Grade | Route | Gear style | Quality | Climber | |||
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Sat 11th May 2024 - Vanrhynsdorp | |||||||
Waterval | |||||||
21 |
FA
★★★ Sweet Sixteen
- with
Dale Tristram
| 23m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sat 27th Apr 2024 - Montagu | |||||||
Guano Caves Rock 'n Roll Kloof | |||||||
21 |
★★ Mother
1
14
15m
2
21
25m
| 40m | |||||
Sun 14th Apr 2024 - Montagu | |||||||
Cogman's Area Cogman's Buttress | |||||||
19 | ★★ Magical Mystery Tour - with Jarryd Gosling | 95m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 13th Apr 2024 - Table Mountain | |||||||
The Ledge Fountain Ledge | |||||||
17 | ★★★ Escalator | 74m | |||||
Tue 9th Apr 2024 - Haut Atlas | |||||||
Gorges du Taghia Ifrig Paroi des sources | |||||||
6a+ Hard | ★★★ Le rêve d'AÏcha | 220m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Fri 5th Apr 2024 - Mt Ololokwe area | |||||||
Baboon Cliff | |||||||
6a+ | ★★★ Twende | 25m | |||||
Fri 29th Mar 2024 - Silvermine | |||||||
Main Crag | |||||||
25 ~26 | ★★★ No Man's Land — 2 attempts | 20m, 11 | |||||
Thu 28th Mar 2024 - Jamaka Organic Farm | |||||||
5a - b | ★ Uncle Fred - with Francois Harley | ||||||
I made an oopsy. 14 SA Grade.
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Mon 25th Mar 2024 - Rocklands | |||||||
The Pass Wild West Wall | |||||||
20 | ★★ Cranky Cowgirl — 2 attempts - with Max Craddock | 8 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Don't go left
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Sat 23rd Mar 2024 - Waterval Boven | |||||||
Tranquilitas Baboon Buttress | |||||||
12 | ★ Thorns Between the Roses | 7 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
16 | ★★★ Grizzly Behr | 9 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sat 23rd Mar 2024 - Muizenberg Trad | |||||||
19 |
★★ Jam Up and Jelly Tight
- with
Janek
1
18
18
lead by
Fernand Sieber
Bypassed 3m of committing moves above the first piece of pro, up Crackle on the right side instead. Falling there would not be ideal.
2
16
24
lead by
Janek
Nice slabby face.
4
19
12
lead by
Janek
One move wonder, difficult jam. Nice crack climbing but very short. | 78m | ★ Good | ||||
Good day on the hill, don't think it deserves the five stars of the book though.
If I climb it again, I'd link p1 with p2 and p3 with p4. |
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Mon 18th Mar 2024 - Underside | |||||||
Faithless Sector | |||||||
23 | ★ Don't Leave | 4 | |||||
No send.....felt hard going straight at the 2nd bolt
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Sun 17th Mar 2024 - Waterval Boven | |||||||
Wonderland Area Hallucinogenic Wall | |||||||
18 | ★★★ Snakeskin Safari Suit - with Dan millar | 15m, 10 | |||||
Sun 17th Mar 2024 - Paarl Rock | |||||||
Cannon Fodder Wall | |||||||
15 | ★★ Skywalk - with Francois Harley, Zac Fagan | 210m | |||||
First multi-pitch, second draw is the only nightmare of the climb, the rest casual climbing. The abseil was lekker as well.
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Sat 16th Mar 2024 - Table Mountain | |||||||
Lower Buttresses Venster Buttress | |||||||
17 |
★★★ Bombay Duck
1
16
20m
2
16
20m
3
17
20m
| 60m | |||||
Fri 15th Mar 2024 - Waterval Boven | |||||||
Tranquilitas Baboon Buttress | |||||||
16 | ★★★ Grizzly Behr - with Dan millar | 9 | |||||
Thu 14th Mar 2024 - Table Mountain | |||||||
Lower Buttresses Venster Buttress | |||||||
17 | ★★ Picnic Time for Teddy Bears | 50m | |||||
Thu 14th Mar 2024 - Waterval Boven | |||||||
Tranquilitas Grunt Area | |||||||
16 | ★★ Little Bonsai - with Dan millar | 20m, 12 | |||||
Thu 14th Mar 2024 - Silvermine | |||||||
Blaze of Glory | |||||||
22 | ★★ Blaze of Glory | 14m, 5 | |||||
Sat 2nd Mar 2024 - Lukenya | |||||||
Upper Cliffs | |||||||
E1 5b | ★ Conan the Frog | 23m | |||||
Tue 27th Feb 2024 - Lukenya | |||||||
Nemesis | |||||||
5b | ★ Bliss of Nemesis | 15m, 5 | |||||
E1 5b | ★★ K.L. Corner | 22m | |||||
Sun 25th Feb 2024 - Tafelberg | |||||||
Main Wall Maiden's Sector | |||||||
17 | ★★ Cosy Corner - with Megan | 120m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Just as good as I remember. Crux felt more awkward.
Great multi pitch route. Good to see Megan on the sharp end.
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Fri 23rd Feb 2024 - The Mine | |||||||
24 | ★★ Lambada — 2 attempts | 4 | |||||
22 | ★★★ Sickle Moon | 15m, 6 | |||||
Wed 14th Feb 2024 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion | 300m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Guiding Nina and Nick Martyn. Tricky ice conditions in Gate of Mist. Very long belay on summit of nelion before descent
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Sun 11th Feb 2024 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Point John | |||||||
3 | ★★ South East Gully | 350m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Guiding Rachel and Homegrown
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Sat 10th Feb 2024 - Oudtshoorn | |||||||
Main Wall | |||||||
26 | ★★★ Bigfoot | 8 | |||||
Sat 3rd Feb 2024 - Silvermine | |||||||
Lookout Crag | |||||||
21 | ★★ Dave's Route - with Ruan Els | 40m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sun 28th Jan 2024 - Silvermine | |||||||
Main Crag | |||||||
25 | ★★ Trance Dance | 10 | |||||
Sun 28th Jan 2024 - Kleinmond | |||||||
Lockdown Area | |||||||
17 | ★★ Pandemic | 6 | |||||
Sun 21st Jan 2024 - Table Mountain | |||||||
The Ledge Fountain Ledge | |||||||
23 |
★★ Captain Hook
- with
caro
2
23
12m
lead by
caro
4
11
20m
lead by
caro
| 82m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 6th Jan 2024 - Milner Amphitheatre | |||||||
★★★ Thinking Only of You - with NIC VDB | |||||||
★★★ White Men Can't Jump - with NIC VDB | |||||||
★★ Happy Ending - with NIC VDB | |||||||
★★ Little Women - with NIC VDB | |||||||
★★★ Mula Bandha - with NIC VDB | |||||||
Sat 6th Jan 2024 - Chosspile | |||||||
Harry Potter | |||||||
14 | ★ Slitherin | 10 | ★ Good | ||||
16 | ★★ The Slab Of Snape | 29m, 15 | |||||
15 | ★★ The Bloody Baron | 12 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Fri 5th Jan 2024 - Chosspile | |||||||
Harry Potter | |||||||
14 ~16 | ★ Slitherin | 10 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Possible wasp nest in the open book
I would not put it down to a 14. More like a 16-17
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Fri 22nd Dec 2023 - Slanghoek Amphitheatre | |||||||
Main | |||||||
22 | ★★ A Private Universe - with brian godfrey | 550m, 50 | ★ Good | ||||
Bottom pitches before the bivy were absolutely crap and dangerous. Pitches above the bivy were generally very good with only the occasional death block. The second last 22 is awesome and the last 22 also but a bit grumby.
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Sun 17th Dec 2023 - Winterhoek | |||||||
Klein Winterhoek | |||||||
20 A3 | ★★★ Ocean of Fear - with brian godfrey | 390m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
In a day after fixing rope's on the free section below the roofs. Rather run out on some of the free pitches which are top end of the grade, possibly 21. Do you enjoy hanging belays? You better!
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Mon 4th Dec 2023 - The Mine | |||||||
25 | ★★★ Swan Lake | 25m, 9 | |||||
Can’t believe I got convinced to warm up on this thing 🤓
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Sat 25th Nov 2023 - Swinburne | |||||||
The North Face The West End | |||||||
17 A0 | ★★★ Long Bolt to Freedom - with Josh, Gjordon Muller, thomas | 170m, 14 | |||||
Fri 24th Nov 2023 - Table Mountain | |||||||
The Apostles Barrier Buttress | |||||||
14 | ★★ Barrier Frontal-Variation | 110m | |||||
Sun 19th Nov 2023 - Lukenya | |||||||
Nemesis | |||||||
6b | ★★ Faithless - with Noora | 12m | |||||
6c | ★ As Good as it Gets Direct Start - with Noora | ||||||
Sat 18th Nov 2023 - King's Kloof | |||||||
South East | |||||||
22 | ★★ Do Dassies Go To Heaven? | 10 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
22 | ★ I Do... — 2 attempts | 9 | ★ Good | ||||
Sat 18th Nov 2023 - Lukenya | |||||||
Main Face | |||||||
S 4a | ★★ Arthur's Horror - with kris | 60m | |||||
Fri 17th Nov 2023 - The Hole | |||||||
The Sideline | |||||||
17 | Jarastafa | 14m, 5 | |||||
16 | Hash | 12m, 4 | |||||
19 | ★★ Quake | 15m, 6 | |||||
Sun 12th Nov 2023 - Tafelberg | |||||||
Pillar Box | |||||||
17 | ★★★ Original Route (Normal Variation) - with Dale | 20m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sat 11th Nov 2023 - King's Kloof | |||||||
South East | |||||||
22 | ★ Dust To Dust | 8 | |||||
Sat 11th Nov 2023 - Montagu | |||||||
Riverside Crags The Bold and the Beautiful | |||||||
19 | ★★ Moby Dick | 10 | |||||
Fri 10th Nov 2023 - Tafelberg | |||||||
The Spout South Face | |||||||
21 | ★★★ Oscillation - with Matthew Robinson | 200m | |||||
Stepping it up. Onsighted up to pitch 6, aided the nose pitch on lead. Matt did hero level stuff on the committing last pitch with the sun setting and howling wind. Heady stuff.
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21 | ★★★ Oscillation - with Ollie Rattue | 200m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Far out.
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Wed 8th Nov 2023 - Haut Atlas | |||||||
Gorges du Todgha Main Gorge Pilier Du Couchant | |||||||
6a+ | ★★★ La Classique | 290m, 12 | |||||
Sat 4th Nov 2023 - Lukenya | |||||||
Nemesis | |||||||
5b | ★ Bliss of Nemesis - with Noora | 15m, 5 | |||||
5c | ★ Smooth - with Noora | 20m, 4 | |||||
6a+ | ★★ Peaches and Cream - with Noora | 22m, 6 | |||||
6a | ★★ Leap of Faith - with Noora | 22m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 4th Nov 2023 - Table Mountain | |||||||
The Apostles Valken Buttress | |||||||
22 |
★★★ Thunder and Lichen
- with
Matthew Robinson
| 33m | |||||
Seconded P1 clean. P2 lead was a dog show, aid extravaganza for me. Matt got the clean ascent and did great working through mental demons on P1; the classic "I don't want to go up, but I don't want to back off" scenario.
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Fri 3rd Nov 2023 - CityROCK | |||||||
Top Rope | |||||||
20 | 20 | ||||||
Sat 28th Oct 2023 - Hell's Gate | |||||||
Fischer's Tower | |||||||
VS | ★★ West Rib Variation - with Forest | 40m | |||||
VS | ★★ South Groove - with Forest | 37m | |||||
VD | ★★ Normal Route - with Forest | 37m | |||||
Sat 28th Oct 2023 - Hell's Gate | |||||||
Fischer's Cliff | |||||||
S | ★★ Guillotine Groove - with Forest | 16m | |||||
VS | ★★ Harrisons - with Forest | 16m | |||||
VS | ★★ Hourglass Crack - with Forest | 16m | |||||
HS | ★★ Lot's Mistress - with Forest | 14m | |||||
VS | ★★ Hernia - with Forest | 16m | |||||
VS | Queensway - with Forest | 16m | |||||
VS | ★★ Nameless Corner - with Forest | 16m | |||||
5.10b | ★★★ 6.25 - with Forest | 16m | |||||
VS | ★★★ Flying Dutchman - with Forest | 16m | |||||
5.11c | ★★★ Hakuna Matata - with Forest | 16m | |||||
Sat 28th Oct 2023 - Hell's Gate | |||||||
Main Wall Central wall | |||||||
VS | ★★ Stiletto | 120m | |||||
Sun 15th Oct 2023 - Twin Peaks Crag | |||||||
6a | ★ Wild At Heart - with Ben, Herman | 25m, 9 | |||||
4c | ★ Hurry up and Wait - with Ben, Herman | 35m, 15 | |||||
5a | ★★ Blue Velvet - with Ben, Herman | 30m, 13 | |||||
Vas Ist Das - with Ben, Herman | 25m | ||||||
5b+ | ★★★ Dors - with Ben, Herman | 25m | |||||
5b+ | ★★ Koek - with Ben and Herman | 25m | |||||
Sat 14th Oct 2023 - Table Mountain | |||||||
The Ledge Africa Amphitheatre | |||||||
25 |
★★★ Africa Unchained
- with
Hilton Davies, Aidan Bennetts
4
25
| 120m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Very nice and exposed
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Sun 8th Oct 2023 - Silvermine | |||||||
Lower Silvermine Main | |||||||
18 | ★★ Obideah | 8 | |||||
19 | ★★ Wet Dreams | 25m, 10 | |||||
Mon 2nd Oct 2023 - Winston Park | |||||||
Jan Smuts Main Wall | |||||||
12 | ★ Irene | 4 | Average | ||||
16 | ★ Slim Jannie | 6 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 30th Sep 2023 - Lukenya | |||||||
Sentry Box | |||||||
VD | ★ Boomslang | 28m | |||||
VD | Agag's Slab | 38m | |||||
Sat 30th Sep 2023 - Lukenya | |||||||
Edinburgh castle | |||||||
E2 5b | ★★★ Princes Street | 55m | |||||
Mon 25th Sep 2023 - Waterval Boven | |||||||
Tranquilitas The Creche | |||||||
10 ~12 | ★★★ Freddy - with russell may | 8 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Sat 9th Sep 2023 - Hell's Gate | |||||||
Main Wall Left end | |||||||
VS ~HVS | ★★ The Amazing Journey - with Mary, Dane, Sarah | 120m | |||||
Sat 9th Sep 2023 - Hell's Gate | |||||||
Springs Wall | |||||||
VS | ★★★ Umbra Link - with Mary, Dane and Sarah | 83m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Wed 30th Aug 2023 - Montagu | |||||||
Legoland Area Legoland | |||||||
20 | ★★ Buona Sera Signorina | 25m, 11 | |||||
19 | ★★ Hey, Come On | 7 |