Check out the Slanghoek Amphitheatre wiki page and downloadable route guide!
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New Route on The Pup
The new route on The Pup was climbed by Adam Liebenberg and (Me) Rudi Feldtman on the 31st March 2018
Continue readingStellenbosch Berg – Spare Rib
There is a rib of rock on Stellenbsoch Berg above Coetzenberg that stands out, especially when highlighted by the late afternoon sun.
Continue readingWild at Heart
Wild at Heart: It’s proper-tough at solid 25 and the gear is thin and hard to place. But it’s the fourth pitch, the soaring arête pitch that is the raison d’etre, the jewel in the crown, the main event.
Continue readingCable Way Crags
Cable Way Crags, near Hartebeesport dam, easy to moderate climbs within 45 minutes of Joburg and Pretoria! Pierre Carter and friends have put up about 15 climbs graded between 10 and 23. The crags are accessed from the top cable-car station, or by walking up from the bottom of the hill.
Continue readingUniversal Energy Theory
Jahne and Andrew’s Universal Energy Theory Grade ’28’, 5 Pitches – Rensbergkop (Swinburne), Free State Province, South Africa. A pretty spectacular and challenging five-pitch climb taking mostly excellent good rock all the way to the top of the 160 metre high cliff.
Continue readingEastern Cape Climbing
The Eastern Cape offers mostly single pitch climbing on either hard Dolerite or Sandstone/Quartzite. There are more than 700 sport routes, thousands of traditional routes & few bouldering areas (e.g. Alicedale). There is a lot of potential for new route development.
Continue readingPaarl Bouldering Guide 3rd Edition
With with the cooler weather rolling in, Paarl is once again a great place to go climbing.
Continue readingNew Blouberg RD by Hector Pringle
Hector Pringle has released an updated version of the Blouberg route description and a new photo guide of the North Wall.
Continue readingLlandudno Bouldering Guide
Llandudno is best known for it short desperate slab climbing above dodgy bolts from the 80’s. But more recently it is being frequented by a new generation of climbers looking for new urban bouldering areas.
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