Blouberg - Revision history

Toprope at 19:04, 15 November 2012

2012-11-15T19:04:16Z

Toprope at 19:03, 15 November 2012

2012-11-15T19:03:57Z

Climbza at 11:12, 14 December 2011

2011-12-14T11:12:30Z

Snort: /* Frans' Kraal */

2011-03-14T16:37:01Z

Frans' Kraal

Daveg at 09:17, 22 June 2010

2010-06-22T09:17:24Z

Snort: /* Tips for Some of the Routes */

2009-01-31T15:15:01Z

Tips for Some of the Routes

Toprope at 08:52, 30 January 2009

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Toprope at 08:50, 30 January 2009

2009-01-30T08:50:43Z

Toprope at 08:48, 30 January 2009

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Toprope at 08:42, 30 January 2009

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          | Rock Type = Sandstone
          | Season =
-         | Province = Limopop
+         | Province = Limpopo
          | Area = Blouberg

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		+	\| Latitude = -23.081469
		+	\| Longitude = 29.038661
		+	\| Climbing Type = Multi-pitch Trad
		+	\| Rock Type = Sandstone
		+	\| Season =
		+	\| Province = Limopop
		+	\| Area = Blouberg
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		+	}}
		+	Big wall trad climbing with many excellent routes of upto 12 pitches on good rock. A truly African setting worth the long drive to get there. Its best not to venture out here alone, you would certainly get lost.
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	=Route Guide=		=Route Guide=

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 [[Image:Blouberg North Wall Limpopo Province, South Africa.jpg|right]]
 =Route Guide=
-[[http://www.climb.co.za/topo/pdf/Blouberg_Route_Guide_2.pdf]]
+[[http://www.climb.co.za/topo/pdf/Blouberg_Route_Guide_6_2011_12_12.pdf | Click here to download the Blouberg Route Guide by Hector Pringle]]
 =Directions=

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 ==Frans' Kraal==
-Parking is no longer at Frans' Kraal, but rather at Isaac's Kraal. Isaac is a relative of Frans (son? nephew? grandson?) and his Kraal consists of 2 rondawels, an outhouse and a mielie patch. From the house walk down the road towards the mountain (i.e. in a westerly direction. You'll pass Frans' Kraal (a white house) on your LHS about 100m down the road. Cross the small river at some big smooth boulders. Carry on along the very big path until the big thorn trees start. Just after entering the thron tree forest, turn onto the massive path that goes up the hill.
+Parking is no longer at Frans' Kraal, but rather at Isaac's Kraal. Isaac is a relative of Frans (son? nephew? grandson?) and the road virtually runs into his place.  (The Rondawels have gone).  His property is guarded by a fence with "white metal gates". From the house walk down the road towards the mountain (i.e. in a westerly direction. You'll pass Frans' Kraal (a white house) on your LHS about 100m down the road. Cross the small river at some big smooth boulders. Carry on along the very big path until the big thorn trees start. Just after entering the thron tree forest, turn onto the well worn path that goes up the hill.
-Follow the path up the hill until a kraal on your LHS. There should be a path veering left at this stage, following a contour. Follow this path until it veers right up the hill, next to the main river (usually running). The path becomes steep now, staying on the true left of the river, until it levels off slightly and crosses the river. It usually takes 15-25 mins to get to this point.
+Follow the path up the hill until a kraal on your RHS. There should be a path veering left at this stage, following a contour. Follow this path until it veers right up the hill, next to the main river (usually running). The path becomes steep now, staying on the true left of the river, until it levels off slightly and crosses the river. It usually takes 15-25 mins to get to this point.
-Follow the devious path around the big boulder, and find the path through the steep vegetation behind. This takes you to a clearing after a while, on the other side of which the yellowwood forest starts. Find the path where it enters this forest and veers rightwards. Within a minute or two you should be amongst some massive yellowwoods. The perrenial drip of clean water is just a little bit up the hill. The biggest tree around marks the start of the next section of the walk. It usually takes about 1hr30 to get to the drip.
+There should be a very well worn path on the other side, heading south (i.e. away from the river). Head slightly left through the trees to find a good path that gradually takes you onto a ridge. A bit up this path it suddenly opens up and you get a good view of the plain below. Shortly after this, stick to the right and (there are many paths splitting and joining here - they all go more or less the same way, except for the left most one which goes the wrong way). You should now be heading due west again, up a steady ridge. This path is very eroded at times. Eventually, it will level off, go through a small dip past a little stream, and then up a short steep, boulder hopping section through trees until a contour path running north-south is reached. Turn left (south) onto the contour path. It usually takes about an hour to get here.
 From behind the big tree, find the path over the boulders and over a big fallen yellowwood trunk. It start off heading south, then turns sharp right and goes very steeply up the boulders. At the top of the steep stuff is a big boulder cave. Follow the path into the thorn tree forest. You cant really go wrong here. After about ten minutes you should pop out the trees onto the beautiful Blouberg plateau.
-Choose your own way across the plateau. There is one path that goes at a low level (left) and another easier one, if you can find it, at a high level (right). Just head in the general direction of the crags due south. You'll find the river immediately below the crags. Turn upstream (right) and follow the river up the little kloof. Climb out on the true right of the kloof. Follow the path up the little valley, veer rightwards over a small ridge into a second small valley, and climb onto the ridge on the other side. Follow this ridge up to a big boulder. Climb the boulder and contour right to the cave. The whole walk usually takes about 2hr30
+Choose your own way across the plateau. There is one path that goes at a low level (left) and another easier one, if you can find it, at a high. contour, level (right). Just head in the general direction of the crags due south. You'll find the river immediately below the crags. Turn upstream (right) and follow the river up the little kloof. Climb out on the true right of the kloof. Follow the path up the little valley, veer rightwards over a small ridge into a second small valley, and climb onto the ridge on the other side. Follow this ridge up to a big boulder. Climb the boulder and contour right to the cave. The whole walk usually takes about 2hr30 if you are au fait with the route and anything up to 8 hours if you are not!
 =Water=

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		+	[[http://www.climb.co.za/topo/pdf/Blouberg_Route_Guide_2.pdf]]
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	=Directions=		=Directions=

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 The 5th pitch after the grass ledge (the precious mettle pitch) has 2 bolts on it. These were replaced with new 10 mm stainless steel bolts in October 2005. This is a great, well protected route.
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