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Paarl Rock Rock climbing 312 routes in crag

Grade context: SA
Photos: 19
Ascents: 451

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Description

There are some excellent single- and multi-pitch sport routes at Paarl Rocks. The climbing is on large granite domes.

The rock seems to dry quicker than the sandstone crags around Cape Town, so Paarl Rocks may be a good destination if it has been raining recently.

Access issues

The Paarl Rocks are about 60 km north of Cape Town. From Cape Town drive north along the N1, and turn off at Paarl. Look carefully for the sign to the Paarl Rocks Mountain Reserve (it is easy to miss).

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Granite <5 min New route potential

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Contents

Boulder Field
Paarl Rock
Bretagne Rock / Brittania Rock
Gordon's Rock
Gladde Rock

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Paarl Rock Boulder Field boulder field

Mostly Bouldering

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167

17m

26

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Paarl Rock is next to the lower parking area (-33.740095, 18.950462).

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Cannon Fodder Wall sector

Sport climbing and Trad climbing

17

17

120m

Euro Wall sector

Sport climbing and Trad climbing

7

6

57m

1

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Driving up to the top parking, Bretagne Rock is on your left. (-33.745408, 18.941776)

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Weasel Wall sector

Trad climbing and Sport climbing

10

12

160m

1

Little Dutch Boy Wall Left sector

Sport climbing and Trad climbing

6

0

29m

Little Dutch Boy Wall Right sector

Mostly Sport climbing

7

23

42m

Wonderland Wall sector

Sport climbing and Trad climbing

3

1

140m

Cobalt Blue Wall sector

Mostly Sport climbing

11

3

23m

Parklife Wall sector

Mostly Sport climbing

8

11

60m

2

Arbor Cave sector

All Trad climbing

2

0

15m

Hidden By Day Wall sector

Sport climbing and Trad climbing

9

0

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Driving up to the top parking, Gordon's Rock is on your right (-33.741797, 18.942299).

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Top Parking area

Bouldering and Trad climbing

3

0

Belly Button Slab sector

Trad climbing and Sport climbing

15

76

70m

2

Granite Graffiti Wall sector

Sport climbing and Trad climbing

4

2

27m

Sands of Time Wall Left sector

Mostly Trad climbing

6

3

77m

Sands of Time Wall Right sector

Sport climbing and Trad climbing

17

85

61m

3

Casualties of War Wall sector

All Sport climbing

5

1

110m

Wastelands Wall sector

Trad climbing and Sport climbing

7

10

73m

North Wall sector

Sport climbing and Trad climbing

3

7

77m

Blue Diamonds Sector sector

Mostly Trad climbing

6

4

24m

1

Splinter Area sector

Sport climbing and Trad climbing

10

21

16m

2

Hidden Gem Boulders / Crank Prank boulder field

Mostly Trad climbing

6

0

7m

Nante's Boulder boulder

All Sport climbing

1

1

20m

Two Cents Slab sector

All Trad climbing

5

0

92m

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This rock can be accessed by a gravel track that turns left half way to the upper parking from the lower parking area. It is also accessible from Jan Phillips Bergpad (-33.745982, 18.950339).

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Gladde Rock sector

All Trad climbing

1

1

370m

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