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Higgovale Quarry

2011-12-07T05:54:33Z

Kloofkop: Added the variation I climbed yesterday. Route 11 at The Polling Booth

A man made quarry that was used as a shooting range and now by climbers. A good place for beginners to learn the ropes, mostly easy routes, but it also has some harder ones. 2 min walk to crag. Granite. 50m rope fine.

== The climbing ==
Located in a suburb below Table Mountain, this quarry was once a shooting range. The routes are all slab/face climbs and are all bolted. It is possible to walk round to the top and put topropes on most of the routes. About 15 routes. Grades vary from 9/4a - 29/7c+.

== Getting there ==
From Cape Town, drive up Long Street into Kloof Street and up towards Table Mountain. Turn left into Camp Street, then three blocks further turn right into Molteno Rd. Drive past the Molteno Reservoir, all the way up and the turn right at the top into Glencoe Rd. Park at the Cul de Sac.... walk-in is 22 seconds from there.

== Alternatively ==

If you’re heading up Kloofnek Road, find your way to Kloof Road (parallel to Kloofnek Road). Turn down into Camp Street and right again into Molteno Road. Follow it up the hill and near the top turn right into Glencoe Crescent. Go all the way to the end and park on the side of the road in front of the boom. Follow the obvious path into the quarry through the bricked-up entrance gate.

Many thanks to Niel Mostert for taking photos and compiling the names and grades.

== The Cinema == 
[[File:Sweet & Short.jpg]] 
Sweet & Short 9 [1B/R] S. Kets 2001 
 
[[Image:Higgovale_quarry_01.jpg]] 
 
Many of these routes have hangers missing, but topropes could possibly be rigged with some creative effort. Routes 4,5 and 8 are quite good.

 
1. K2 10 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
2. Vertical Limit 15 [2B] S. Kets 2001 
3. Cliffhanger 16 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
4. Eiger Sanction 19 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
5. Frankenstein 18 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
6. Alive 13 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
7. Jagged Edge 12 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
8. Himalaya 14 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
 

== The Peanut Gallery == 
[[Image:higgovale_quarry_02.jpg]]

 
1. Fingertip Fallacy 14 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
2. Everymans Fantasy 14 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
3. Eugenius 19 [4B] BB S. Kets/FA G.Irwin? 2001 
4. Torn Finger 18 [5B] A. Hartung & S. Kets 2000 
4-5 Abes Odyssey-Project ?? [1B-Hanger removed] ..... 
5. Digital Crack 15 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
6. 20% for Woodwork 25 [4B] N.Mostert 2009 
7. Phalanges Arete 18 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
 
== The Polling Booth == 
[[Image:higgovale_quarry_04.jpg]] 
 
1. Easy Victory 12 [5B] 
2. FW Who? 14 [5B] 
3. Nebulous Pathway 16 [6B] 
4. Mandela Magic 18 [5B] 
5. Stompie 19 [5B] 
6. Stompie Variation 19 [5B] 
7. Another Nefarious Crack 21 [7B] 
8. Cast Your Vote 23/24 [6B] 
9. Absolute Interpreter 28 [6B] N.Mostert 2010 Start a few metres to the right of Another Nefarious Crack, climb the face to meet up with A.N.C. again 
10. Umshini Wami 29 [6B] N. Mostert 2011 
11. Trikoṇāsana Variation 21 [5B] K. Botha 2011 A fun variation that goes straight up

[[File:Poppies Route.jpg]] 
Poppies Route 9 [3B/R] S. Kets 2001 Note: top anchors are missing as the block fell down

File:Higgovale quarry 04.jpg

2011-12-07T05:46:46Z

Kloofkop:

Higgovale Quarry

2011-12-07T05:29:35Z

Kloofkop: Just corrected the range of grades

A man made quarry that was used as a shooting range and now by climbers. A good place for beginners to learn the ropes, mostly easy routes, but it also has some harder ones. 2 min walk to crag. Granite. 50m rope fine.

== The climbing ==
Located in a suburb below Table Mountain, this quarry was once a shooting range. The routes are all slab/face climbs and are all bolted. It is possible to walk round to the top and put topropes on most of the routes. About 15 routes. Grades vary from 9/4a - 29/7c+.

== Getting there ==
From Cape Town, drive up Long Street into Kloof Street and up towards Table Mountain. Turn left into Camp Street, then three blocks further turn right into Molteno Rd. Drive past the Molteno Reservoir, all the way up and the turn right at the top into Glencoe Rd. Park at the Cul de Sac.... walk-in is 22 seconds from there.

== Alternatively ==

If you’re heading up Kloofnek Road, find your way to Kloof Road (parallel to Kloofnek Road). Turn down into Camp Street and right again into Molteno Road. Follow it up the hill and near the top turn right into Glencoe Crescent. Go all the way to the end and park on the side of the road in front of the boom. Follow the obvious path into the quarry through the bricked-up entrance gate.

Many thanks to Niel Mostert for taking photos and compiling the names and grades.

== The Cinema == 
[[File:Sweet & Short.jpg]] 
Sweet & Short 9 [1B/R] S. Kets 2001 
 
[[Image:Higgovale_quarry_01.jpg]] 
 
Many of these routes have hangers missing, but topropes could possibly be rigged with some creative effort. Routes 4,5 and 8 are quite good.

 
1. K2 10 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
2. Vertical Limit 15 [2B] S. Kets 2001 
3. Cliffhanger 16 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
4. Eiger Sanction 19 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
5. Frankenstein 18 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
6. Alive 13 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
7. Jagged Edge 12 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
8. Himalaya 14 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
 

== The Peanut Gallery == 
[[Image:higgovale_quarry_02.jpg]]

 
1. Fingertip Fallacy 14 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
2. Everymans Fantasy 14 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
3. Eugenius 19 [4B] BB S. Kets/FA G.Irwin? 2001 
4. Torn Finger 18 [5B] A. Hartung & S. Kets 2000 
4-5 Abes Odyssey-Project ?? [1B-Hanger removed] ..... 
5. Digital Crack 15 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
6. 20% for Woodwork 25 [4B] N.Mostert 2009 
7. Phalanges Arete 18 [3B] S. Kets 2001 
 
== The Polling Booth == 
[[Image:higgovale_quarry_03.jpg]] 
 
1. Easy Victory 12 [5B] 
2. FW Who? 14 [5B] 
3. Nebulous Pathway 16 [6B] 
4. Mandela Magic 18 [5B] 
5. Stompie 19 [5B] 
6. Stompie Variation 19 [5B] 
7. Another Nefarious Crack 21 [7B] 
8. Cast Your Vote 23/24 [6B] 
9. Absolute Interpreter 28 [6B] N.Mostert 2010 Start a few metres to the right of Another Nefarious Crack, climb the face to meet up with A.N.C. again 
10. Umshini Wami 29 [6B] N. Mostert 2011

[[File:Poppies Route.jpg]] 
Poppies Route 9 [3B/R] S. Kets 2001 Note: top anchors are missing as the block fell down