Vías en Kwa-Zulu Natal para grado seleccionado

Sport route on the North West face.

The crux pitch can be aided by pulling on draws (19 A0).

Pitch information & FA details from Gavin Raubenheimer's Drakensberg Select.

Route name, grade & FA sourced from Hallam Payne's draft guide.

Take along a No 3 and a No 2 Friend

Climbs the arête to the left of C’est la Bon.  The first few metres are contrived and can be avoided by stepping off the blocks below the platform.  * A truly magnificent route if you avoid all temptations to move onto better holds on Liquid Desire.  Top moves are committing and fantastic.

Start on the ledge at the base of Remedial Interruption.  Move out left onto the face and then up just right of the small roof.  Climb straight up the wall passing well left of the peg on Midnight Madness. Continue up the grey rock on good holds to a tricky exit.  This route passes close to Cowgirl Blues.

Start one metre to the right of Post Nasal Drip.  Climb directly up and through the roofs immediately left of the huge roof.  On up to a wide rail then a little right to follow the break of layaways. * Gives one the opportunity to climb the great wall above not accessed via other routes.

Starts just left of Flashpoint.  Climb straight up the face, moving slightly right near the top to a second set of chain anchors, place slightly lower than those on Flashpoint.

*  a piton is visible from the ground.

Starts one metre to the right of the Bare Essentials.  Climb straight up to a peg which is passed on its left.  Continue up then exit right on small holds.

Start left of the Bare Essentials in the middle of a short overhanging face.  A boulder problem start leads to easier climbing on the ramp above.  Continue up the face to the top keeping to the right of the arête.  * Trust your gear placing skill or don’t climb it.

Climb the crack up the centre of the face to the left of Signing Off.

*Outstanding – sustained, very well protected from crack which starts about 1/3 way up. Small cams in horizontal slot and small wires in back of a flare might work before that.

Takes the impressive wall left of The Great Unwashed. Start at the tree at the bottom. Climb up blocks to a rail then diagonally left to a smooth face. Climb this on fragile holds to a rail and then into a cubbyhole to the right of a small cave. Move out right onto good rock, up for five metres and then back left to a rail and up to exit.

Start on the left of the ledge below Morning Tea. Climb up the flake line to a rail, move left and continue up to a large jug. Move back right to a rail and finish straight up.

First free ascent: John Fantini and Rich Smithers, 1978

Originally an aid route, it was freed to provide a spectacular route through impressive roofs on both pitches. Starts in the corner under the huge roofs.

1. Climb up the corner and traverse out to the lip. Pull up to a broad ledge. Climb diagonally right and then back left to avoid the second roof. Climb up a short recess to a stance.

2. Climb the open book to the roof. Pull through the roof into a small recess and continue to the top.

Take the first break to the left of Foreign Intervention and Hot Head. Climb the recess to a steep face, and then past two pegs to finish.

Start six metres right of the Cold Feet scramble. Climb up a black streak to a rail. Move up and left to a small ledge. Climb up the shallow recess to the small roof and move left onto a steep face. Climb this to the top. Do not exit to the left.

Starts ten metres right of Satellite, on the ledge. Climb the obvious recess in the middle of the face. Break onto the face above to exit.

Start on a short face between Pilgrim’s Progress and Top Heavy. There is a tree root growing across the face that provides protection for the take-off.

1. A boulder problem start leads to easier ground. Continue up a shallow recess to stance on a huge block.

2. Climb three metres up the face which is one metre to the right of a shallow corner. Traverse right for two metres and continue up the wall into a scoop to a roof. Break right to exit. Poorly protected.

Start on the left-hand side of the Zig-Zag ledge. Climb directly up the face to the right of the start of the second pitch of Zig-Zag, passing a couple of pegs.

Start as for If Camels Could Climb, but move left at the top of the open book and then pull straight through onto the face.

A short pitch from the Republican ledge.

Climb as for Republic Left Break from the ledge to the peg. Pull through the roof and continue to the top.

Start on the small ledge on The Entertainer and climb up to the jams under the left-hand side of the roof. Continue up the face above to The Entertainer and exit straight up.

A superb finish to a great route. From the peg or the flake move up to a block and then straight up the face via a couple of crimper edges.

Starts from a ledge just around the corner from Christmas Wall. Technical. Traverse left for three metres, move up and continue left to the edge. Pull through a small roof to reach an awkward cubbyhole. Move right and up to a sloping ledge. Continue up a smooth face to the top, keeping just to the right of the edge. Poorly protected on the last section.

A direct line through Death Wish. Start as for Death Wish to the rail and continue straight up the open-book until level with the ledge. Move diagonally left and then back right to finish directly above.

Originally opened by Dave Shuttleworth and John Collings as Deliberate (15, A1), the route was "re-opened" as Time Warp by Mike Roberts and Roy Gooden before being freed by Mike Roberts. There is an alternate, harder first pitch opened by Mike Roberts and Mick Hafner in 1979. Start at the base of a steep wall with overhangs on the right.

1. Climb up a broken face for four metres and then traverse left on dubious rock to a small nose. From here either (a) Climb diagonally right to under a small roof, moving left onto a stance with a peg (18), or (b) climb directly up a steep shallow recess to the stance (21).

2. From the stance, climb diagonally right into the big corner and move up to under the roof. Traverse out left and move around the roof to gain a small recess. Climb up the recess past a peg. Move left and follow another break to the top.

Short and strenuous. Start on the left-hand edge of the Fear of Flight ledge. Traverse left onto the face and move up to reach an off-balance ledge. Continue up a short, shallow recess to a second ledge. Pull onto the roofs and continue through them for five metres. Move out right onto the face which is followed to the top.

Start from the same boulder, but just right of The Other Alternative. Climb straight up to an obvious jug and then move right towards the niche in the corner. Move back diagonally left to another jug and finish straight up. The line is difficult to protect.

Start at the steep corner to the right of Blood on the Tracks. Climb the recessed corner to a rail with a peg. Pull through and continue up the corner to the niche. Move out right around the niche and then finish up the face.

This is an eliminate squeezed between Time is Tight and Child in Time. The top section is contrived. Do a boulder problem start up the reddish streak left of Child in Time and climb up to the roof. Pull directly through the middle of the roof and continue up the face above. Finish just left of Child in Time.

Start one metre left of the blocks on the right hand side of the face. Boulder up to a thin ledge without using the blocks. Move slightly left and up to the small roof. Turn this on the right and climb directly up the face above to finish up the obvious weakness at the top.

Start under the edge of the roof to the right of Child in Time. Climb straight up, keeping left of the tree branch, which can be used for protection. Finish up the obvious break.

This is currently the furthest route to the left on the wall. ( facing wall ) Start on steep, but good rock and pull through the roof (crux). Carry on up to the top without missing the rest on the way.

Climb up the centre of the face to the left of 'Big Mamma' and pull through the middle of the roof. Finish anywhere up the face above. A great move through the roof.

Climbs up to and past a thin crack. Wonderful moves and then finishes on holds that look like jugs.

Description courtesy of Peckham, Camp, et al.

Just to the right of Craigs’ route. A superb route marred by the weetbix at the bottom. Fire directly up the line of bolts without wandering to the right which is a bit of a cheat. There is a horrible bit of Weetbix to get over at the bottom thay can be avoided. A length of chain on the second bolt allows you to choose to clip in wherever you want to. Not an easy onsight.

Description courtesy of Peckham, Camp, et al.

Rising traverse under the roof about 20m beyond The Gully. The lower off the chains is shorter than the roof. Fascinating take off, with some thank God jugs. A long quick draw for the 2nd bolt advised.

It is located about 25 m to the left (along a path) of J.C. is for Johnny Clegg and is thus the furthest left route at the crag.

A technical and fun line between Age of Paranoia and Glamorous Fool. Shares the last bolt & top anchors of Glamorous Fool.

Head up on the right side of the arete and then move around the corner to the left after the last bolt to the chains. Balancy, there are decent feet you just have to find them. Easier for taller climbers.

Venga is Spanish for I think in this case "Go!", i.e. get moving or you'll be pumped before getting to the top.

Climb the finger crack to the right of 'Mists of Time'. There is an anchor point on top of the crag that let's you reach the top anchors should you want to top-rope the line.

Start 15m right of Temptation, or 10m left and around the corner from Thuggery.

Note:two 60cm slings are needed to extend the anchor for lowering or rappelling. These can be easily removed from the top.

Starts on the RHS of the arete on the huge anthill 30m to the right of Commando Corner.

There is an abseil bolt in point which can be found 5m past the deep crack

If you walk to the right along the cliff face for 10m you will find a safe scramble out.

Bolted for your pleasure by Ziggx Snyman and Neil Williamson

Easy climbing to where the wall becomes overhanging. Gain the ledge below the roof, before climbing the crack in the open-book/vague chimney.

Route name, grade and FA details from Hallam Payne's Winston Park guide.

Start at the right of the Microcave near the big blocks. Pull up steeply, tending right to a block. From the block, straight up to the chains.

Fifteen metres right of the Microcave. Five metres left of μNa. Straightforward after a powerful-looking start, with a reachy overhang at the end.