Grade | Route | Gear style | Popularity | ||
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South Africa Gauteng Johannesburg The Wilds The Cave | |||||
{FB} 8A | ★★ Dementia
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South Africa Mpumalanga Waterval Boven Wonderland Area The Superbowl | |||||
35 | ★★★ A Life In Orange
Clip the first couple of bolts on 'Frazzle' then move left and up on small holds. Just when you think you have pulled hard enough, the crux appears; a long move from a break. Reach will help. An amazing line. MCSA bolts. Set: Andrew Pedley FA: Alexander Megos, Aug 2017 | 15 | |||
South Africa Mpumalanga Kaap se Hoop Dark Wing | |||||
FB:8A | Dark Wing
Stand start right hand on an edge, left hand on a poor sloper, climb the arete feature. FA: M.Smigelskis | ||||
South Africa Mpumalanga Kaap se Hoop Pachi Project | |||||
FB:7C+/8A | Pachi Project
Situated 20meters from madam butterfly, as walking to the escarpment. Hidden. | ||||
South Africa Mpumalanga Botshabelo Monolith Fire Boulder | |||||
FB:8A | ★★ Project Burn
start on low side pull and climb straight up via compression | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town Table Mountain CBD Bouldering Roysten Vasey | |||||
{FB} 8A | ★★★ The Handbag
Start on crimps, LH to diagonal crimp, match and move left under small roof to TO. Holds on right arete are off. | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town Table Mountain Llandudno Beach SECTOR-2 W: Impeachment | |||||
{FB} 8A | ★★ Beach House
Compress till able to access the arête to topout. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2o91DDDGSe/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link FA: K. Takahashi, 2019 | 5m | |||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town Table Mountain Newlands Forest Deadwood | |||||
{FB} 8A | ★★ Parthenon
Start as for low start of Hip Hip Chin Chin, climb L to finish as for Xibalba FA: Marijus Šmigelskis, 2008 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town Table Mountain Newlands Forest The Classroom | |||||
FB:8A | Exam Stress
Start as for The Dropout, climb up and right until hands are matching on a good ledge higher up right (being careful not to touch the boulder behind you), then move left and up to top-out. FA: Marijus Šmigelskis, 2009 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town Table Mountain Newlands Forest The Scree Temple of Boom | |||||
FB:8A/A+ | The Temple of Boom | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town Table Mountain Newlands Forest The Scree | |||||
FB:8A | Only by the Night
FA: Marijus Šmigelskis, 2011 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town Table Mountain Newlands Forest Leftfield Leftfield | |||||
FB:8A | Leftfield
Standing on the cheatstone, start with two small sidepulls, move up and dyno to the lip. The holds up right are off. One of the hardest problems in the forest and a dyno to boot! | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Hout Bay Bouldering Cytokine Boulder | |||||
FB:8A | ★★ Nocebo
Start on the horn and climb right into cytokine. Before doing the top traverse left with knee bar and top out into scoop. FA: michael janata | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Peer's Cave Lemon Curd Boulder | |||||
FB:8A | Voice of the Empire
One of the best anywhere - Marijus FA: Marijus Šmigelskis, Dec 2021 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Redhill Coppermine M: Pandemonium | |||||
{FB} 8A | Turkish
Standstart in undercling/sidepull feature, up to flake/crimp (of Brick Top). TO. | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Redhill Vajra C: The Sound of Violence | |||||
{FB} 8A | The Sound of Violence
SS as for Dark Lord Sharon, traverse R on sloper to join Schwann Ping, TO as for Schwann Ping | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Redhill Vajra D: Elfen Lied | |||||
{FB} 8A | Elfen Lied
SS on jug on arête, traverse the face R along the seam via crimps and slopers, TO as for Vajra | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Redhill Vajra E: Black Demon | |||||
{FB} 8A | Black Demon
SS as for Soaring Bandicoot, move up and R to small crimps, then straight up the wall via crimp/slot | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Redhill Mushroom Area E: Chaos | |||||
{FB} 8A | Chaos
SS with LH on jug, move up to slopers, then big move with LH up left to poor crimps, then TO straight up. | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Redhill Easter Island A: Starscream | |||||
FB:8A/A+ | Project 2
Around 8A/8A+, follow arete, exit up face about half way. | ||||
FB:8A | Project 3
Probably around 8A, sit start using good underclings, top out straight up. The sidewall on the far right is off. | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside Echo Valley Graffiti Boulders B: Shrek Boulder | |||||
FB:8A | Midnight Marauders
Cool new one that starts just left of Ryan Was Here and climbs into Doubt & Expectations. Needs more sends to asses the grade - Rowan Toselli Second Ascent by Paul Robinson FA: Rowan Toselli, Aug 2019 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside Echo Valley Graffiti Boulders C: Captain Graffiti Boulder | |||||
FB:8A | ★★★ Captain Graffiti | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside Echo Valley Mintberry Crunch Boulder | |||||
FB:7C+/8A | Professor Chaos
Starts as Cthulhu and finishes between Cthulhu and Mysterion Rising. FA: Nicholas Allan, Nov 2021 | ||||
FB:7C+/8A | ★★★ Mintberry Crunch | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside Echo Valley | |||||
FB:8A | Secret Leap On
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South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside Bonnydoon Area A: Powerlines | |||||
FB:8A | Load Shedding
Start as powerlines, move left to LH undercling pocket, then out. FA: Marijus Šmigelskis, Nov 2014 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside Bonnydoon Area Buoyancy Boulder | |||||
FB:8A | ★★★ Buoyancy Of Citrus
Standing-start in cave, up to slopers, move left to rail, right hand to crimp, top out. Green crack is off route. FA: Marijus Šmigelskis, 2007 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside Bonnydoon Area DogFather | |||||
FB:8A | The Dogfather
FA: Marijus Šmigelskis, Aug 2017 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside The Lookout Area K: Balance Sheet | |||||
FB:8A | Legend of a Lekker Sword
Starts on right corner. Climb diagonally left to join Two, Small and Dry. FA: Maciej Fijalkowski | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside Cape Fear Area Skobbejak Boulder | |||||
FB:8A | Kogarashi
out the hole beneath "skobbejak" FA: Marijus Šmigelskis, Apr 2016 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside Cape Fear Area No Stranger to Danger | |||||
FB:8A | No Stranger to Danger
📹 Video by Marijus and Arjan de Kock Hard highball up a blank shield just down from Los Muizenbergos. FA: Marijus Šmigelskis, 2012 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside Cape Fear Area Armadillo | |||||
FB:8A | ★★★ Los Muizenburgos
FA: Marijus Šmigelskis, 2013 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside Cape Fear Area Mighty Boosh Boulders | |||||
FB:8A | In Search of a New Sound
FA: Paul Robinson, 2011 | ||||
FB:8A | ★★★ The Midnight Barber
FA: Paul Robinson, 2011 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside Cape Fear Area The Fallen Kingdom | |||||
FB:8A | Sounds to Calm the Sea
FA: Marijus Šmigelskis, 2013 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside The Big Roof Boulder Area BraveStarr | |||||
FB:8A | Minority Front
Amazing power rig on top of the hill. Sits next to a 7C roof I can't remember the name of. Starts the same as that one and trends up and left to top out. Sick. - J Webb FA: James Webb, 2014 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside The Turtle Area | |||||
FB:8A | ★★★ G.I. Joe Kung Fu Grip
FA: Joe Moehle, 2011 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside The Cinema Cloverfield | |||||
FB:8A | ★★★ Cloverfield
FA: Marijus Šmigelskis, 2011 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside The Cinema Paranormal Activity | |||||
FB:8A | ★ The Life Aquatic Low Start
Carlo Traversi added a move to Paul's original route. It appears that in some cases this route has since been called "The Life Aquatic" and the original renamed to "The Life Quack Quack" Grade still contested. FA: Carlo Traversi, 2012 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside The Cinema Memento | |||||
FB:8A | Apocalypse Now
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South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside Her Majesty's Boulder A: Friendly Monsters | |||||
FB:8A | ★★★ A7: Accountant's Project
Sit-start on the slopey crimp rail and do some hard, footless campus moves until you can top-out. | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside The Summit | |||||
FB:8A | The Wolf of Long Street
FA: Marijus Šmigelskis, Feb 2020 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside St. James' Park Magik Bloks | |||||
FB:8A | ★★★ Marlboro Man | ||||
FB:8A/A+ | Virginia Super Slim
Do marlboro man but when you get the high slot move right to a big bread loaf pinch and top out right. FA: James Webb, 2013 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside St. James' Park Choc Kits | |||||
FB:8A/A+ | Choc Kits
wow. saw it from afar, was like woah this thing could be sick... and it WAS!!! then made landing all good and took er d right before the sunset! mmm choc kits - Paul Robinson FA: Paul Robinson, 2012 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside St. James' Park Steady Plums | |||||
FB:8A | The Steady Plums
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FB:8A | Shaky Peach
Sharp right exit to Steady Plums | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside The Darkside A: Drag Queen | |||||
FB:8A | ★★★ Dark Matter
Start on the sloper/dish hold on the arete and climb directly up and out the face. Hard, weird moves. FA: Clinton Martinengo, Apr 2017 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside The Asylum Bertie's Balcony | |||||
FB:8A | Young's on Drugs | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Topside The Factory | |||||
FB:8A | Flight of the Weasel
FA: Luke Eberhard, Dec 2021 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Trappieskop B: Artform | |||||
FB:8A | Yokozuna
Start as for Slot Machine, climb right into Artform. | ||||
FB:8A/A+ | ★★★ Artform
Stand start, climb up the bulge avoiding the crack on the left to top out. Beautiful climb! Perfect compression on glassy slopers. Ascent Footage - Rowan Toselli FA: Matt Bush | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Trappieskop The Church | |||||
FB:8A | Best Thing Since Wrestling
FA: Paul Robinson, Jul 2018 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Trappieskop The Cave Dweller | |||||
FB:8A | The Cave Dweller
FA: Nicholas Allan, 3 Apr 2023 | ||||
FB:8A | Project
Start as The Cave Dweller but climb out to the left | ||||
South Africa Western Cape Cape Town The Peninsula Trappieskop Warfare Bloc | |||||
FB:8A | Zeus
FA: Dom Huski, 2023 | ||||
FB:8A | Warfare
Cool new line on the bloc opposite Art of War the sport climb in Kalk Bay. Took me a while to figure out if it went at all after James Barnes and I spotted it in 2017. Cool crux revolving around a bad right hand sloper and a very hectic left heel which leads into a very sustained ending few moves. - Chev FA: Chevaan Patience, Jun 2022 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands Lower Pakhuis Tea Garden Black Shadow | |||||
{FB} 8A | ★★ Dirty Epic
Start as Black Shadow but take the right line through the roof and finish up the crimpy face. FA: Flo Grimus, 2005 | ||||
{FB} 8A | Brown Shadow | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands Lower Pakhuis Tea Garden Ballermann | |||||
FB:8A | Ballermann 7
Sit start from the undercling from the start of the roof. FA: Jûrgen Claus, 2023 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands Lower Pakhuis Riverside AD: Au Bord de l’Eau | |||||
{FB} 8A | ★★★ Au Bord de l’Eau
Listed as a classic in the guidebook Climb the overhanging wall and finish up right. FA: Fred Nicole, 2000 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands Lower Pakhuis Riverside Pathfinder | |||||
{FB} 8A | Pathfinder
Straight up the wall. The problem is 30m behind Mooiste Meisie on an overhanging face. Start with high crimps. | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands Lower Pakhuis The Colosseum The Colosseum | |||||
{FB} 8A | Disco Science
Start to the right of Bollamakisie and climb into DJ Pillow. FA: Cody Roth, 2009 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands Lower Pakhuis Champside N: Kingstone | |||||
{FB} 8A | Old Wive's Tale
Heard a rumour about someone climbing the arete. | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands Lower Pakhuis Champside A: Impala | |||||
{FB} 8A | Impala
From the rail dyno up to good edge. FA: Fred Nicole, 1997 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands Lower Pakhuis Campground G: Give Me a Break | |||||
{FB} 8A | ★ In the Middle of the Ass | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands Lower Pakhuis Campground H: Ron Ron Boulder | |||||
{FB} 8A | ★ The Full Tony Tick | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands Lower Pakhuis Campground N: Teapot | |||||
{FB} 8A | ★★ A Tea With Elmarie
Listed as a classic in the guidebook Teatime into Teatime Direct. "Named after Justin Hawkins' girlfriend at the time" FA: Tony Lamiche, 2003 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands Lower Pakhuis Upper Campground J: Rasta Roof | |||||
{FB} 7C+/8A | ★★ Rasta Roof
Sit-start with underclings and climb through the long roof on slopey holds. "A few holds have broken over the years because as this problem stays wet after rain" FA: Fred Nicole, 1996 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands Lower Pakhuis Burnside Mkhulu | |||||
FB:8A | Mkhulu
One of the best roof cracks for sure. It's a very special line in a special place. Sit start on the one side of the arch, after a tension boulder you climb through the 14m roof crack and top out on the other side of the arch. FA: Joe Möhle, 2021 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands Lower Pakhuis Big Roof Area Dreamliner Buttress | |||||
FB:7C+/8A | Dreamliner Buttress Sit-start
Sit-start with undercling and gaston and climb into Dreamliner Buttress. FA: Ignacio Mulero, 2022 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass Cedar Rouge Sector A: Black Spider Cave | |||||
{FB} 8A/A+ | ★★★ Green Mamba
Listed as a classic in the guidebook Climb Black Spider but halfway along the traverse climb up leftwards up using a small pocket FA: Bernd Zangerl, 2006 | ||||
{FB} 7C+/8A | The Brown Spatchcock
Sit-start on the right next to a block and traverse left into Green Mamba. FA: Micky Page, 2011 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass Cedar Rouge Sector C: Purple Shadow | |||||
{FB} 8A | Purple Shadow
Start with underclings, move out to lip and climb up. FA: Dave Graham, 2013 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass Cedar Rouge Sector F: A Spider on the Roof | |||||
{FB} 7C+/8A | Une Araignée Dans le Plafond
Sit-start in the low cave and climb out left along the rail. FA: Fred Nicole, 1996 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass Cedar Spine Gully E: Cedar Spine Boulder | |||||
FB:8A | Disarray
Sit start to L'ami a Nalle. Near the left arete of the Cedar Spine Boulder. Sit start as low as possible. FA: Brett Hoffman, 2019 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass French Side C: Stroh Cave | |||||
{FB} 8A | ★★ Stroh 80
#SD Sit-start with rail, move to large pinch and climb up. FA: Fred Nicole, 2003 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass French Side J: Scorpion Cave | |||||
{FB} 8A | The Scorpion
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South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass Rhino Boulders C: Iconic | |||||
{FB} 8A | Right of Iconic | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass Roadcrew H: Mary's Roof | |||||
{FB} 7C+/8A | ★★★ Røyskopp | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass Roadcrew O: Umbuli Cave | |||||
{FB} 8A | Alex's Extension
Sit-start with left hand in the pocket and join Umbuli. FA: Alex Dévand, 2006 | ||||
{FB} 8A | ★★★ Purple Nipple Clan
Climb Une Rime Stupide but from the slopers move up left to join Cave Combo for the finish. FA: Klem Loskot, 2005 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass Roadcrew The Bridge | |||||
{FB} 8A | ★★★ Light Saber | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass Roadcrew The Honey Badger | |||||
{FB} 8A | The Honey Badger
Climb up from right to left. FA: Bernd Zangerl, 2011 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass Roadside Boulders B: Roadside Boulder | |||||
{FB} 8A/A+ | Resonance
Start as Schwupp but from the jug climb out right on small holds. FA: Fred Nicole, 2004 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass Roadside Boulders T: Snake Cave | |||||
{FB} 8A | Snake Cave There-and-Back
Climb Snake Cave to the large hold at the end of the roof and then return to the start. FA: Francis Hélias, 2001 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass Roadside Boulders V: Pinch of Herbs Boulder | |||||
{FB} 7C - 8A | ★★ Herbie | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass Roadside Boulders Noise vs. Beauty | |||||
{FB} 8A | Amber Is the Color of Energy
Climb the seam through the middle of the high face. FA: Daniel Woods, 2015 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass Roadside Boulders C: Pendragon Boulder | |||||
{FB} 8A | ★★★ Pendragon | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass Roadside Boulders E: Question of Balance | |||||
{FB} 8A | ★★★ La Gloire Des Papous
Sit-start in a small cave, move out and climb up on small holds. "Papou is the Greek word for Grandfather" FA: Fred Nicole, 2002 | ||||
{FB} 8A | ★★★ Baboon Master
Start with left hand on undercling and right hand on edge and climb up. "Harder than it looks" FA: Fred Nicole, 1996 | ||||
{FB} 8A | ★★★ Out of Balance | ||||
{FB} 8A/A+ | A Matter of Balance
A mega link-up of A Matter of Power and Out of Balance. FA: Matt Bosley, 2007 | ||||
{FB} 8A | The Ultimate Energy
Tai Chi without toehooking (Tai Chi's first ascent method) | ||||
{FB} 8A | ★★★ Nutsa | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass Roadside Boulders N: Refreshing Boulder | |||||
{FB} 8A | Baboon Traverse There-and-Back
Climb Baboon Traverse and then reverse it and finish up Baboon Direct. | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass Roadside Boulders Get Railed | |||||
{FB} 8A | Heiko's Roof
Sit? and through the huge roof. The start and ending is a bit unclear... FA: Heiko Jahn, 2015 | ||||
South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass The Fortress C: White Men Can't Jump | |||||
{FB} 8A | White Men Can't Jump
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South Africa Western Cape West Coast Cederberg Rocklands The Pass The Fortress C: Beached Whale Boulder | |||||
{FB} 8A | ★★ Fat Eagle Don't Fly
Sit-start, move to sloper then dyno up and join Colin the Librarian. FA: Bernd Zangerl, 2006 |