Kgale Hill - Revision history

Toprope at 07:08, 9 November 2012

2012-11-09T07:08:20Z

Toprope at 07:07, 9 November 2012

2012-11-09T07:07:28Z

Jacobkn at 19:04, 2 February 2012

2012-02-02T19:04:10Z

Jacobkn at 06:59, 1 February 2012

2012-02-01T06:59:00Z

Jacobkn at 06:58, 1 February 2012

2012-02-01T06:58:29Z

Carl: routes named and grades adjusted

2009-11-21T09:18:34Z

routes named and grades adjusted

Carl at 16:26, 6 June 2009

2009-06-06T16:26:32Z

Jacobkn at 05:21, 27 May 2009

2009-05-27T05:21:14Z

Carl: /* CUBICLE AREA */

2009-05-26T13:05:54Z

CUBICLE AREA

Carl: /* CUBICLE AREA */

2009-05-26T12:34:53Z

CUBICLE AREA

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−	Kgale Hill is in Gaborone [[Botswana]].The best climbing area faces the Game City shopping complex (with it’s own defunct climbing wall). You can park in the vast shopping centre car park and then it is a short walk to the base of the cliffs. There are three main areas and several anchors and bolted routes. There is easy access to the base and the top of these cliffs if you want to set up a top rope, though you may need a rigging rope as the nearest suitable anchor points are sometimes a little way back from the top of the cliffs. In over ten years of climbing, we have had one incident of a non-violent mugging of two climbers (2011 - no climbing equipment taken) - please don't take valuables when climbing. The rocks are sometimes used by traditional churches, please act ~~resepectfully~~.	+	Kgale Hill is in Gaborone [[Botswana]].The best climbing area faces the Game City shopping complex (with it’s own defunct climbing wall). You can park in the vast shopping centre car park and then it is a short walk to the base of the cliffs. There are three main areas and several anchors and bolted routes. There is easy access to the base and the top of these cliffs if you want to set up a top rope, though you may need a rigging rope as the nearest suitable anchor points are sometimes a little way back from the top of the cliffs. In over ten years of climbing, we have had one incident of a non-violent mugging of two climbers (2011 - no climbing equipment taken) - please don't take valuables when climbing. The rocks are sometimes used by traditional churches, please act respectfully.

	THE BLACK ROCKS. A lower dark band of cliffs which contains the longer climbs and can be seen in the photo to the left.		THE BLACK ROCKS. A lower dark band of cliffs which contains the longer climbs and can be seen in the photo to the left.

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-Kgale Hill is in Gaborone [[Botswana]].The best climbing area faces the Game City shopping complex (with it’s own defunct climbing wall). You can park in the vast shopping centre car park and then it is a short walk to the base of the cliffs. There are three main areas. There is easy access to the base and the top of these cliffs if you want to set up a top rope. You may need a rigging rope as the nearest suitable anchor points are sometimes a little way back from the top of the cliffs. There are several anchors and bolted routes.
+Kgale Hill is in Gaborone [[Botswana]].The best climbing area faces the Game City shopping complex (with it’s own defunct climbing wall). You can park in the vast shopping centre car park and then it is a short walk to the base of the cliffs. There are three main areas and several anchors and bolted routes. There is easy access to the base and the top of these cliffs if you want to set up a top rope, though you may need a rigging rope as the nearest suitable anchor points are sometimes a little way back from the top of the cliffs.  In over ten years of climbing, we have had one incident of a non-violent mugging of two climbers (2011 - no climbing equipment taken) - please don't take valuables when climbing. The rocks are sometimes used by traditional churches, please act resepectfully.
 THE BLACK ROCKS. A lower dark band of cliffs which contains the longer climbs and can be seen in the photo to the left.
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 Facing scrape there is a face with a blank start up to a ledge. Start round to the left and hand traverse onto the ledge to gain the crack. Then straight up the crack to the chains at the top.
-Climbed on top rope only
+First Ascent: Falco Filotto 2010
 . BEIBELE 17 (N,A) 14m

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-. GRUFFALO GULLEY 13 (N,A) 20m
+. GRUFFALO GULLEY 12 (N,A) 20m
 To the left of the triple chin area there is a deep recess. There are chains at the top on the right hand side. A more interesting variation is to climb the face to the left to the underside of the overhang before moving into the back of the recess.
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 First Ascent: Robert Daffe October 2005.
-. BATHTUB BRIM 20 (7B,A) 17m
+. BATHTUB BRIM 21 (7B,A) 17m
 m to the right of Croissant Bleu and similar to it with the crux on the bulge again.
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 First Ascent: Carl Bauer and Anton Makgetho 2004.
-. UNNAMED 23 (TR) 19m
+. MAPALASTINA 23 (TR) 19m
 The route starts 2m to the left of Kwela. Climb up the first block and from here keep to the face without using the blocks to the left crossing one horizontal crack line. This climb is on very thin face holds.
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 Climbed on top rope
-. UNNAMED 20 (TR) 19m
+. KWANTLE 20 (TR) 19m
 The route starts as for Kwela up to the ledge right under the shepherds tree. From here move out onto the slab to the right and keep to the middle of the slab crossing one horizontal crack line. This climb is on thin face holds.
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 First Ascent: Robert Daffe 2005. Now also led on trad gear by Robert Daffe 2005.
-. UNNAMED 25 (7B,A) 18m
+. ITEKA 25 (7B,A) 18m
 The route is round the corner to the right from rusty hinge. It moves up the face with the crux near the bottom.
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 Climbed on top rope only
-. UNNAMED 23 (TR,A) 16m
+. SEKOPO 23 (TR,A) 16m
 Facing scrape there is a face with a blank start up to a ledge. Start round to the left and hand traverse onto the ledge to gain the crack. Then straight up the crack to the chains at the top.
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 Climbed on top rope only
-. UNNAMED 17 (N,A) 14m
+. BEIBELE 17 (N,A) 14m
 At the far right hand side of the red rocks the route goes up the first obvious crack at the back of a shallow open book to chains at the top
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-UNNAMED 22 (TR) 18m
+MOLORA 22 (TR) 18m
 Just around the corner from Rotisserie is a flared crack leading up to a cubby hole under a block. Start by traversing into the crack on the ledge from the left by balancy moves. From here go up the crack to the cubby hole.
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 At the far left hand side of the top area is a buttress facing West with a short leaning offwidth crack in it and a couple of horizontal cracks. From the large blocks at the base of the offwidth do a hand traverse left to the smaller vertical crack. Climb this to another horizontal ledge and then to the top strenusously.
 HOT DOG 18 (TR) 10m
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 First Ascent: Robert Daffe April 2005.
-UNNAMED 22 (TR) 21m
+MENO 22 (TR) 21m
 Around the corner from Colgate is a face with a crack on the right near a vertical block. Take the crack up to the blank face. The slightly sloping face is difficult.
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 Climbed on top rope only.
-UNNAMED 20 (TR) 18m
+MARININI 20 (TR) 18m
 The next buttress has a prominent ridge which can be climbed to the top.

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 . PEG ON THE NOSE 18 (N, A) 22m
-To the right hand of Bathtub Brim the route goes up the first obvious large crack with a lot of baboon droppings at the base. The crux is at the top of the first crack made harder by the copious amounts of baboon urine covering the rock. After this there are two alternative cracks to the top, both about the same level of difficulty.
+To the right hand of Bathtub Brim the route goes up the first obvious large crack with a lot of baboon droppings at the base. The crux is at the top of the first crack made harder by the copious amounts of baboon urine covering the rock. After this there are two alternative cracks to the top. The left is the standard route and has the chains at the top. The right hand variation has a slightly harder step across move onto a sloping shelf.
 First Ascent: Carl Bauer and Anton Makgetho May 2003.
-. FROTTIOR 23 (9B,A) 24m
+. FROTTIOR 24 (9B,A) 24m
-To the right of the crack of Peg on the nose. This is one of the longest climbs on Kgale with two crux bulges to get over. Sustained face climbing
+To the right of the crack of Peg on the nose. This is one of the longest climbs on Kgale with two crux bulges to get over. Sustained climbing.
 First Ascent: Robert Daffe October 2005.
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 . BLACK PUDDING 22 (9B,A) 22m
-To the right of Frottior and similar to it.
+To the right of Frottior and similar to it but easier on the overhanging bulges.
 First Ascent: Robert Daffe October 2005.
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 To the right of Black Pudding. Follow the crack up from the base. Near the top trend left under the bulge until you can reach out over the top of it to the chains which remain hidden until you step out.
-First Ascent: Robert Daffe October 2005.
+First Ascent: Robert Daffe October 2005. Also lead on trad Carl Bauer 2009.
 . MICHELIN MAN 17 (N,A) 20m
-To the right of Triple Chin straight up the face on the first section aiming for the crack up the second section to the overhang on the third section.
+To the right of Triple Chin straight up the face on the first section aiming for the crack up the second section to the overhang on the third section. Very dodgy gear for the face on the first section.
-Climbed on top rope only.
+First Ascent: Carl Bauer 2009.
 . BUOY BELLY 15 (N,A) 20m

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 == Getting There ==
 Kgale Hill is on the southern end of Gaborone and is hard to miss.
 == The Black Rocks ==

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-. UNNAMED 21 (TR) 19m
+. DIPILO TSA PELA 21 (TR) 19m
 On the separate tower of rock to the right of the gulley is a buttress with a big fig tree on it. On the front of the buttress is a small crack. This climbs straight up the crack. After the initial crack it is easy climbing to the top.
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 First Ascent: Robert Daffe 2005.
-. UNNAMED 23 (TR) 22m
+. PELA PAPA 23 (TR) 22m
 To the right of the arete is an overhanging dish. Starting on the block at the right climb the right side of the dish and then continue to the top.
 Climbed on top rope only.
 ==THE RED ROCKS==

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 First Ascent: Climbed on top rope only.
-PET HEAVEN 21 (TR) 19m
+PET HEAVEN 21 (N) 19m
 On the face to the left of Pet Cemetery the initial climb to the ledge is fairly easy. The face climbing above is strenuous with the crux on leaving the ledge.
-First Ascent: Climbed on top rope only.
+First Ascent: Carl Bauer May 2009.
 . PET CEMETERY 17 (N, A) 20m