pork, this boulder is on your 7-8 o'clock. stand start on awesome bucket under prow, climb out prow and follow slopey arete out right - Niel Mostert

Sit-start on jug under the arch, pull round onto edges and finish as for Monty.

SS in the cave on the pocket looking holds with high feet and move towards to corner using slopers on your R and a high L foot jam.

Sit start on sloped rail and dyno to the top.

Crouch start on 2 incut crimps on wall just to left of Evan's crack start. Climb into crack and then out to lip under belly of bulge. Up on slopers. TO

This pumpfest is basically the end of Adventure Time - but starts a few moves underneath. Sit start matched on a big hold, and climb into the big jug at the start of the rail. TO as for adventure time. As Benj says "It's basically over".

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left exit of West is Best

Crimpy line up the arete to the right of Crouching start, hidden jug.

"fun, clean line up the arete next to chocolate giddyup crimpy compression"

Sit Start with LH in sidepull and RH in undercling. Slap up to the sloppers and climb through the small bulge. Top out through the jug on the right.

Sit Start in big pocket. Climb straight through the roof and up the face. Traverse right and TO same as It's Cleaning Day, Master Wayne. The pedestal at the start is out.

Climb Siren's Call, but TO through the big crack. Scary and Exposed

GENERAL Newborn is the only sport route at Yellowwood. It was bolted by Sean Maasch in the late 1990's. Jeremy Samson added more bolts in 2007 and opened the route with Jimbo Smith in 2009. At the time of writing (November 2017) the route had seen four known ascents, none onsight. Climbing Newborn requires a big effort and good conditions. The route gets sun from about 11h30, although pitches capped by the big roofs above the halfway ledge are shady for longer. It can bake in summer once the sun hits. Rock quality is generally excellent. The route does not see much traffic, so expect the occasional hollow flake or precariously balanced boulder. Cracks get overgrown in winter. All stances have bolted belays. Most pitches finish on comfortable ledges. Bolts are spaced on easy ground, but close when the climbing gets harder. The first and last pitches can be combined to save time. No pitch is longer than 35m, most are much shorter.

GEAR A 60m sport rope and 18 draws are needed to climb and descend Newborn. Half ropes work well for parties of three. It allows for hauling a bag and makes it easier to get down (see below).

The route starts approximately 20m right of Show Time. Two large, white boulders mark the spot.

1. [18]: Easy climbing over gentle ground. Watch out for loose rock.

2. [19]: Short, easy pitch. Can be combined with the first.

3. [25]: Thin crux section, then easy climbing to a ledge.

4. [24]: Short pitch with sustained, technical climbing to a hanging belay.

5. [26]: Traverse right from the stance to skirt the first roof. Blast past two overlaps and up a delicate corner to the stance. Packs a punch.

6. [27]: Tricky face climbing leads to an open book and easier ground. The start is harder for shorties. HALFWAY LEDGE

7. [22]: Awkward scramble over bad rock. Comfortable, shady stance.

8. [28]: Superb pitch with a very long reach at the crux. Ends in an uncomfortable hanging belay.

9. [24]: Sustained climbing past the big roof. Stunning, shady stance.

10. [22]: Short, easy pitch that ends at a semi-hanging belay.

11. [27]: Revenge of the shorties. Super technical.

12. [25]: Climb up left to clip the poorly placed bolt above the overlap. Then come back down and pass the overlap by heading diagonally up and right (crux).

13. [15]: Ascent the pleasant slab, then scramble up the bushy gully to anchors at the summit. Can be combined with pitch 12.

DESCENT Getting back to the ground require multiple abseils. There are three viable options:

1. Newborn - Abseiling down the route is the only option when using a single rope. It is straight forward to rap from the halfway ledge, but gets complicated higher up.

2. Down Time Abseil Requires 2 x 60m ropes. Six pitches. Better than rapping the route.

3. Timerity Abseil - See description elsewhere on the Wiki. Requires 2 x 50m ropes. Three easy raps. Fastest way down, but requires walking.

Long sustained crux. Consensus grading needed, could be harder. Backstory - was listed as an open project in guidebooks since 2015, but it was just an idea for a cool route. Bolted in May 2023.

Linkup: Start up Baseball Brat and finish on Taxi Ride / The Baseball Bat Treatment.

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Start on 'Rad and Bad', on to 'Point Break', then left past a new bolt to join at the crux of 'Whoa She Poopie'. Thanks to Willem le Roux for placing the bolt and Ruan for the name ;-)

Start on 'Rad and Bad' then end on 'Point Break'. Makes for a much more mellow route, enjoying the 'Point Break' crux without the deep pump.

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Thomas Luger

Jan Fischer

Tian le Roux

Loftie Ellis

Luke

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Traverse in from 'Neurogenesis' (un-clipping 'Neurogenesis' quickdraws as you go to prevent rope drag).

Link up from Awake to Last Ride of the Day. Extra bolt indicates where to move left. Consensus grading needed.

Does not use left crack. Consensus grading needed.

Start in the middle of the face and climb straight up. Good holds to the left are off.

Start directly below roundish white patch of lichen near the top of face and climb straight up. CAUTION: There is no easy way off this boulder!

Crouch-start to the left of Dork with sidepull for lefthand and undercling for right, traverse right along crack and join Dork.

Start on obvious edges and climb the very high boulder to top-out. Your chances of surviving a down climb are slim, a rope is probably a good idea...

Start with shelf and climb straight up.

Starts left of Eurotech, follow pockets, crimps and mono's to chains. *NOTE: Sections of the route was manufactured by unknown persons some decades ago from what we were able to figure out. Leave it (and a rant/debate re manufactured lines) alone, it was a different time, it was done well and it forces some brilliant, creative climbing. It's part of the history of climbing at Paarl.

1. 10 bolts. Start up the slab, continuing up and diagonally right via three flaring parallel cracks.

2. 8 bolts (project)

An awesome line that is probably a bit harder these days due to holds breaking off.

Possibly one of the best at Paarl and possibly the first of its grade in South Africa.

Gear: Small cams, rack of nuts and extra small to medium nuts.

A chipped route that was ironically chipped by Guy Holwill.

One of the finest lines in the country. The roof and crack immediately right of GOT, joining that route's belay ledge. The name and date are provisional, since the route has only been top-roped.

Crouch-start with large jug under roof, move left and climb up.

Obvious line, Sit down start from the shelf/jug hold, goes all the way to the right and tops up on the good holds corner/nose.

Obvious line, Sit down start from the shelf/jug hold, goes all the way to the right and tops up on the good holds corner/nose.

Obvious line, Sit down start from the shelf/jug hold, goes all the way to the right and tops up on the good holds corner/nose.

Obvious line, Sit down start from the shelf/jug hold, goes all the way to the right and tops up on the good holds corner/nose.

Obvious line, Sit down start from the shelf/jug hold, goes all the way to the right and tops up on the good holds corner/nose.

Obvious line, Sit down start from the shelf/jug hold, goes all the way to the right and tops up on the good holds corner/nose.

Sit start in the bottom of the crack. Move up the crack to the roof then follow the curving slopes onto the orange face and climb the crimps. Avoid jugs on the right.

Sit-start with unique hold and climb up using underclings.

Start with jug and sloper, campus up and climb the groove.

Sit-start to the right of the arête and climb up.

Sit start, move right, mantle and exit left.

Sit start and climb out right.

Sit-start, climb through the bulge and finish up on crimps.

Sit-start with good hold, throw for the lip and finish up the slab.

From the jug on the arete traverse out left.

Sit-start low with flake/edge and climb up.

Start with the crack and traverse left through the roof.

Left at the top

Sit-start with low crimp and climb up left.

Not Not Ninot into Bouldering for Beginners.

Start as Different Culture and climb into Deep Water Soloing

Start with good sidepull and climb the high face finishing right

Start with small rail and climb up the face. "Love the name"

Sit-start below small arete with sidepull / pinches and climb up.

Listed as a classic in the guidebook

Start with large undercling, climb up left through the roof and finish up right. Sit- starting with the low rail probably adds a grade.

Start to the right of The Potato Problem, move up to large sloper then dyno up and

Start with left hand on arête and climb up right.

Start on pedestal and climb the overhanging prow.