This is a superb new route on the main wall at Tafelberg, Cederberg. That wall keeps yielding fantastic climbing.
Gosia onsighted pitch 1 last year in impressive style, we found a pitch 2 but couldn't free it and a lightning bolt hitting the crag at the start of pitch 3 gave us the required excuse to run away.
I returned a few weeks ago with a handy Douw Steyn who waltzed the first 2 pitches (23,24), and very patiently held the heavy rope while i hung on pitch 3 (23). Douw dispatched the final 2 pitches (20,21) whose line flowed perfectly from the end of pitch 3.
avid trad climber Andrew Pedley did the 2nd ascent of the route next day with Mark Seuring. pedley could just about remember how to place gear having done his last trad route in 2003.
i went up again with Dave Birkett and Mary Jenner this weekend.
Anyway - just explaining the mishmash of people in the pics.
everyone gave the route 5 stars.
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