Access Issues
Climbing Permits Wonderland
The Wonderland crags are spread over multiple private land parcels including @mountain_club_of_south_africa , Mahem and Tranquilitas. The @mountain_club_of_south_africa has negotiated for all climbers to have access to these properties via a climbing permit.
Permits will be offered at discounted rates to members of the @mountain_club_of_south_africa or guests at Tranquilitas/Mayhem.
Following are the permit types and costs:
Day permits R60. Day permits for @mountain_club_of_south_africa / Tranquilitas members R30
Weekend permits R100. Weekend permits for @mountain_club_of_south_africa / Tranquilitas members R50
Month permits R600. Month permits for @mountain_club_of_south_africa / Tranquilitas R300
Annual R1600. Annual for @mountain_club_of_south_africa / Tranquilitas R1 200
By purchasing a permit you agree to the Conditions & Waiver
Free parking to permit holders at Tranquilitas reception only and in demarcated spaces. Permits will be mandatory and people found without one will be treated as trespassers.
Permits can be purchased from Tranquilitas reception via SnapScan or Zapper.
For annual permits e-mail book@tranquilitas.com.
For more information on routes, access and permits please see the following websites:
Mountain Club of South Africa (MCSA)
http://www.mcsa.org.za/
Look at “Who we are” for the different sections of the MCSA
Mountain Club of South Africa – Johannesburg Section website
https://mcsajohannesburg.org/
Click on “Access and Properties” for more information
Click on “Contact” to get in touch with the MCSA for more information.
ClimbZA website
http://www.climbing.co.za/wiki/South_African_Climbing_Wiki
Welcome to the largest & most comprehensive online database of Southern African climbing information.
http://www.climbing.co.za/forum/
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Approach
Easiest is through the Elandskrans Resort which at he time of writing is closed. It is possible to pass through the resort to access the crags but probably not a great idea to leave your car here. Be vigilant.
Drive from town up the road from Roc 'n Rope. After a couple of kilometers the Elandskrans Resort is reached on the left, before the road becomes a gravel road. Get dropped of here.
Just after the entrance gate of Elandskrans Resort on the right, is a good path curving down to the stream (past some stone circles), following a line of old concrete fence posts. Stay on the main path until the stream where you will arrive at a wooden bridge; cross here then 15m after the bridge take a small path on the left. This path leads across some fields (make sure you keep left), past cairns, over a tiny stream through some bushes, and down onto a lovely grassy plateau (opposite 'The Restaurant Crag'). There is a path leading down on the left to the small waterfall just upstream of the Gym.
Please don't use the old path from the camping, which starts on the right, by a small wall, a few meters before the main hall at Elandskrans. This path is eroding badly and is steep and unpleasant. If you do end up on this path, it leads you down to a small "lookout" above the river, then turn right (upstream) 50m and the path leads into the stream by a small waterfall. Scramble downstream until the small crag can be seen.