Africa Ledge is the prominent section of rock below the Upper Cable Station and looking over the City. As such this is the most obvious / most viewed section as most people look at Table Mountain from The City.

Africa Ledge and Upper Africa Ledge are some of the best new-era routes on Table Mountain and can be sheltered in a South Easter wind. It faces North and as such is drier than Fountain Ledge.

Summer:

• important to climb either very early in the morning or late in the afternoon

Winter:

• On crisp winters days Africa Ledge can be quite pleasant in the sun
• Dries quicker than Fountain Ledge and is a better option after rain

Approach: Gain Africa Ledge from the top of the India-Venster Route.

‍Descent: Unless otherwise stated in the individual route descriptions, use the Africa Corner abseils

Make your way to the top abseil anchors on a short overhanging wall. Stretch to reach them. 45m lower down there is a ledge (below the level of the Africa Corner  crux). The anhors are slightly to the right and take you onto the  right-hand side of Upper Africa Ledge. Out and left (facing out) from your touch down there are the next anchors. These are just over the edge, in a V-slot, below a  boulder and take you down 25m to the Oddshouter's Outing teaspot on Africa Ledge.

Unless otherwise stated in the individual route descriptions use the Africa Corner abseils described below.

The Africa Corner Abseil offers fast, easy descent to Upper Africa Ledge in 2 40+m abseils, or Africa Ledge with a third abseil. When looking at the upper cable station, the Africa Corner Abseil is located some 20m left and 25m down from the Upper Cable Station (looking at the cable station).

on the Southern (Left) side of the Upper Cable Station is a maintenance walk-way running along the building, blocked by a waist high gate with a no entry sign

• Hop the gate and walk to where the walk-way becomes suspended
• Climb over the railing and scramble (or rappel) down the bushy gully until you reach a short vertical rock section above a large flat rock
• Use the in-situ static rope to climb down the 10m to the flat rock

The anchors can be reached by lying on top of the flat rock and reaching over the lip, or scrambling down the right hand side (looking OUT) and then squeezing between a boulder and the wall on your left. This section is EXPOSED! so be cautious.

• 45m lower down there is a ledge (below the level of the Africa Corner  crux). The anchors are slightly to the right and take you onto the right-hand side of Upper Africa Ledge.
• Out and left (facing out) from your touch down there are the next anchors. These are just over the edge, in a V-slot, below a boulder and take you down 25m to the Oddshouter's Outing teaspot on Africa Ledge.

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