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Climbing in South Africa

600 crags with 16,190 climbing routes, sorted by ascents, most first.

Climbing crags in South Africa

  1. Waterval Boven4c – 4c1,016 routes
  2. Montagu947 routes
  3. Silvermine6a – 6a+169 routes
  4. Table Mountain3 – 8b+1,241 routes
  5. Lakeside Pinnacle24 routes
  6. Kleinmond4a – 7b97 routes
  7. Close Plateau5a – 7c+41 routes
  8. Monteseel324 routes
  9. Lion's Head4a – 6a260 routes
  10. Powerlines5a – 8b138 routes
  11. King's Kloof4c – 8a+79 routes
  12. Topside4a – 8b+1,327 routes
  13. Tonquani-Cedarberg Complex4c – 4c572 routes
  14. Mount Everest Guest Farm6b – 6b168 routes
  15. Oudtshoorn127 routes
  16. Paarl Rock4a – 7c+318 routes
  17. Sassies5a – 8b142 routes
  18. Roadcrew5a – 8b+105 routes
  19. The Hole53 routes
  20. Shongweni Dam130 routes
  21. Arch Valley5a – 8a79 routes
  22. Campground4a+ – 8a113 routes
  23. Fields of Joy5a – 8a+127 routes
  24. Peer's Cave6a – 8a90 routes
  25. de Pakhuys Sectors5a – 8a+68 routes
  26. Trappieskop5a – 8b112 routes
  27. Wolfberg142 routes
  28. Middle Plateau4b – 8a+41 routes
  29. Krantzkloof Nature Reserve148 routes
  30. Rhino Boulders5a – 8c35 routes
  31. Sanddrif49 routes
  32. The Fortress5a – 8b+107 routes
  33. Misty Cliffs6a – 6c+41 routes
  34. Cityrock18 routes
  35. Far Plateau6a – 8a14 routes
  36. Rooiberg71 routes
  37. Bester Crag7a+ – 7c74 routes
  38. Muizenberg Buttress4a – 4a125 routes
  39. Melville Koppies16 routes
  40. Jungle Bar Sector5b – 8a+48 routes
  41. Cable Way Crags44 routes
  42. Underside38 routes
  43. Fernkloof105 routes
  44. Riverside5a – 8b+94 routes
  45. Lower Valley6a – 8b27 routes
  46. Wolwerivier27 routes
  47. Hidden Boulders5b – 8a20 routes
  48. Mhlabatini4c – 4c156 routes
  49. Danger Zone5b – 8b56 routes
  50. The Climbing Barn18 routes
  51. CityROCK4b – 6b84 routes
  52. Hidden Valley Boulders5a – 7a+23 routes
  53. Dihedral Boulders5c – 8c51 routes
  54. Skoorsteenskop12 routes
  55. Tea Garden5c – 8a+42 routes
  56. Northcliff56 routes
  57. Gecko Rock29 routes
  58. Maaschland Crag6a+ – 7c+28 routes
  59. Drakensberg4a – 7a199 routes
  60. Elsie's Peak58 routes
  61. Wellington's Dome29 routes
  62. Thabaphaswa29 routes
  63. Hamerkop Kloof219 routes
  64. Blackhill Boulder Garden4a+ – 7c+180 routes
  65. Hilton Crags92 routes
  66. Front Wall96 routes
  67. Wilgepoort89 routes
  68. Bonus Boulders5a – 8b35 routes
  69. Pinnacle Sector26 routes
  70. Morgans Bay94 routes
  71. Mohlapitse Valley32 routes
  72. Bobbejaanskop16 routes
  73. Yellowwood7b – 7b78 routes
  74. Champside5a – 8a54 routes
  75. Whirlpool Boulders5a – 8a20 routes
  76. Betty's Bay3 – 7b112 routes
  77. Milner Amphitheatre25 routes
  78. Manoutsa/Strijdom Tunnel117 routes
  79. Turret Peak92 routes
  80. Kransberg60 routes
  81. Backyard Boulders4b – 8a46 routes
  82. The Sky6b – 8b4 routes
  83. Pillar Box12 routes
  84. Hogsback28 routes
  85. Delville Wood25 routes
  86. Sabie Gorge5a – 7a+41 routes
  87. The Fin6b – 7a3 routes
  88. South Wall41 routes
  89. Lindani12 routes
  90. Ian's Roof Section6b+ – 8b15 routes
  91. Old Shongweni85 routes
  92. Beaten Path6b+ – 8b7 routes
  93. The Spout68 routes
  94. Karbonaaitjies Kraal53 routes
  95. Upper Campground5a – 7c+37 routes
  96. Winelands Crag11 routes
  97. Kirk Falls40 routes
  98. NSA26 routes
  99. Boulder D6a – 7b16 routes
  100. Lighthouse Crag8 routes