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A note on the weather: If the wind is blowing SE which is common in summer, we have what Cape-Climbers refer to as the "Schlorck Factor" at some of the crags; the rock becomes so slippery and even damp that it seems as if someone smeared oil onto the holds. Climbing is near impossible unless you have a bucket of chalk to compensate! This effect is caused by sea water being blown onto the crags (from afar that is).

Crags affected: The Mine, The Hole, Silvermine Crags, Elsies Peak, Kalk Bay Crags, Peers Cave...

The rock friction is rarely if ever altered on the climbs that start at the "Ledge" on Table Mountain.

When the North Wester blows, it generally means that bad weather is on the way (but it could take a day or two to arrive.) The air can be warm and balmy before the clouds race in from the Atlantic. If Lions Head mountain is covered in cloud there is a high chance its going to rain in the next couple of hours.

When a so called cold "front" approaches then the best escape is to head to Montagu where a rain shadow protects the area from rain. As the front moves in from the sea over the peninsula there will be some delay before it gets to Paarl and then the Du Toit's Kloof range will also hold back the front for half a day or so. So one can climb at Paarl Rocks or Hellfire crag for a morning or afternoon. Unfortunately, as the "front" approaches it can get very windy in the Du Toit's pass as it acts as a chute.

The Cedarberg can also be considered but depending on the size of the front, it can rain there too.

Of the crags within an hour two of Cape Town, Karbonaatjies Kraal is the last crag to be affected by wet weather.

**[[Lion's Head]] - Granite & Sandstone
**[[Higgovale Quarry]]
**[[Nursery Ravine]]
**[[Hout Bay]] - Bokkemanskloof, Chapman's Peak, Skoorsteenkop, The Sentinel
**[[Silvermine Crags]]
**[[Peers Cave]]
**[[The Underside]]
**[[The Mine]]
**[[Lakeside Pinnacle]]
**[[Muizenberg Buttress]]
**[[The Hole]]
**[[Foreign Policy]]
**[[Kalk Bay]]
**[[Elsies Peak]]
**[[Table Mountain]]

== Cape Town Bouldering ==
*[[Llandudno]]
*[[New Joshua Tree]]
*[[Redhill]]
*[[Silvermine Boulder]]
*[[Topside]]

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 = Cape Town Weather =
 == SE Wind ==
-If the wind is blowing SE which is common in summer, we have what Cape-Climbers refer to as the "Schlorck Factor" at some of the crags; the rock becomes so slippery and even damp that it seems as if someone smeared oil onto the holds. Climbing is near impossible unless you have a bucket of chalk to compensate! This effect is caused by sea water being blown onto the crags (from afar that is).
+If the wind is blowing SE which is common in summer, we have what Cape-Climbers refer to as the "Schlauk Factor" at some of the crags; the rock becomes so slippery and even damp that it seems as if someone smeared oil onto the holds. Climbing is near impossible unless you have a bucket of chalk to compensate! This effect is caused by sea water being blown onto the crags (from afar that is).
 Crags affected: The Mine, The Hole, Silvermine Crags, Elsies Peak, Kalk Bay Crags, Peers Cave...

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 Of the crags within an hour two of Cape Town, Karbonaatjies Kraal is the last crag to be affected by wet weather.
+= Map of Cape Town Climbing Areas =
 <display_points type="terrain" height="500">
 -33.936524,18.388513||[[Lion's Head]]

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 <display_points type="terrain" height="500">
 -33.936524,18.388513||[[Lion's Head]]
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 </display_points>

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 -34.099581,18.460623||[[Muizenberg Buttress]]
 -34.104343,18.459679||[[The Hole]]
--34.10349,18.461138[[Foreign Policy]]
+-34.10349,18.461138||[[Foreign Policy]]
 -34.128503,18.441912||[[Kalk Bay]]
 -34.14914,18.435181||[[Elsies Peak]]

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		+	<display_points type="terrain" height="500">
		+	-33.936524,18.388513\|\|[[Lion's Head]]
		+	-33.942327,18.401026\|\|[[Higgovale Quarry]]
		+	-33.984239,18.417675\|\|[[Nursery Ravine]]
		+	-34.025717,18.384648\|\|[[Hout Bay]]
		+	-34.075626,18.407666\|\|[[Silvermine Crags]]
		+	-34.114647,18.400713\|\|[[Peers Cave]]
		+	-34.089346,18.427493\|\|[[The Underside]]
		+	-34.091407,18.437106\|\|[[The Mine]]
		+	-34.091833,18.453671\|\|[[Lakeside Pinnacle]]
		+	-34.099581,18.460623\|\|[[Muizenberg Buttress]]
		+	-34.104343,18.459679\|\|[[The Hole]]
		+	-34.10349,18.461138[[Foreign Policy]]
		+	-34.128503,18.441912\|\|[[Kalk Bay]]
		+	-34.14914,18.435181\|\|[[Elsies Peak]]
		+	-33.957884,18.403619\|\|[[Table Mountain]]
		+
		+	</display_points>
		+
	A note on the weather: If the wind is blowing SE which is common in summer, we have what Cape-Climbers refer to as the "Schlorck Factor" at some of the crags; the rock becomes so slippery and even damp that it seems as if someone smeared oil onto the holds. Climbing is near impossible unless you have a bucket of chalk to compensate! This effect is caused by sea water being blown onto the crags (from afar that is).		A note on the weather: If the wind is blowing SE which is common in summer, we have what Cape-Climbers refer to as the "Schlorck Factor" at some of the crags; the rock becomes so slippery and even damp that it seems as if someone smeared oil onto the holds. Climbing is near impossible unless you have a bucket of chalk to compensate! This effect is caused by sea water being blown onto the crags (from afar that is).

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+= Cape Town Weather =
-A note on the weather: If the wind is blowing SE which is common in summer, we have what Cape-Climbers refer to as the "Schlorck Factor" at some of the crags; the rock becomes so slippery and even damp that it seems as if someone smeared oil onto the holds. Climbing is near impossible unless you have a bucket of chalk to compensate! This effect is caused by sea water being blown onto the crags (from afar that is).
+== SE Wind ==
 Crags affected: The Mine, The Hole, Silvermine Crags, Elsies Peak, Kalk Bay Crags, Peers Cave...
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 The rock friction is rarely if ever altered on the climbs that start at the "Ledge" on Table Mountain.
 When the North Wester blows, it generally means that bad weather is on the way (but it could take a day or two to arrive.) The air can be warm and balmy before the clouds race in from the Atlantic. If Lions Head mountain is covered in cloud there is a high chance its going to rain in the next couple of hours.
 When a so called cold "front" approaches then the best escape is to head to Montagu where a rain shadow protects the area from rain. As the front moves in from the sea over the peninsula there will be some delay before it gets to Paarl and then the Du Toit's Kloof range will also hold back the front for half a day or so. So one can climb at Paarl Rocks or Hellfire crag for a morning or afternoon. Unfortunately, as the "front" approaches it can get very windy in the Du Toit's pass as it acts as a chute.

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-== Cape Town Trad Climbing ==
+= Cape Town Trad Climbing =
 *[[Table Mountain]]
 *[[Muizenberg Buttress]]
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-== Cape Town Sport Climbing ==
+= Cape Town Sport Climbing =
 *[[Silvermine Crags]]
 *[[The Mine]]
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 *[[Hout Bay]] - Bokkemanskloof, Chapman's Peak, Skoorsteenkop, The Sentinel
-== Cape Town Bouldering ==
+= Cape Town Bouldering =
 *[[Llandudno]]
 *[[New Joshua Tree]]

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 Of the crags within an hour two of Cape Town, Karbonaatjies Kraal is the last crag to be affected by wet weather.
 **[[Lion's Head]] - Granite & Sandstone
-**[[Higgovale Quarry]]
-**[[Nursery Ravine]]
-**[[Hout Bay]] - Bokkemanskloof, Chapman's Peak, Skoorsteenkop, The Sentinel
+== Cape Town Trad Climbing ==
-**[[Silvermine Crags]]
+*[[Table Mountain]]
-**[[Peers Cave]]
+*[[Muizenberg Buttress]]
-**[[The Underside]]
+*[[Lion's Head]] - Granite & Sandstone
-**[[The Mine]]
+*[[Nursery Ravine]]
-**[[Lakeside Pinnacle]]
+*[[Elsies Peak]]
-**[[Muizenberg Buttress]]
-**[[The Hole]]
-**[[Foreign Policy]]
+== Cape Town Sport Climbing ==
-**[[Kalk Bay]]
+*[[Silvermine Crags]]
-**[[Elsies Peak]]
+*[[The Mine]]
-**[[Table Mountain]]
+*[[The Underside]]
 == Cape Town Bouldering ==