Cape Town & Peninsula

Essentially the Table Mountain Massif plus a few outlying crags which don't warrant an area of their own (Kleinmond). There is enough high quality climbing here to justify not leaving Cape Town. For more/different info on the HUB, click the Cape Town Link above.

Seasons:

Summer (Nov-Apr):

The Sport climbers complain, the Boulderers get walking fit and the Trad Climbers head to the higher Elevations of Table Mountain, Du Toits Kloof and Cederberg (especially if it's windy in Cape Taown) to make the most of the long days.

Autumn (Apr-Jun):

The Boulderers start to get twitchy and make early, impatient, trips to The Land of Rocks, the Sport Climbers clip bolts with abandon as the conditions improve and the wind abates and the tradders welcome the more regularly running cable car (and associated lack of wind).

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girl bouldering in rocklands cederberg outdoor climbing

View - Salewa's Climbing Gear Range in South Africa

Winter (Jun-Oct):

The bouldering season moves North to the Cederberg (Rocklands) in winter, the trad climbing, conversely, returns from the higher elevations of The Cederberg and Du Toits Kloof and goes climbing in the sun on Table Mountain, Lions Head, Muizenberg and Elsies Peak. The Sport climbers, if they don't turn into seasonal Boulderers, have all the options of the lowere elevated Cederberg and Du Toits Kloof Crags, Montagu & Oudshoorn and the local Peninsula crags (oft in choosing the sun).

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Spring (Oct - Nov):

The Boulderers hold on (to the Rocklands trips) too long, The Sport Climbers frantically try send projects before the conditions deteriorate and the Tradders bemoan a wet Mountain and still-to-cold higher elevations - getting frozen on Wolfberg in their haste to get some adventure back.

Travel:

The majority of Bouldering and Sport Climbing is in the Southern Suburbs, making a base in Muizenberg makes sense for this. The majority of traditional climbing in Cape Town is on the Table Mountain and LIons Head faces, making a CBD base the logical choice. Nothing makes sense for a BASE out on the Atlantic Seaboard (Blouberg / Big Bay) unless you Kite Board as well. Rush hour is into the CBD in the morning and the reverse in the afternoon - travel times of 1 hour are not uncommon if your base is poorly considered.

Climbing Gyms:

Cape Town plays host to the largest Indoor Climbing Gym (City Rock) as well as the largest Bouldering gym (Bloc11), both being very good facilities.

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Bouldering & Single & Multi Pitch

Southern Suburbs

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Boulder

Sport

Trad

Big wall

Alpine

Ice

The widest variety of climbing options on The Peninsula! Stretching from Devils Peak to Silvermine you can find great trails, good boulders, popular sport climbing and the largest wall on Table Mountain.

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1087

m ASL

South Peninsula

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Boulder

Sport

Trad

Big wall

Alpine

Ice

min

m ASL

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Single & Multi Pitch

Jamie Smith taking flight off of The Jeopardy Wall. Photo: Micky Wiswedel

Climbing high on Table Mountain, Upper Africa Ledge. Photo: Mickey Wiswedel

City Bowl (Table Mountain & Lionshead)

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Boulder

Sport

Trad

Big wall

Alpine

Ice

Multi Pitch Trad, beginner sport climbing & bouldering are all easily accessible

min

m ASL

Multi Pitch

Muizenberg

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Boulder

Sport

Trad

Big wall

Alpine

Ice

Encompassing the crags South of Ou Kaapse Weg - from The Mine to The Hole - the area offers easy access to both sport climbing and trad with great views of False bay, there are crag options for everybody.

min

320

m ASL

Bouldering & Single & Multi Pitch

Fish Hoek

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Boulder

Sport

Trad

Big wall

Alpine

Ice

Fish Hoek is dry, retirement style suburb in the deep south of the Cape Peninsula. It is home to superb short, sharp sport climbs, diverse bouldering areas and great trad routes. Sadly these are at opposite ends of a the valley.

min

600

m ASL

Single Pitch

Gordon's Bay

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Boulder

Sport

Trad

Big wall

Alpine

Ice

A steep and powerful crag recently re-opened and rebolted

min

218

m ASL

Paarl

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Boulder

Sport

Trad

Big wall

Alpine

Ice

A quaint town which plays host to the countries most prominent granite climbing venue.

min

0.3

644

m ASL

Single Pitch

Kleinmond

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Boulder

Sport

Trad

Big wall

Alpine

Ice

A great escape from the City (and, often, the wind) with easy access to quality beginner-intermediate sport routes. Choice of aspect gives you shade/sun all day depending on the crag. The bouldering areas are steadily growing and will become a drawcard in themselves.

min

180

m ASL