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Grade | Route | Gear style | Popularity | ||
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8 | Currey's D
Descent route. | 700m | |||
14 | Left Buttress
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22 | ★ Chilonga
1
17
35m
2
17
30m
3
17
30m
4
17
25m
5
15
25m
6
20
20m
7
22
40m
8
19
25m
9
19
35m
10
17
35m
11
9
20m
12
17
45m
13
17
30m
A route up the large square-topped pillar to the left of the North West face of Du Toit's Peak FA: K. Smith, C. Lomax & B. De Bruin, 1983 | 400m, 13 | |||
14 | Recess Route
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22 | ★★★ Renaissance
1
16
35m
2
17
40m
3
18
40m
4
17
30m
5
20
35m
6
21
40m
7
18
30m
8
22
35m
9
18
15m
10
18
35m
11
18
35m
12
19
40m
13
21
30m
14
18
15m
15
17
40m
16
12
20m
17
18
45m
The route runs up the middle of the North-West face, breaking through the red overhangs in the centre. The initial 150m takes the the ramp to the left of that used by North by North-West, under the conspicuous triangular roof (but using the right-hand edge of the ramp). The broad pillar ahead is climbed up its left-hand side (jamming cracks), and crossed to the right on top. Thereafter, the excellent middle section of the wall is climbed in a line trending slightly to the right, through the only roof in this part. (North by North-West is crossed to the right of the A1 traverse, pitch 11. This leads straight up to the huge red overhangs, which are negotiated via the break seen from the valley, running diagonally through from right to left. Grey rock is reached, which leads with difficulty on to a steep wall to the left of the rock fall scar. Start: under the enormous triangular roof, behind a tree where the Recess route goes up leftwards. Climb and scramble 15m diagonally to the right to ledges on the right-hand ramp.
Traverse to the right for two rope lengths into the grassy bay above the North-West face. b) 45m (16): traverse to the right under the roof on pitch 16 and ascend a pleasant grey face to the walk off ledge. Finish to the right in the grassy bay. "The climb should only be attempted by a leader capable of mastering the most difficult of present day (1977) G routes." "It is advisable for any party attempting this route to be familiar with the technique of prussiking. FA: D. Cheesmond & A. Dick, 1977 | 560m, 17 | |||
23 | ★★ North-West Direct
1
21
2
20
3
17
4
21
5
22
6
23
Scramble up the first pitches of Renaissance or North by North-West to the big ledge. Start on the front of the Renaissance jam crack pillar.
FFA: A. de Klerk, E. February & T. Versfeld, 1983 FA: K. Smith & C. Lomax, 1983 | 6 | |||
21 | North by North-West
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20 | ★★★ North-West Frontal
1
13
45m
2
14
40m
3
12
25m
4
13
40m
5
13
30m
6
17
45m
7
18
20m
8
20
10m
9
16
30m
10
15
45m
11
15
45m
12
12
20m
13
16
30m
FA: M. Mamacos & B. Butler, 1949 | 430m, 12 |
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