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A roped boulder problem through the obvious break in the roof upstream of Forever Young. Start in a hollow formed between a boulder, the wall and the big Forever Young tree. I.e. immediately right of Yahoo.

Start 3m right of WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING, above the large boulder, but downstream of the obvious chimney cracks.

1. 25m 25 Climb up a few metres to steeper rock. Move right then make hard moves up to a good hold. Continue more or less straight up via the corners and small roofs above.

Climbs the steep wall on right of the top pitch of GOOD DOG. An amazing, airy route.

1. 30m 25 Climb the wall passing a few pieces of fixed gear.

Note: Fixed gear replaced in 2023, making this a safe but airy lead. A stickclip is useful for the start.

Shares Good Dog Pitch 1 and portion of Spaced OutPitch 2

The obvious thin crack up the face about 2m right of BORED GAMES.

1. 10m 25 Climb the crack to a gnarled tree. Either abseil back down or continue up easy rock to the top.

Climbs the face and arête past some bolts immediately left of CEE CRACK.

1. 20m 25 Climb face and arête past some bolts.

Climbs the steep corner/crack up the middle of the overhanging band of rock downstream of VORTEX, i.e. upstream of the sandy pool-bed above MHLABATINI CHIMNEY (opposite and slightly downstream of INVALID).

1. 15m 25 Climb the corner and continuation crack.

Climbs the crack 2.5m right of ELITE STREET (and therefore 9m downstream of RASP). Scramble up to a ledge and traverse right to the base of the crack.

1. 25m 25 Climb the crack past a mega hold to the base of a "shield". Continue up the right side of the shield to a ledge, move left, and climb more easily to the top.

18m downstream of a large collection of boulders in blocking the stream, on the true left, the kloof cuts back with a very attractive looking, purple-streaked overhanging downstream facing corner. The route takes this. Scramble 10m up to the obvious large ledge below the obvious corner.

1. 25m 25 Up the very sustained corner to belay in the tree.

Bold climbing up the tenuous flake-line left of TOTAL ON-SNORT.

1. 15m 25 Start 2m left of TOTAL ON-SNORT. Head slightly leftwards to peg. Straight up flakes (exiting left at the top).

This route is situated on the short overhanging face 60m upstream of the wade pool on the true left side of the kloof i.e. 20m or so upstream of FUTCH on the same side of the kloof. Scramble up onto the rock ledges below the start of FUTCH and walk left past DIRIGIBLE DOG. Scramble up about 4m to below the short face.

1. 15m 25 Start on the right and climb the obvious crack to a peg, move up with difficulty to good holds. Continue to the top.

Notes:

1. Peg left in-situ, placed on abseil.

2. Opened with multiple falls.

3. Excellent climbing - only shortcoming of the route is that it is short.

4. Maybe harder than 25.