Aspect and Weather

The crags face east making it an afternoon or overcast day climbing venue. With the walls being vert, they will get wet when it rains.

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Climbing

The routes here are all vertical face climbing. Bring your thinking cap and steely crimping fingers. These are some of the oldest climbs in Boven and some of the bolts may be getting old. The bolts may also have generous spacing with some routes requiring supplemental trad pro.

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Base

While Atomic Aardvark and The Gift at Gaper Buttress receive some traffic, the other climbs do not. The base of these routes may be bushy and require some flattening/pruning.

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Nowadays the most favoured form of access if through Tegwaan. Park at the ‘Visitors’ parking at Tegwaan. Follow their signage around the pool and dams out the backside of their property and through a small gate. Follow this path as it slowly descends a grassy field and then crosses a small stream. Step down a few rocks and follow the path left. You will reach a shallow river crossing that has stepping stones. Cross the river and stay right, walking up the hill. You will eventually reach the Restaurant Crag. Stay right at the base of the wall which starts to incline as the path moves into the forest. You will reach the top of the plateau and walk along the edge of the forest for a few metres and then descend a slight scramble to the crag.

Alternatively park at the Elandskrans Resort and walk down the hill to the scramble alongside the crag. This is however not as safe as parking at Tegwaan, but is much faster.

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