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− | Behind the ridge are four different crags: the Lower Silvermine Crag has easy routes and is perfect for beginners, Blaze of Glory is a little harder, Silvermine Main Crag is a good all round crag and | + | {{Infobox Area |
+ | | Latitude = -34.075626 | ||
+ | | Longitude = 18.407666 | ||
+ | | Climbing Type = Sport | ||
+ | | Rock Type = Sandstone | ||
+ | | Season = All year round | ||
+ | | Province = Western Cape | ||
+ | | Area = Cape Town | ||
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+ | }} | ||
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+ | Behind the ridge are four different crags: the Lower Silvermine Crag has easy routes and is perfect for beginners, Blaze of Glory is a little harder, Silvermine Main Crag is a good all round crag and Fawlty Towers for some harder stuff. | ||
*±80 single pitch sport routes | *±80 single pitch sport routes | ||
*Grades 4 to 7b+ | *Grades 4 to 7b+ | ||
*10 to 25 minute walk-in | *10 to 25 minute walk-in | ||
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− | + | These are some of the most popular crags in South Africa with short walk-ins, good rock quality and many excellent routes. | |
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− | == | + | = Season = |
+ | All year round. Sun in the morning and shade in the afternoon, resulting in crag congestion at the most popular crags, like Lower Silvermine Main | ||
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+ | = Entry Times = | ||
+ | 07:00 - 18:00 Summer (October - March) Exit at 19:00<br> | ||
+ | 08:00 - 17:00 Winter (April - September) Exit at 18:00<br> | ||
+ | Activities after hours / Late exit: R500 fine | ||
+ | |||
+ | = Contact = | ||
+ | Tel +27 21 701 8692<br> | ||
+ | Emergency Tel: +27 86 110 6417<br> | ||
+ | Email: [mailto:tablemountain@sanparks.org tablemountain@sanparks.org]<br> | ||
+ | Website: [http://www.tmnp.co.za tmnp.co.za] | ||
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+ | = Rock = | ||
Sandstone | Sandstone | ||
− | + | = Gear = | |
Sport rack, 50m or 60m rope. Be sure to tie a knot in the end of your rope as some of the routes are '''higher than 25m'''. | Sport rack, 50m or 60m rope. Be sure to tie a knot in the end of your rope as some of the routes are '''higher than 25m'''. | ||
− | == The climbing | + | = Sivermine Crags Map= |
+ | [[image:Map_ct_silver.gif|right]] | ||
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+ | = The climbing = | ||
Mostly vertical to slightly overhanging with a good 'get your leg up overhang' on a couple of the routes at Silvermine Main Crag and Blaze of Glory. There are many less overhanging/easier climbs at the two Lower Crags. | Mostly vertical to slightly overhanging with a good 'get your leg up overhang' on a couple of the routes at Silvermine Main Crag and Blaze of Glory. There are many less overhanging/easier climbs at the two Lower Crags. | ||
− | + | = Getting There = | |
− | From Cape Town, take Ou Kaapse Weg towards Noordhoek. Once on top of the mountain turn right into the Silvermine Reserve. There is an entrance fee of | + | From Cape Town, take Ou Kaapse Weg towards Noordhoek. Once on top of the mountain turn right into the Silvermine Reserve. There is an entrance fee of R30.00 to get into the reserve (February 2012). A Wild card also gets you in. |
− | Visitors to South Africa can also take advantage of the Wild cards.[http://www.capenature.org.za/ | + | Visitors to South Africa can also take advantage of the Wild cards.[http://www.capenature.org.za/wildcard.htm Wildcard] |
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− | + | = Areas = | |
− | + | == Lower Silvermine Crag == | |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:silverminelower.gif]] |
Routes from L to R | Routes from L to R | ||
− | Park at the first parking lot. Walk straight up the hill to the ridge and then take a path to the left and follow the cairns to the abseil point. The | + | Park at the first parking lot. Walk straight up the hill to the ridge and then take a path to the left and follow the cairns to the path down and abseil point. The path down to the crag goes on the right (when the crag below you). You can also abseil into this crag, The abseil anchors are safely set back about from the edge (a doubled rope will get you to the bottom) |
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+ | ''Cloud Nine Wall:'' | ||
+ | {| {{table}} | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''#''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''ROUTE NAME / AREA''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GRADE''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''# BOLTS''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''RATING''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''BOLTING/OPENED INFO''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''DESCRIPTION''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | A|| Bedazzled|| 6b/21|| (5B+C)|||| M Gowans|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | B|| Vortex|| 6a+/20|| (7B+C)|||| T Lourens|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | C|| Cosmik Debris|| 6b/21|| (6B+C)|||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | D|| Nimbus|| 6a/19|| (6B+C)|||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | D.25|| Lord of The Ring||16|| (10B+C)||||Brad Davies. || Closely bolted. A fantastic introductory route | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | D.50|| My Precious|| 6a+/20|||||| M Gowans|| Pumpy and sustained in the lower half! Some of the rock at the start is a bit suspect so handle with care. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | D.75|| Ring Sting|| 6b/21|||||| S Maasch || | ||
+ | |} | ||
− | === Blaze of Glory | + | |
+ | |||
+ | ''Main/ Original Sector:'' | ||
+ | {| {{table}} | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''#''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''ROUTE NAME / AREA''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GRADE''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''# BOLTS''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''RATING''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''BOLTING/OPENED INFO''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''DESCRIPTION''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | E|| Blockhead|| 6a+/20|| (6B+C)|||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | E.50|| Skywalker|| 23|||||| BB G Hart/FA J Temple-Forbes|| Features many loose blocks reinforced with glue. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | E.75|| Mantra|| 13/14|| [11B; C]|||| Gavin Peckham and Brian Lambourne (30/03/08)|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | F|| Chicks Dig it Lank|| 13|| (6B+C)|||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | G|| Serendipity|| 14|| (6B+C)|||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | H|| Rough Rider|| 15|| (6B+C)|||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | I|| Flakes|| 15|| (6B+C)|||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | J|| Alpha & Omega|| 6b+/22|| (6B+C)|||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | K|| Fool's Garden|| 6a+/19|| (6B+C)|||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | L|| Obideah|| 6a/18|| (8B+C)|||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ||Between the Lines|| 6a+/20|||||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | M|| Jedeiah 6a/18|| (6B+C)|||||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | N|| The Gift|| /16|| (7B+C)|||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | O|| Hard as it Gets|| 17|| (7B+C)|||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ||Vlad the Impaler|| 6a/19|||||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | P|| Wings of Desire/ (Malcolm's Route in Book)||||(3B+C)||||(2009)|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Q|| Wet Dreams|| 6a/19 |||||||| | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | ''8 Mile Ledge: (Half way up Wet Dreams, traverse to the ledge on left)'' | ||
+ | {| {{table}} | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''#''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''ROUTE NAME / AREA''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GRADE''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''# BOLTS''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''RATING''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''BOLTING/OPENED INFO''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''DESCRIPTION''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1||Chris Kirkpatrick|| 6b/21|| (6B+C)|||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2||Two Trailer Park Girls|| 6b+/22|| (5B+C)|||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 3||Oh, There Goes Gravity|| 6c/23|| (7B+C)|||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 4||Oh, There Goes Gravity-direct|| 25|| (7B+C) |||||| | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | ''The Pumphouse:'' | ||
+ | {| {{table}} | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''#''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''ROUTE NAME / AREA''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GRADE''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''# BOLTS''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''RATING''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''BOLTING/OPENED INFO''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''DESCRIPTION''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1||Rest the Brakes|| 18|||||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2||Spitfire|| 23|||||||| | ||
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+ | | 3||In Your Face|| 21|||||||| | ||
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+ | | 4||London Burning|| 7a (grade consensus needed)|||||| J. Samson pre July 2010|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 5||Cursed|| 19|||||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 6||Piglet Garden|| 17|||||||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 7||Snitch|| 18 |||||||| | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Blaze of Glory == | ||
Routes from L to R | Routes from L to R | ||
+ | {| {{table}} | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''#''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''ROUTE NAME / AREA''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GRADE''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''# BOLTS''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''RATING''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''BOLTING/OPENED INFO''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''DESCRIPTION''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1||Promise of Light|| 6b+/22|| 15m|||||| 15m | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2||Terminal Velocity|| 6b+/22|| 15m|||||| 15m | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 3||Drop Zone|| 6a/19|| 15m|||||| 15m | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 4||Wake-Up Call|| 6b/21|| 16m|||||| 16m | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 5||Bad Medicine|| 6b/21|| 16m|||||| 16m | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 6||Blaze of Glory||6b+/22|| 15m|||||| 15m | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 7||Dead Wing Starling ||4+/15|| 14m|||||| 14m | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 8||Hairless Mexican|| 4+/15|| 14m |||||| 14m | ||
+ | |} | ||
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− | + | == Silvermine Main Crag == | |
'''Routes''' | '''Routes''' | ||
From left to right: | From left to right: | ||
− | + | {| {{table}} | |
− | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''#''' | |
− | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''ROUTE NAME / AREA''' | |
− | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GRADE''' | |
− | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''# BOLTS''' | |
− | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''RATING''' | |
− | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''BOLTING/OPENED INFO''' | |
− | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''DESCRIPTION''' | |
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− | + | | 1||Mind the Gap||21||12 bolts||||Scott Miller, March 2005||to the left of Argent | |
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− | + | | 2||Argent|| 16|||||| Richard Behne|| | |
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− | + | | 3||Argentum|| 19|||||| Richard Behne|| | |
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− | + | | 4||Jono Gordon's Route|| 22|||||| Jono Gordon|| This route has been rebolted with chemical anchors by the Anchor Replacement Fund | |
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+ | | 5||Mercury|| 26|||||| Richard Behne|| This route has been rebolted with chemical anchors by the Anchor Replacement Fund | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 6||Pistolero|| 20|||||| Patrick McCann|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 7||Josie Get Your Gun|| 21|||||| Patrick McCann|| Hard if you're short | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 8||Cool Hand Luke|| 18|||||| Patrick McCann|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 9||Male Country|| 24|||||| Jayson Orton|| | ||
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+ | | 10||No Man's Land|| 24|||||| John Alexander|| | ||
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+ | | 11||Sterling Silver|| 21|||||| John Alexander|| A classic! This route has been rebolted with chemical anchors by the Anchor Replacement Fund | ||
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+ | | 12||Revealyomango|| 20|||||| Tony Lourens|| | ||
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+ | | 13||Train Spotting|| 28|||||| Guy Holwill|| | ||
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+ | | 14||Silver Streak|| 26|||||| Paul Schlodfeldt|| | ||
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+ | | 15||Dragonfly|| 26|||||| Mike Roberts|| | ||
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+ | | 16||Trance Dance|| 23|||||| Malcolm Gowans|| | ||
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+ | | 17||Kirika|| 23|||||| Greg Hart 2006|| The grey streaks | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Photos''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | <!-- Place any pictures from this crag below. Add a picture by typing File:imagename.extension --> | ||
+ | File:SterlingSilver.JPG|Clipping the chains on Sterling Silver. photo: Philip Starke | ||
+ | File:KeithOnSterling.jpg|Sterling Silver. photo: Andy Davies | ||
+ | <!-- Do not remove the end gallery code.--> | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
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+ | |||
+ | == Silverminor Crag == | ||
+ | Access to Silverminor is from the Main Crag: | ||
+ | *From the open terrace between 'Cool Hand Luke' and 'No Man's Land', step down and follow the vague path down and left along a ledge, to access the routes. | ||
+ | |||
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+ | '''Routes''' | ||
+ | From left to right: | ||
+ | {| {{table}} | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''#''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''ROUTE NAME / AREA''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GRADE''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''# BOLTS''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''RATING''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''BOLTING/OPENED INFO''' | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''DESCRIPTION''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1||Trite quicky|| 19|||||| Malcolm Gowans March 2012.|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2||Souldery bart|| 18|||||| Jason Temple-Forbes March 2012|| | ||
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+ | | 3||Tad ho|| 23|||||| Jason Temple-Forbes March 2012|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 4||Mong love|| 17|||||| Malcolm Gowans March 2012|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 5||Gunnet|| 23|||||| Malcolm Gowans August 2013|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 6||Giden hem|| 23|||||| Jason Temple-Forbes March 2012 || | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Image:Silverminor craglet topo.jpg|Silverminor topo. By Malcolm Gowans]] | ||
+ | |||
'''Photos''' | '''Photos''' | ||
− | + | <gallery> | |
+ | <!-- Place any pictures from this crag below. Add a picture by typing File:imagename.extension --> | ||
+ | File:Beth-Higgins-toping-out-600.jpg|frame|center|Beth Higgins toping out on Souldery bart (18) at Silverminor. Photo by Malcolm Gowans | ||
− | + | <!-- Do not remove the end gallery code.--> | |
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | == Fawlty Towers == | ||
+ | To get to Fawlty Towers, walk along the dirt road to the far side of the ridge. Once on the ridge, head back (that is, walk in the direction of Muizenberg). Look for a rock cairn indicating the path to walk down to the crag. You will arrive at the right hand side of the crag. | ||
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From left to right: | From left to right: | ||
− | + | {| {{table}} | |
− | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''#''' | |
− | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''ROUTE NAME / AREA''' | |
− | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GRADE''' | |
− | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''# BOLTS''' | |
− | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''RATING''' | |
− | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''BOLTING/OPENED INFO''' | |
− | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''DESCRIPTION''' | |
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− | + | | 1||Moose's Head|| 23|||||| Guy Holwill|| | |
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− | + | | 2||The Psychiatrist|| 22|||||| Jason Temple-Forbes|| | |
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− | + | | 3||Corked|| 19|||||| Jayson Orton|| | |
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− | + | | 4||Duck Surprise|| 20|||||| Tony Lourens|| | |
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− | + | | 5||Communication Breakdown|| 23|||||| Jayson Orton|| | |
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− | + | | 6||Lemonade|| 16|| (9 bolts)|||| Tyrone Chan, March 2005|| | |
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+ | | 7||Playin' Hookie|| 16|| (9 bolts) ||||Scott Miller, March 2005|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 8||Sthpoonz|| 20|||||| Jayson Orton|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 9||Waldorf Salad|| 18|||||| Robyn Holwill ||(harder start a metre or so to the right is graded 22) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 10||Brahm's Third Racket|| 26|||||| Guy Holwill|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 11||Basil the Rat|| 23|||||| Jayson Orton|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 12||Toreador of Torquay|| 21|||||| Patrick McCann|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 13||name?|| 21/22||||||||It starts off with a couple of metres of face climbing, then moves up and right to a roof with some nice jugs, which moves over the roof to a left handed pinch, finally finishing at the chains under the ceiling. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 14||False Alarm|| 26|||||| Jayson Orton|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 15||Don't Mention the War|| 26|||||| Guy Holwill|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 16||Fire Alarm|| 23|| (7 bolts)|||| Scott Miller February 2005|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 17||The Germans|| 27|||||| Guy Holwill|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 18||Bravest Orangutan in Britain|| 22|||||| Gordon Forbes|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 19||Not Yet Major|| 25|||||| Guy Holwill|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 20||Lord Melbury|| 25|||||| Robyn Holwill|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 21||Boff|| 23|||||| Jason Temple-Forbes|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 22||Poff|| 21|||||| Jayson Orton|| (this is the first route you will see when you arrive at the crag) | ||
+ | |} | ||
− | + | <gallery> | |
− | + | <!-- Place any pictures from this crag below. Add a picture by typing File:imagename.extension --> | |
+ | File:FawlteyTowers.jpg|Climbing at Fawlty Towers | ||
+ | File:LordMelburyUndercling.jpg|Battling the undercling on ''Lord Melbury'' | ||
+ | <!-- Do not remove the end gallery code.--> | ||
+ | </gallery> |
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Latitude | -34.075626 |
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Longitude | 18.407666 |
Climbing Type | Sport |
Rock Type | Sandstone |
Season | All year round |
Province | Western Cape |
Area | Cape Town |
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Behind the ridge are four different crags: the Lower Silvermine Crag has easy routes and is perfect for beginners, Blaze of Glory is a little harder, Silvermine Main Crag is a good all round crag and Fawlty Towers for some harder stuff.
- ±80 single pitch sport routes
- Grades 4 to 7b+
- 10 to 25 minute walk-in
These are some of the most popular crags in South Africa with short walk-ins, good rock quality and many excellent routes.
Contents
Season
All year round. Sun in the morning and shade in the afternoon, resulting in crag congestion at the most popular crags, like Lower Silvermine Main
Entry Times
07:00 - 18:00 Summer (October - March) Exit at 19:00
08:00 - 17:00 Winter (April - September) Exit at 18:00
Activities after hours / Late exit: R500 fine
Contact
Tel +27 21 701 8692
Emergency Tel: +27 86 110 6417
Email: tablemountain@sanparks.org
Website: tmnp.co.za
Rock
Sandstone
Gear
Sport rack, 50m or 60m rope. Be sure to tie a knot in the end of your rope as some of the routes are higher than 25m.
Sivermine Crags Map
The climbing
Mostly vertical to slightly overhanging with a good 'get your leg up overhang' on a couple of the routes at Silvermine Main Crag and Blaze of Glory. There are many less overhanging/easier climbs at the two Lower Crags.
Getting There
From Cape Town, take Ou Kaapse Weg towards Noordhoek. Once on top of the mountain turn right into the Silvermine Reserve. There is an entrance fee of R30.00 to get into the reserve (February 2012). A Wild card also gets you in. Visitors to South Africa can also take advantage of the Wild cards.Wildcard
Areas
Lower Silvermine Crag
Routes from L to R Park at the first parking lot. Walk straight up the hill to the ridge and then take a path to the left and follow the cairns to the path down and abseil point. The path down to the crag goes on the right (when the crag below you). You can also abseil into this crag, The abseil anchors are safely set back about from the edge (a doubled rope will get you to the bottom)
Cloud Nine Wall:
# | ROUTE NAME / AREA | GRADE | # BOLTS | RATING | BOLTING/OPENED INFO | DESCRIPTION |
A | Bedazzled | 6b/21 | (5B+C) | M Gowans | ||
B | Vortex | 6a+/20 | (7B+C) | T Lourens | ||
C | Cosmik Debris | 6b/21 | (6B+C) | |||
D | Nimbus | 6a/19 | (6B+C) | |||
D.25 | Lord of The Ring | 16 | (10B+C) | Brad Davies. | Closely bolted. A fantastic introductory route | |
D.50 | My Precious | 6a+/20 | M Gowans | Pumpy and sustained in the lower half! Some of the rock at the start is a bit suspect so handle with care. | ||
D.75 | Ring Sting | 6b/21 | S Maasch |
Main/ Original Sector:
# | ROUTE NAME / AREA | GRADE | # BOLTS | RATING | BOLTING/OPENED INFO | DESCRIPTION |
E | Blockhead | 6a+/20 | (6B+C) | |||
E.50 | Skywalker | 23 | BB G Hart/FA J Temple-Forbes | Features many loose blocks reinforced with glue. | ||
E.75 | Mantra | 13/14 | [11B; C] | Gavin Peckham and Brian Lambourne (30/03/08) | ||
F | Chicks Dig it Lank | 13 | (6B+C) | |||
G | Serendipity | 14 | (6B+C) | |||
H | Rough Rider | 15 | (6B+C) | |||
I | Flakes | 15 | (6B+C) | |||
J | Alpha & Omega | 6b+/22 | (6B+C) | |||
K | Fool's Garden | 6a+/19 | (6B+C) | |||
L | Obideah | 6a/18 | (8B+C) | |||
Between the Lines | 6a+/20 | |||||
M | Jedeiah 6a/18 | (6B+C) | ||||
N | The Gift | /16 | (7B+C) | |||
O | Hard as it Gets | 17 | (7B+C) | |||
Vlad the Impaler | 6a/19 | |||||
P | Wings of Desire/ (Malcolm's Route in Book) | (3B+C) | (2009) | |||
Q | Wet Dreams | 6a/19 |
8 Mile Ledge: (Half way up Wet Dreams, traverse to the ledge on left)
# | ROUTE NAME / AREA | GRADE | # BOLTS | RATING | BOLTING/OPENED INFO | DESCRIPTION |
1 | Chris Kirkpatrick | 6b/21 | (6B+C) | |||
2 | Two Trailer Park Girls | 6b+/22 | (5B+C) | |||
3 | Oh, There Goes Gravity | 6c/23 | (7B+C) | |||
4 | Oh, There Goes Gravity-direct | 25 | (7B+C) |
The Pumphouse:
# | ROUTE NAME / AREA | GRADE | # BOLTS | RATING | BOLTING/OPENED INFO | DESCRIPTION |
1 | Rest the Brakes | 18 | ||||
2 | Spitfire | 23 | ||||
3 | In Your Face | 21 | ||||
4 | London Burning | 7a (grade consensus needed) | J. Samson pre July 2010 | |||
5 | Cursed | 19 | ||||
6 | Piglet Garden | 17 | ||||
7 | Snitch | 18 |
Blaze of Glory
Routes from L to R
# | ROUTE NAME / AREA | GRADE | # BOLTS | RATING | BOLTING/OPENED INFO | DESCRIPTION |
1 | Promise of Light | 6b+/22 | 15m | 15m | ||
2 | Terminal Velocity | 6b+/22 | 15m | 15m | ||
3 | Drop Zone | 6a/19 | 15m | 15m | ||
4 | Wake-Up Call | 6b/21 | 16m | 16m | ||
5 | Bad Medicine | 6b/21 | 16m | 16m | ||
6 | Blaze of Glory | 6b+/22 | 15m | 15m | ||
7 | Dead Wing Starling | 4+/15 | 14m | 14m | ||
8 | Hairless Mexican | 4+/15 | 14m | 14m |
Silvermine Main Crag
Routes From left to right:
# | ROUTE NAME / AREA | GRADE | # BOLTS | RATING | BOLTING/OPENED INFO | DESCRIPTION |
1 | Mind the Gap | 21 | 12 bolts | Scott Miller, March 2005 | to the left of Argent | |
2 | Argent | 16 | Richard Behne | |||
3 | Argentum | 19 | Richard Behne | |||
4 | Jono Gordon's Route | 22 | Jono Gordon | This route has been rebolted with chemical anchors by the Anchor Replacement Fund | ||
5 | Mercury | 26 | Richard Behne | This route has been rebolted with chemical anchors by the Anchor Replacement Fund | ||
6 | Pistolero | 20 | Patrick McCann | |||
7 | Josie Get Your Gun | 21 | Patrick McCann | Hard if you're short | ||
8 | Cool Hand Luke | 18 | Patrick McCann | |||
9 | Male Country | 24 | Jayson Orton | |||
10 | No Man's Land | 24 | John Alexander | |||
11 | Sterling Silver | 21 | John Alexander | A classic! This route has been rebolted with chemical anchors by the Anchor Replacement Fund | ||
12 | Revealyomango | 20 | Tony Lourens | |||
13 | Train Spotting | 28 | Guy Holwill | |||
14 | Silver Streak | 26 | Paul Schlodfeldt | |||
15 | Dragonfly | 26 | Mike Roberts | |||
16 | Trance Dance | 23 | Malcolm Gowans | |||
17 | Kirika | 23 | Greg Hart 2006 | The grey streaks |
Photos
Silverminor Crag
Access to Silverminor is from the Main Crag:
- From the open terrace between 'Cool Hand Luke' and 'No Man's Land', step down and follow the vague path down and left along a ledge, to access the routes.
Routes
From left to right:
# | ROUTE NAME / AREA | GRADE | # BOLTS | RATING | BOLTING/OPENED INFO | DESCRIPTION |
1 | Trite quicky | 19 | Malcolm Gowans March 2012. | |||
2 | Souldery bart | 18 | Jason Temple-Forbes March 2012 | |||
3 | Tad ho | 23 | Jason Temple-Forbes March 2012 | |||
4 | Mong love | 17 | Malcolm Gowans March 2012 | |||
5 | Gunnet | 23 | Malcolm Gowans August 2013 | |||
6 | Giden hem | 23 | Jason Temple-Forbes March 2012 |
Photos
Fawlty Towers
To get to Fawlty Towers, walk along the dirt road to the far side of the ridge. Once on the ridge, head back (that is, walk in the direction of Muizenberg). Look for a rock cairn indicating the path to walk down to the crag. You will arrive at the right hand side of the crag.
From left to right:
# | ROUTE NAME / AREA | GRADE | # BOLTS | RATING | BOLTING/OPENED INFO | DESCRIPTION |
1 | Moose's Head | 23 | Guy Holwill | |||
2 | The Psychiatrist | 22 | Jason Temple-Forbes | |||
3 | Corked | 19 | Jayson Orton | |||
4 | Duck Surprise | 20 | Tony Lourens | |||
5 | Communication Breakdown | 23 | Jayson Orton | |||
6 | Lemonade | 16 | (9 bolts) | Tyrone Chan, March 2005 | ||
7 | Playin' Hookie | 16 | (9 bolts) | Scott Miller, March 2005 | ||
8 | Sthpoonz | 20 | Jayson Orton | |||
9 | Waldorf Salad | 18 | Robyn Holwill | (harder start a metre or so to the right is graded 22) | ||
10 | Brahm's Third Racket | 26 | Guy Holwill | |||
11 | Basil the Rat | 23 | Jayson Orton | |||
12 | Toreador of Torquay | 21 | Patrick McCann | |||
13 | name? | 21/22 | It starts off with a couple of metres of face climbing, then moves up and right to a roof with some nice jugs, which moves over the roof to a left handed pinch, finally finishing at the chains under the ceiling. | |||
14 | False Alarm | 26 | Jayson Orton | |||
15 | Don't Mention the War | 26 | Guy Holwill | |||
16 | Fire Alarm | 23 | (7 bolts) | Scott Miller February 2005 | ||
17 | The Germans | 27 | Guy Holwill | |||
18 | Bravest Orangutan in Britain | 22 | Gordon Forbes | |||
19 | Not Yet Major | 25 | Guy Holwill | |||
20 | Lord Melbury | 25 | Robyn Holwill | |||
21 | Boff | 23 | Jason Temple-Forbes | |||
22 | Poff | 21 | Jayson Orton | (this is the first route you will see when you arrive at the crag) |