Grade
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Route
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Gear style
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Popularity
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South Africa
Northwest Province
Chosspile
The Man Cave
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37
| The Algometer Open project
Extention of The Megalomaniac. Starting on The Megalomaniac, it runs along till the last bolt of The Megalomaniac, tends gradually upward, then crosses over the last bolt of Kleptomaniac, the last bolt of Cock or Bollock (in the roof) and then follows a roof crack and ends on Violent Streak's chains.
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SportProject
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South Africa
Mpumalanga
Botshabelo
Monolith
Turtle
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{FB} 8B
| ★★★ Beautiful Island Project
Start on Brandon's roof and climb into Archelon. 7C+ into 8A+ makes around 8B maybe 8B+.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
Cape Town
Table Mountain
CBD Bouldering
World Cup Boulder
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{FB} 8B
| ★★★ The Matrix
Sitstart and climb the desperate zigzag seam with long reaches to awesome TO.
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Boulder 7m
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South Africa
Western Cape
Cape Town
Table Mountain
Llandudno Beach
SECTOR-2
The Love
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{FB} 8B
| The Love Project
Hang-start at the back of the roof on the right, move up through the roof using compression moves to exit the cave and end on a crimp to the left of the crack.
Video
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
Cape Town
Table Mountain
Newlands Forest
The Classroom
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FB:8B
| The Dropout
Sit-start on crimps, move up and then left to join Seventh Subject.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
Cape Town
Table Mountain
Newlands Forest
The Scree
Temple of Boom
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FB:8B
| The Root of Doom
It’s a right exit to The Temple of Boom from the knee bar where you do 3 really hard moves (around 8A) - Nicholas Allan
FA: Nicholas Allan, Oct 2022
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
Cape Town
The Peninsula
Redhill
Easter Island
A: Starscream
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FB:8B
| Project 1
Hard, maybe even 8B-ish, Start in low crack, follow arete to top out on the slab.
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BoulderProject
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South Africa
Western Cape
Cape Town
The Peninsula
Redhill
Easter Island
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FB:8B
| The Pursuit Of Happiness
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
Cape Town
The Peninsula
Topside
Echo Valley
Graffiti Boulders
D: Church Boulder
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FB:8B
| No Church in the Wild
Climb the blank face to the right of D3.
Unrepeated, potentially harder since key foot broke off a few years ago.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
Cape Town
The Peninsula
Topside
Bonnydoon Area
Month of Sundays
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FB:8B
| A Month of Sundays
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
Cape Town
The Peninsula
Topside
Bonnydoon Area
Ready Player One
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FB:8B
| Ready Player One
Video
FA: Marijus Šmigelskis, Dec 2015
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
Cape Town
The Peninsula
Topside
Cape Fear Area
Skobbejak Boulder
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FB:8B
| Skobbejak
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Boulder
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FB:8B
| Eskimo Brothers
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
Cape Town
The Peninsula
Topside
Cape Fear Area
The Fallen Kingdom
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FB:8B
| The Fallen Kingdom
FA: Paul Robinson, Jul 2014
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
Cape Town
The Peninsula
Topside
St. James' Park
Magik Bloks
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FB:8B
| ★★ A Simple Knowing
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
Cape Town
The Peninsula
Topside
St. James' Park
Steady Plums
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FB:8B
| ★ Steady Plums (direct exit)
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
Cape Town
The Peninsula
Topside
Ground Swell
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FB:8B
| Ground Swell
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Boulder
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FB:8B
| Wind Swell
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
Cape Town
The Peninsula
Trappieskop
D: House of the Rising Sun
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FB:8B
| House of the Rising Sun
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
Cape Town
The Peninsula
Trappieskop
Warfare Bloc
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FB:8B
| War Crimes
Climb war and peace but climb over left and finish on midst of chaos direct
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Lower Pakhuis
Riverside
R: Mooiste Meisie
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{FB} 8B
| ★★★ Mooiste Meisie
Video
Listed as a classic in the guidebook
Sit-start and climb the face on slopers finishing right.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Lower Pakhuis
Campground
A: The Arch
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{FB} 8A+/B
| ★★★ L'Arche
Sit-start with slopers, climb through the low roof and finish up left on slopers. Originally graded 8a but it was reopened by Christian Core in '05 after a couple of key holds broke in the roof
Irina Kuzmenko - mellow
Video
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Lower Pakhuis
Burnside
Nalle's Boulder
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FB:8B
| Nalle's Boulder
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
Cedar Rouge Sector
A: Black Spider Cave
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FB:8B
| Green Mango
Sit-start with slopey left hand & right pocket, dyno up and climb into Green Mamba.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
Cedar Rouge Sector
B: Black Eagle Boulder
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{FB} 8B
| ★★ Black Eagle Stand-start
The original start to Black Eagle is broken and now the route is much different and a full grade more difficult.
Video
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
Cedar Rouge Sector
E: Cedar Rouge Boulder
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{FB} 8A+ - B+
| ★★★ Madiba
Listed as a classic in the guidebook
Start as Steak House but climb through the long roof and finish as Winnie. "Opened on Nelson Mandela's 85th birthday"
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
Cedar Rouge Sector
G: The Leopard Cave
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{FB} 8B
| Leopard Cave Extended
Sit-start low with matched hands and climb into Leopard Cave.
FA: Armin Buchroithner, 2010
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
Cedar Rouge Sector
King of Limbs
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{FB} 8B
| ★★ King of Limbs
Sit-start with crimp rail and climb leftwards out the cave.
Video
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
French Side
C: Stroh Cave
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{FB} 8B
| Agamemnon
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
French Side
J: Scorpion Cave
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{FB} 8B
| Skadoosh
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
Roadcrew
Y: Mannerheim Roof
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{FB} 8B
| ★★ Gogoan
Crouch-start on the right side of the undercling and climb out leftwards.
Video
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
Roadcrew
The Power of One
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{FB} 8B
| ★★★ The Power of One
Climb up right from a good hold on the left. "Named after a famous book about South Africa during the 1940's"
Video
Video
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
Roadside Boulders
B: Roadside Boulder
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{FB} 8B
| ★★★ Airstar
Listed as a classic in the guidebook
Start with Resonance but after a few moves into the traverse use "Ninja tactics" to gain the large flake.
📹 YouTube Video
📹 Instagram Video
FA: Kilian Fischhuber, 2009
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
Roadside Boulders
Noise vs. Beauty
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FB:8B
| Unknown
To the left Amber Is the Color of Energy. Climb up and dyno.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
The Fortress
C: Beached Whale Boulder
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{FB} 8B
| ★★★ The Vice
Listed as a classic in the guidebook
Sit-start with the rail, climb out to the lip and traverse left through the roof and finish up as for Colin the Librarian. "Compression"
Video
Max Bertone
FA: Thomas Willenberg, 1999
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Boulder
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{FB} 8B
| Vice President
Climb The Vice halfway to pinch on the lip and then up the face using small crimps.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
The Fortress
G: Armed Response Boulder
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{FB} 8A+/B
| ★★★ Armed Response
Listed as a classic in the guidebook
Sit-start #SD with large sidepull, move to gaston and climb straight up.
Video
Oriane Bertone
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
The Fortress
J: Supa Bat
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{FB} 8B
| ★★★ The Escapist
Sit-start with right hand on undercling, move up on small crimps then move left and top of left of the arete.
Video
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Boulder
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{FB} 8B
| Bernd's Project Stand
From good holds throw up to the lip. "The sit remains a project"
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
The Fortress
Bitch
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{FB} 8B
| Bitch!
Sit-start on the right and climb out with thin crack.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
The Gallery
Wheel of Retardation
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{FB} 8B
| Wheel of Retardation
Start in the cave and climb out right with compression moves.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
The Section
Shaky Warrior
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{FB} 8B
| ★★★ Shaky Warrior
Listed as a classic in the guidebook
Sit-start below prow and climb out right
Video
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
The Section
The Stimulator
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{FB} 8B
| Bio-Affinity
Sit-start on the left and climb into The War of Attrition.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
Dogtown
Mirror Image
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FB:8B
| Sarlacc
Sit-start on the right and climb left through the roof
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
The Saddle
Encore
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{FB} 8B
| ★★★ Encore
Listed as a classic in the guidebook
Two dynos gets you through the overhanging wall.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
The Saddle
Daniel's Problem
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FB:8B
| Daniel's Problem
Sit-start with rail and climb out on seam.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
The Pass
Narnia
Body Politics
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{FB} 8B
| Saturn Returns
Sit-start and climb out right.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
De Pakhuys
Big and Roof Boulders
H: Roof Boulder
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FB:8B
| Cross My Heart and Hope to Fly
Start matched on the jug shelf, dyno to the high jug - bring lots of pads.
Video
FA: Mattias Braach-Maksvytis, 2022
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
De Pakhuys
Bonus Boulders
B: All I'm Looking For Is a Smile
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{FB} 8B
| All I'm Looking For Is a Smile
Sit-start far on the left, traverse right along the rail until you can reach up to two small crimps then move up to a pebbled hold and finish up left.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
De Pakhuys
Dihedral Boulders
A: El Corazon
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{FB} 8B
| ★★★ El Corazon
Listed as a classic in the guidebook
Climb up on the left, throw out right and top-out. mORPHO
Video
Video
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
De Pakhuys
Dihedral Boulders
B: Dihedral
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{FB} 8B
| ★★★ Ray of Light
Listed as a classic in the guidebook
Sit-start with second break, climb up right to jug, traverse right to shelf and climb up.
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Boulder
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{FB} 8B
| Betta Move
Start with small rail, move up left to crimp then to the same jug as Ray of Light but traverse out right to finish.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
De Pakhuys
Dihedral Boulders
F: Gliding Trough The Waves Like Dolphins
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{FB} 8A+/B
| Sitting In a Corner with Depression
Some holds may have crumbled?
Sit-start, do two moves into the undercling and climb up.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
De Pakhuys
Roadkill Cafe
Koevoet
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{FB} 8B
| The Flying Burrito Brothers
Start at the bottom of the cave and climb into Koevoet.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
Kleinfontein
The Sky
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{FB} 8B
| ★★★ Sky
Listed as a classic in the guidebook
Start with good rail and climb out through the roof. "Amazing moment, one of my best FA's yet! 5 stars – Daniel Woods"
Video
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
Kleinfontein
The Power of Bar One
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FB:8B
| The Upside Down
Crouch-start, move to crimp then right to crimp rail and climb up left.
FA: Nathan Phillips, 2019
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
Kleinfontein
Black Wave
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FB:8B
| Black Wave
Climb the black slab/wall.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
8 Day Rain
de Pakhuys Sectors
B: Warm-up Boulder
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{FB} 8A+ - B+
| ★★★ Derailed
Sit-start and climb the overhanging prow finishing out left (the use of a kneepad drastically changes the grade.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
8 Day Rain
Scorpion Boulders
Megos's Roof
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{FB} 8B
| Megos's Roof
Start at the back of roof and climb out. "Make sure to bring your kneepads"
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
8 Day Rain
Lower Valley
AG: The Arc
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{FB} 8B
| ★★★ The Quintessential
Listed as a classic in the guidebook
Start under small roof with small sidepulls, move up to crimp and dyno up. "Obvious line with great moves on small holds"
Video
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
8 Day Rain
Ian's Roof Section
Ian's Roof
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{FB} 8B
| ★★★ Monkey Business
Start at the back of the roof with jug rail, climb through the steep roof and exit with The Umbrella.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
Sassies
L: Pinotage Boulder
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{FB} 8A - B
| Springback
Start as Wingdings and Things but move up then dyno to rail and join Springbok for it's dyno finish.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
Sassies
M: Main Cave
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{FB} 8B
| Red Meat
#sd
Sit-start low and add a few moves to Panama.
FA: Andoni Txertudi, 2009
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
Eland
Stampede
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{FB} 8B
| ★★★ The End of Sand
Listed as a classic in the guidebook
Start with rail, move out to lip and climb up the rounded arete.
FA: Kilian Fischhuber, 2017
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
Eland
Master Key
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{FB} 8B
| ★★★ The Guest List
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Boulder
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{FB} 8B
| Master Key
Sit-start, move up to crack and climb out left to the arete.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
Eland
Sweet Baby Satan
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{FB} 8B
| Sweet Baby Satan
Sit-start with large hold and climb the arete / prow "The creepy cat at Lorraine farm"
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
Coop
Gimme a Break
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{FB} 8B
| Give Me a Break
Climb the high wall trading slightly left.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
Coop
Beaten Path
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{FB} 8B
| ★★ Moon Shadow
Start with crimp rail and climb through roof into Zeroand exit left or right.
Video
Video
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
Coop
South African Railways
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{FB} 8B
| ★★ Antidote
Crouch-start with pinch feature and climb up right.
Video
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Boulder
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{FB} 8B
| ★★★ Ménage a Trois
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
Powerlines
B: Perfect
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FB:8B
| Overpowered
"The furthest single-move dyno I’ve ever done!"
Start in the rail and dyno through the big roof to obvious large pockets
Video
FA: Mattias Braach-Maksvytis, Aug 2022
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
The Whisky Station
Double or Nothing
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{FB} 8A+/B
| Double or Nothing
Climb wall with 2 horizontal breaks. DYNOS!
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
Oupoort
Welcome
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{FB} 8B
| Tony's Problem
Start with crimps and climb the arête.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
Oupoort
Into the Void
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FB:8B
| Into the Void
Start at first break, dyno to second break, dyno again.
Video
FA: Mattias Braach-Maksvytis, 2023
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
Nachorizma
The Book Club
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{FB} 8B/B+
| ★★★ The Book Club
Listed as a classic in the guidebook
Sit-start with block and climb the perfect finger crack.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
Danger Zone
Scooby Doo
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FB:8B
| Hiding in the Shadows
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
Danger Zone
Hipster Whale
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{FB} 8B
| ★★★ The Hipster Whale
Listed as a classic in the guidebook
Sit-start with left hand on crimp rail and right on sidepull / pinch, climb leftwards through the belly of the overhanging prow.
📹 Video
FA: Giuliano Cameroni, 2016
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
Acid House
Ruimteprogram
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FB:8B
| Popular Option
Sit-start and climb the sloper wall.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Agterpakhuis
Shandy Terrace
Digital Populism
|
FB:8B
| Digital Populism
Climb the beautiful seam.
FA: Nalle Hukkataival, 2018
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Wupperthal Commonage
The Realm
Trust Issues
|
{FB} 8B/B+
| ★★★ Trust Issues
Listed as a classic in the guidebook
Climb the pocketed wall.
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Wupperthal Commonage
Devil's Playground
Mind Games
|
{FB} 8B/B+
| ★★★ Mind Games
Listed as a classic in the guidebook
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Boulder
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South Africa
Western Cape
West Coast
Cederberg
Rocklands
Wupperthal Commonage
The Rift
Nalle's Tall Arete
|
FB:8B
| Nalle's Tall Arete
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Boulder
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La Réunion
La Fontaine
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9a
| Extravagance
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Sport
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9a
| La 9e Porte
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Sport
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La Réunion
Ravine des Colimaçons
Blocs
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FB:8B
| Psychopad rallongé
FA: Oriane Bertone, 12 Dec 2017
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Boulder
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Cabo Verde
Fogo
Boulders
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8B
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Boulder
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