Africa Ledge - Revision history

Q20: /* Right Face */

2013-04-29T13:54:30Z

Right Face

Garron: /* Mad Dog 22 */

2013-03-30T16:30:44Z

Mad Dog 22

Q20: /* Right Face */

2013-03-07T15:24:50Z

Right Face

Q20 at 11:30, 30 January 2013

2013-01-30T11:30:50Z

Douw at 11:23, 17 January 2013

2013-01-17T11:23:13Z

Q20: /* Prowling 26 */

2013-01-09T19:02:43Z

Prowling 26

Douw: Arms Race Direct was in wrong area. Moved to Fountain Ledge page.

2013-01-05T12:45:41Z

Arms Race Direct was in wrong area. Moved to Fountain Ledge page.

Q20 at 21:00, 22 November 2012

2012-11-22T21:00:12Z

Q20 at 20:10, 14 March 2012

2012-03-14T20:10:28Z

Q20 at 08:09, 16 February 2012

2012-02-16T08:09:17Z

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 '''Access''': To access ''Prowling'' and ''Orion'', walk from the upper cable station towards Platteklip Gorge, passing two viewing areas with railings. Continue past the next lookout with a stone wall to the following lookout. From here scramble down to the top of the Africa Ampitheatre cliffs, and walk right (East) for about 50m on a ledge until you get to a drop-off above a gulley. There is an abseil point in situ overlooking the gulley, and a 40m abseil brings you to a ledge (abseiling directly above the prow will leave you hanging in space). Bring some screwgates and two 120cm slings to extend the anchor over edge so rope pulls easily. Walk about 10m back in the direction of the cable station to the base of ''Prowling'' and ''Orion''. For ''Beetle Juice'', scramble up and right to a small platform with a large, perched flake on the right. If needed, you can scramble out to the right of all the routes.<br>
-[[File:prowlingarea.jpg|300px|thumb|centre| P: Prowling, O:Orion, Arrow: abseil point]]
+[[File:prowlingarea.jpg|300px|thumb|centre| P: Prowling, O:Orion, BJ: Beetle Juice, Arrow: abseil point]]
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 '''FFA''': R. Halsey & J. Möhle, 11/03/2012
-==='''Orion (23-25??)'''===
+==='''Orion (24)'''===
 Features a cool 4m roof with great exposure.
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 *'''Pitch 1. 25m (21)''' Start as for ''Prowling'', but climb straight up to the ledge via a wide vertical crack. Now follow a left tending crack, which starts very thin (with good holds on the right) to a good rail. Move ~1.5m right until below a tiny roof. Pull up and right to good holds on the right of the tiny roof. Continue up the right side of a white bulge to stance on a small ledge with a large horn on the left.
-*'''Pitch 2. 20m (23-25???)''' Head straight up for ~6m to a wide rail. Traverse ~2m left until you can pull up to the good rail in the roof (small/medium cams). Move out on this rail until it terminates, then reach a good hold in the roof. Crank to some good holds over the lip, do some circus moves and pull onto the face above. Stance ~8m up at a huge boulder.  Consensus grading needed.
+*'''Pitch 2. 20m (24)''' Head straight up for ~6m to a wide rail. Traverse ~2m left until you can pull up to the good rail in the roof (small/medium cams). Move out on this rail until it terminates, then reach a good hold in the roof. Crank to some good holds over the lip, do some circus moves and pull onto the face above. Stance ~8m up at a huge boulder.  Consensus grading needed.
 '''FA''': R. Halsey & J. Möhle, 28/01/2013
-==='''Beetle Juice (22??)'''===
+==='''Beetle Juice (22)'''===
 Tackles a strenuous horizontal rail under a roof.
-*'''Pitch 1. 30m (22??)''' From the little platform, head straight up and then use the hand jam rail that heads out left under the roof to the lip. Pull up on great holds and continue easily to stance at the top under a convenient overhang formed by a boulder. Consensus grading needed.
+*'''Pitch 1. 30m (22)''' From the little platform, head straight up and then use the hand jam rail that heads out left under the roof to the lip. Pull up on great holds and continue easily to stance at the top under a convenient overhang formed by a boulder. Consensus grading needed.
 '''FA''': R. Halsey & C. Martinengo, 04/03/2013

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 ==='''Mad Dog 22'''===
-“Mad Dog” is a direct variation of the ''Africa Lunch'' second pitch.  It is easier as it avoids the pumpy lie back at the top of Lunch but has its moments particularly for the “on-sight” lead.
+“Mad Dog” is a direct variation of the ''African Lunch'' second pitch.  It is easier as it avoids the pumpy lie back at the top of Lunch but has its moments particularly for the “on-sight” lead.
 '''Mad Dog 30m 22:'''

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 == Right Face ==
-'''Access''': To access ''Prowling'' and ''Orion'', walk from the upper cable station towards Platteklip Gorge, passing two viewing areas with railings. Continue past the next lookout with a stone wall to the following lookout. From here scramble down to the top of the Africa Ampitheatre cliffs, and walk right (East) for about 50m on a ledge until you get to a drop-off above a gulley. There is an abseil point in situ overlooking the gulley, and a 40m abseil brings you to a ledge (abseiling directly above the prow will leave you hanging in space). Bring some screwgates and two 120cm slings to extend the anchor over edge so rope pulls easily. Walk about 10m back in the direction of the cable station to the base of the routes. If needed, you can scramble out to the right of the routes.<br>
+'''Access''': To access ''Prowling'' and ''Orion'', walk from the upper cable station towards Platteklip Gorge, passing two viewing areas with railings. Continue past the next lookout with a stone wall to the following lookout. From here scramble down to the top of the Africa Ampitheatre cliffs, and walk right (East) for about 50m on a ledge until you get to a drop-off above a gulley. There is an abseil point in situ overlooking the gulley, and a 40m abseil brings you to a ledge (abseiling directly above the prow will leave you hanging in space). Bring some screwgates and two 120cm slings to extend the anchor over edge so rope pulls easily. Walk about 10m back in the direction of the cable station to the base of ''Prowling'' and ''Orion''. For ''Beetle Juice'', scramble up and right to a small platform with a large, perched flake on the right. If needed, you can scramble out to the right of all the routes.<br>
-[[File:orion.jpg|300px|thumb|centre| P: Prowling, O:Orion, Arrow: abseil point]]
+[[File:prowlingarea.jpg|300px|thumb|centre| P: Prowling, O:Orion, Arrow: abseil point]]
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 '''FFA''': R. Halsey & J. Möhle, 11/03/2012
-==='''Orion (25?)'''===
+==='''Orion (23-25??)'''===
 Features a cool 4m roof with great exposure.
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 *'''Pitch 1. 25m (21)''' Start as for ''Prowling'', but climb straight up to the ledge via a wide vertical crack. Now follow a left tending crack, which starts very thin (with good holds on the right) to a good rail. Move ~1.5m right until below a tiny roof. Pull up and right to good holds on the right of the tiny roof. Continue up the right side of a white bulge to stance on a small ledge with a large horn on the left.
-*'''Pitch 2. 20m (25?)''' Head straight up for ~6m to a wide rail. Traverse ~2m left until you can pull up to the good rail in the roof (small/medium cams). Move out on this rail until it terminates, then reach a good hold in the roof. Crank to some good holds over the lip, do some circus moves and pull onto the face above. Stance ~8m up at a huge boulder.  Consensus grading needed.
+*'''Pitch 2. 20m (23-25???)''' Head straight up for ~6m to a wide rail. Traverse ~2m left until you can pull up to the good rail in the roof (small/medium cams). Move out on this rail until it terminates, then reach a good hold in the roof. Crank to some good holds over the lip, do some circus moves and pull onto the face above. Stance ~8m up at a huge boulder.  Consensus grading needed.
 '''FA''': R. Halsey & J. Möhle, 28/01/2013
 [[Category:Table Mountain]]

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 === '''COCK and Bull Buttress''' ===
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 '''FA:''' Richard Halsey, 16/02/2012
 ==='''Local Legend 24'''===
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 '''First Ascent 16 February 2007:'''  Charles Edelstein and Robert Breyer. <br>
 ==='''Vapour Trail (28)'''===
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 [[File:Vapour_trail.jpg|frame|center|alt=Upper Africa Ledge, right hand side.|Upper Africa Ledge, right hand side.<br>Blue = Vapour Trail<br>Pink squares = Africa Corner abseil anchors]]
 [[Category:Table Mountain]]

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 A long, steep prow near the last pitches of ''Right Face'' and clearly visible from Tafelberg Rd near the Platteklip Gorge parking.
-[[Image:Prowlingrd.JPG|250px|thumb|left|'''Prowling (26)''']]
+[[Image:Prowlingrd.JPG|250px|thumb|center|'''Prowling (26)''']]
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 '''FFA''': R. Halsey & J. Möhle, 11/03/2012
 [[Category:Table Mountain]]

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 '''Access''': From the upper cable station, walk towards Platteklip Gorge, passing two viewing areas with railings. Continue past the next lookout with a stone wall to the following lookout. From here scramble down to the top of the Africa Ampitheatre cliffs, and walk right (East) for about 50m on a ledge until you get to a drop-off above a gulley. There is an abseil point in situ overlooking the gulley, and a 40m abseil brings you to a ledge (abseiling directly above the prow will leave you hanging in space). Bring some screwgates and two 120cm slings to extend the anchor over edge so rope pulls easily. Walk about 10m back in the direction of the cable station to the base of the route.
-'''Route''': 40m. Start under a short vertical crack and move up to a hand rail. Traverse a few meters left until you can pull up to a platform and walk left to below the prow. Use the crack and sidepulls to gain a good rail. Pull up about 1m to a horizontal slot (medium cam), where you move left across the arete, and continue up on the left to the next ledge. Step right and ascend up and slightly right to a good sidepull in the steep, grey scoop. Some hard moves straight up lead to a thin rail below a small roof. Use a sloper above the roof to move left and strenuously up to good holds. Up easily to the left of the diving board (wobbles). Finish out right over the void using a good rail and side pulls. <br>
+'''Route''': 40m. Start under a short vertical crack and move up to a hand rail. Traverse a few meters left until you can pull up to a platform and walk left to below the prow. Use the crack and sidepulls to gain a good rail. Pull up about 1m to a horizontal slot (medium cam), where you move left across the arete, and continue up on the left to the next ledge. From the right of the block on the halfway ledge, move 2m up and then slightly right to a good sidepull in the steep, grey scoop. Some hard moves straight up lead to a thin rail below a small roof. Use a sloper above the roof to move left and strenuously up to good holds. Continue up easily to the left of the diving board (wobbles). Finish out right over the void using a good rail and side pulls. <br>
-Consensus grading needed.
-−
 '''FA''': R. Halsey, J.Smith & D. Steyn  9/03/2012

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:45, 5 January 2013
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	Hilton Davies, Neels Havenga and Andy Davies on 26 January 2011.		Hilton Davies, Neels Havenga and Andy Davies on 26 January 2011.

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−	~~==='''Arms Race Direct 25'''===~~
−
−	Skips the grade 18 scramble to the start of the real first pitch and instead extends the crux pitch by adding a hard, direct start. Below and slightly right of the grade 23 crux pitch is a leftward-trending, thin layback crack starting just above a small roof split by a vertical crack. Start 5m below this roof.
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−	~~'''Pitch 1 20m 25:'''~~
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−	Scramble up to the roof. Place a bomber wire just around the lip and some small gear a bit higher, then pull through and into the layback crack. Continue up and into the overhanging groove that forms the crux pitch of the original route.
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−	~~'''Pitches 2 and 3:'''~~
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−	~~Next two pitches the same as for the original Arms Race.~~
−
−	~~'''First ascent:'''~~
−
−	~~Douw Steyn and Willem le Roux, December 2010~~

	==='''Flaky Dog 21 '''===		==='''Flaky Dog 21 '''===

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-=== '''COCK and Bull Butress''' ===
+=== '''COCK and Bull Buttress''' ===
 [[Image:Cock and Bull  Web size v1.JPG|300px|thumb|centre|Routes on the SW face]]
-[[Image:Crank and Pull web size.JPG|300px|thumb|centre|Crank and Pull on the East face]]
+[[Image:Crankarea.jpg|300px|thumb|centre|Routes on East face]]
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 '''First Ascent 16 February 2007:'''  Charles Edelstein and Robert Breyer.
 [[Category:Table Mountain]]