Routes in Cape Winelands for selected grade

Clinton Martinengo

Video

https://www.climbing.co.za/2018/01/old-projects-opened-by-andrea-biffi-in-montagu/

Climb Strange Days and just before the anchors, move on to The Activist.

left wall middle route

Start below right arête with righthand on pinch/edge, do longish move to slopey edge on left and climb straight up

MJ sending The Scream. Video by Thomas Luger

FA post on Facebook

Illona Pelser on Instagram: "31 maybe 32 (SA Grade), One of the most unique hard routes in South Africa"

Clinton Martinengo (Link): "An amazing route very unique to Paarl Rock ... I personally think it 32". Video

Climb the big vertical face on crimps.

Sit-start with gaston for righthand & oval crimp feature for lefthand and climb right into Gripped.

Start with sidepull left of vague arête and climb up the arête.

Start with both hands on large sidepull, climb out left and finish up arête.

1. 15 bolts

2. 8 bolts

3. ? bolts

Start up Stem Gem, before moving out right to follow the line of bolts on the blunt arête.

"The stuff of dreams; a spectacular spear-arête adorning the western corner of the hillside"