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Cape Peninsula

by Tony Lourens

Blue Mountain Publishing

The Cape Peninsula is renowned for its world-famous landmark, one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature – Table Mountain and the Table Mountain chain. This rugged mountain chain creates an undulating ridge, which forms the backbone of the Peninsula, starting from the striking front of Table Mountain that overlooks the city, running through the beautiful and exposed Silvermine Reserve, over the cave-riddled Kalk Bay mountains and ending in the Cape of Good Hope Reserve at Cape Point – the very tip of the Peninsula.

Fortunately for climbers in Cape Town, the Cape Peninsula is blessed with a string of great crags giving very diverse climbing from short powerful routes on the bulging quartzite crags of Trappieskop and Peer’s Cave, the ever-popular faces of the Silvermine crags, to the very steep and mega-pumpy crags of The Mine and The Hole. As far as grades are concerned, there is something for everyone. Crags like Lakeside Pinnacle, Lower Silvermine and Higgovale Quarry are popular among beginners and for those who want a relaxing day at the crag, while Silvermine Main Crag and Fawlty Towers takes one up a notch or two. Whatever your desires, there are many routes on quality sandstone, just waiting to be caressed by your fingertips. Just go out and get ’em!

Sectors in alphabetical order:

Foreign Policy18 climbs in 3 sectors
Higgovale Quarry24 climbs in 2 sectors
Lakeside Pinnacle17 climbs in 4 sectors
Peer’s Cave54 climbs in 6 sectors
Silvermine Crags98 climbs in 6 sectors
Skoorsteen Kop12 climbs in 2 sectors
The Hole45 climbs in 3 sectors
The Mine64 climbs in 5 sectors
Trappieskop39 climbs in 6 sectors
Underside28 climbs in 5 sectors

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Megan, 5.12b stingreiFirst Ascent, On-sight30.00 6/30/2007
Abigail, 5.10a stingreiOn-sight17.00 6/30/2007
V, 5.10b slangeveldtFlash16.50 3/9/2016
V, 5.10b slangeveldtFirst Ascent, Flash20.50 3/9/2016
Waldorf Salad, 5.11a slangeveldtFlash19.50 3/9/2016
Digital Manoeuvres in the Dark, 5.12b tonylourensOn-sight26.00 3/18/2016
Digital Manoeuvres in the Dark, 5.12b tonylourensOn-sight26.00 3/18/2016
Jaws, 5.12a slangeveldtOn-sight25.00 4/3/2016
Pistolero, 5.10c DerrickStarlingRedpoint16.00Unknown
Hin Ba, 5.11c stingreiToprope17.00 4/10/2016
Saddam’s Bad Hair Day, 5.10d stingreiOn-sight20.00Unknown
Revenge of the Paas Haasie, 5.10c stingreiOn-sight19.00Unknown
Bolero, 5.12b stingreiRedpoint23.00Unknown
Bolero, 5.12b stingreiRedpoint23.00Unknown
Alpha & Omega, 5.11a stingreiOn-sight21.00Unknown
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Obideah, 5.10a stingreiOn-sight17.00Unknown
Easy Victory, 5.7 slangeveldtFirst Ascent, On-sight18.00 4/19/2016
Easy Victory, 5.7 slangeveldtFirst Ascent, Flash16.50 4/19/2016
In God’s Country, 5.11c slangeveldtFirst Ascent, Flash25.50 5/30/2016
Trance Dance, 5.11c ChrisBarkerOn-sight23.00 5/13/2016
Red Guitar on Fire, 5.12b ChrisBarkerRedpoint23.00 1/28/2016
The Happy Hooker, 5.12c ChrisBarkerRedpoint24.00 5/28/2016
Jimmy and the Big Boys, 5.11d ChrisBarkerRedpoint21.00 11/21/2015
Sickle Moon, 5.11a ChrisBarkerRedpoint18.00 10/16/2015
Swan Lake, 5.12a ChrisBarkerRedpoint22.00 1/21/2016
Fantasia, 5.11d ChrisBarkerRedpoint21.00 6/26/2016
Trade Winds, 5.10c ChrisBarkerOn-sight19.00 5/14/2016
Whispering Winds, 5.10d ChrisBarkerOn-sight20.00 5/22/2016
Airbag, 5.10d ChrisBarkerRedpoint17.00 7/18/2015
Revenge of the Paas Haasie, 5.10c ChrisBarkerRedpoint16.00 11/8/2015
Tad Ho, 5.11c ChrisBarkerOn-sight23.00 4/3/2016
Spitfire, 5.11c ChrisBarkerRedpoint20.00 1/30/2016
In Your Face, 5.11a ChrisBarkerOn-sight21.00 1/30/2016
Alpha & Omega, 5.11a ChrisBarkerOn-sight21.00 1/7/2016
Skywalker, 5.11c ChrisBarkerOn-sight23.00 1/23/2016
Between the Lines, 5.10c ChrisBarkerOn-sight19.00 12/27/2015
Jono Gordon’s Route, 5.11a ChrisBarkerOn-sight21.00 3/12/2016
Mercury, 5.12a ChrisBarkerRedpoint22.00 2/11/2016
Pistolero, 5.10c ChrisBarkerOn-sight19.00 1/9/2016
Josie Get Your Gun, 5.10d ChrisBarkerOn-sight20.00 3/13/2016
No Man’s Land, 5.12a ChrisBarkerRedpoint22.00 5/29/2016
Sterling Silver, 5.11a ChrisBarkerOn-sight21.00 1/7/2016
Terminal Velocity, 5.10d ChrisBarkerOn-sight20.00 4/2/2016
Bad Medicine, 5.10d ChrisBarkerOn-sight20.00 5/12/2016
Blaze of Glory, 5.11a ChrisBarkerOn-sight21.00 4/2/2016
Toreador of Torquay, 5.10d ChrisBarkerOn-sight20.00 3/3/2016
Fire Alarm, 5.11c ChrisBarkerOn-sight23.00 5/26/2016
Bravest Orangutan in Britain, 5.11c ChrisBarkerOn-sight23.00 3/3/2016
Not Yet Major, 5.12a ChrisBarkerRedpoint22.00 5/26/2016
Boff, 5.11c ChrisBarkerOn-sight23.00 3/3/2016
Hey Dude, 5.12b ChrisBarkerRedpoint23.00 11/19/2015
Sunset Strip, 5.12a ChrisBarkerRedpoint22.00 12/26/2015
Puppet on a String, 5.11a ChrisBarkerRedpoint18.00 1/26/2016
Fleur de Mer, 5.11d ChrisBarkerRedpoint21.00 2/4/2016
Cape Fear, 5.12a ChrisBarkerRedpoint22.00 2/18/2016
Kool Sans the Gang, 5.11a ChrisBarkerRedpoint18.00 7/11/2016
Jono Gordon’s Route, 5.11a tonylourensFirst Ascent, Flash23.50 8/31/2016
Male Country, 5.11d ChrisBarkerOn-sight24.00 8/16/2016
Promise of Light, 5.11a ChrisBarkerOn-sight21.00 8/7/2016
The Germans, 5.12c ChrisBarkerRedpoint24.00 9/9/2016
Lord Melbury, 5.12b ChrisBarkerRedpoint23.00 9/5/2016
Giden Hem, 5.11c ChrisBarkerRedpoint20.00 9/1/2016
Poff, 5.11a ChrisBarkerOn-sight21.00 6/28/2016
All that Glitters is Gold, 5.12c ChrisBarkerRedpoint24.00 8/29/2016
Hin Ba, 5.11c ChrisBarkerOn-sight23.00 8/1/2016
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Pistolero, 5.10c Todd MartinOn-sight19.00 5/1/2016
Cool Hand Luke, 5.10a Todd MartinFlash15.50 5/1/2016
A Gift of Wings, 5.12d ChrisBarkerRedpoint25.00 10/23/2016
Little Fishies, 5.10c ChrisBarkerOn-sight19.00 10/25/2016
Sunset Arête, 5.10b ChrisBarkerOn-sight18.00 2/13/2016
Route 44, 5.11a ChrisBarkerOn-sight21.00 10/30/2016
Shut Up and Climb, 5.12b ChrisBarkerRedpoint23.00 10/30/2016
Saddam’s Bad Hair Day, 5.10d ChrisBarkerOn-sight20.00 9/9/2016
Nebulous Pathway, 5.9 ChristoOn-sight16.00 11/10/2016
Mandela Magic, 5.10a ChristoOn-sight17.00 11/10/2016
Another Nefarious Crack, 5.10d ChristoOn-sight20.00 11/10/2016
Cast Your Vote, 5.11c ChristoRedpoint20.00 11/10/2016
Stompie direct, 5.11a ChristoRedpoint18.00 11/15/2016
Torn Finger, 5.10a ChristoOn-sight17.00 11/17/2016
Digital Crack, 5.9 ChristoOn-sight16.00 11/17/2016
Stompie, 5.10b ChristoOn-sight18.00 11/18/2016
Fleur d’Afrique, 5.12a ChrisBarkerRedpoint22.00 11/21/2016
Jagged Edge, 5.8 ChristoOn-sight15.00 11/24/2016
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Alive, 5.10c ChristoOn-sight19.00 11/24/2016
Frustration, 5.10b ChristoOn-sight18.00 11/24/2016
Mono, 5.13a ChrisBarkerRedpoint26.00 11/24/2016
First Round’s on Me, 5.10d ChrisBarkerFlash18.50 11/26/2016
Basil the Rat, 5.11c ChrisBarkerOn-sight23.00 12/3/2016
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Trikonāsana Variation, 5.10d ChristoOn-sight20.00 1/5/2017
Another Nefarious Crack, 5.10d ChristoFlash18.50 1/5/2017
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Donald’s Crack, 5.8 CHRISinSESSIONOn-sight15.00 9/23/2017
Puddy Twat, 5.10c CHRISinSESSIONOn-sight19.00 9/23/2017
Mickey Moose, 5.9 CHRISinSESSIONOn-sight16.00 9/23/2017
Moaning Minnie, 5.9 CHRISinSESSIONOn-sight16.00 9/23/2017
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Obelix, 5.8 zmasters2On-sight15.00 10/19/2017
Asterix, 5.5 zmasters2On-sight12.00 10/19/2017
Patsy’s Parlour, 5.9 zmasters2On-sight16.00 10/19/2017
Dogmatix, 5.8 zmasters2On-sight15.00 10/19/2017
Who Knows?, 5.10a zmasters2On-sight17.00 10/19/2017
Suspended Sentence, 5.7 Stacey_McNeillOn-sight14.00 12/26/2017
Jono Gordon’s Route, 5.11a Luke_HarpurRedpoint18.00 8/27/2014
Brahms’ Third Racket, 5.12b ChrisBarkerRedpoint23.00 12/22/2017
Bang Bang Paris, 5.12a ChrisBarkerRedpoint22.00 12/23/2017
Symphony in 3 Movements, 5.11d ChrisBarkerOn-sight24.00 12/23/2017
Mermaid, 5.8 stingreiOn-sight15.00Unknown
City Rockers, 5.10b stingreiOn-sight18.00Unknown
Songs From the Wood, 5.10a stingreiOn-sight17.00Unknown
Jack in the Green, 5.11a stingreiRedpoint18.00Unknown
Who Knows?, 5.10a stingreiOn-sight17.00Unknown
Magic Potion, 5.10d stingreiOn-sight20.00Unknown
Asterix, 5.5 stingreiOn-sight12.00Unknown
Obelix, 5.8 stingreiOn-sight15.00Unknown
Getafix, 5.9 stingreiOn-sight16.00Unknown
Argent, 5.8 stingreiOn-sight15.00Unknown
Argentum, 5.10b stingreiOn-sight18.00Unknown
Jono Gordon’s Route, 5.11a stingreiOn-sight21.00Unknown
Mercury, 5.12a stingreiLead with Falls0.00Unknown
Pistolero, 5.10c stingreiOn-sight19.00Unknown
Josie Get Your Gun, 5.10d stingreiOn-sight20.00Unknown
Cool Hand Luke, 5.10a stingreiOn-sight17.00Unknown
No Man’s Land, 5.12a stingreiRedpoint22.00Unknown
Sterling Silver, 5.11a stingreiRedpoint18.00Unknown
Trance Dance, 5.11c stingreiOn-sight23.00Unknown
Kirika, 5.11c stingreiOn-sight23.00Unknown
Promise of Light, 5.11a stingreiOn-sight21.00Unknown
Terminal Velocity, 5.10d stingreiOn-sight20.00Unknown
Drop Zone, 5.10b stingreiOn-sight18.00Unknown
Wake-up Call, 5.10c stingreiOn-sight19.00Unknown
Bad Medicine, 5.10d stingreiOn-sight20.00Unknown
Blaze of Glory, 5.11a stingreiOn-sight21.00Unknown
Dead-wing Starling, 5.9 stingreiOn-sight16.00Unknown
Hairless Mexican, 5.7 stingreiOn-sight14.00Unknown
By the Right, 5.7 stingreiOn-sight14.00Unknown
Nimbus, 5.10b stingreiOn-sight18.00Unknown
Cosmik Debris, 5.10d stingreiOn-sight20.00Unknown
My Precious, 5.10c stingreiOn-sight19.00Unknown
Goofy’s Gaf, 5.10b stingreiOn-sight18.00 4/2/2018
Mickey Moose, 5.9 stingreiOn-sight16.00 4/2/2018
Donald’s Crack, 5.8 stingreiOn-sight15.00 4/2/2018
Spotty Dog, 5.9 stingreiOn-sight16.00 4/2/2018
Puddy Twat, 5.10c stingreiOn-sight19.00 4/2/2018
Slab ’n Tickle, 5.10a stingreiOn-sight17.00Unknown
Undercling, 5.10b stingreiRedpoint15.00Unknown
Patsy’s Parlour, 5.9 stingreiOn-sight16.00Unknown
Rough Rider, 5.7 stingreiOn-sight14.00Unknown
Serendipity, 5.6 stingreiOn-sight13.00Unknown
Trade Winds, 5.10c stingreiRedpoint16.00Unknown
Puffadder, 5.11a stingreiRedpoint18.00Unknown
Quillerimo, 5.11a stingreiRedpoint18.00Unknown
Fantasia, 5.11d stingreiRedpoint21.00Unknown
Whispering Winds, 5.10d stingreiOn-sight20.00Unknown
Pink Harmonica in Ashes, 5.10b stingreiOn-sight18.00Unknown
Red Guitar on Fire, 5.12b stingreiRedpoint23.00Unknown
The Happy Hooker, 5.12c stingreiRedpoint24.00Unknown
Jimmy and the Big Boys, 5.11d stingreiRedpoint21.00Unknown
Sickle Moon, 5.11a stingreiOn-sight21.00Unknown
All Mine, 5.11a stingreiFlash19.50Unknown
Airbag, 5.10d stingreiFlash18.50Unknown
Kool Sans the Gang, 5.11a stingreiFlash19.50Unknown
YEBO!, 5.8 stingreiOn-sight15.00Unknown
Swan Lake, 5.12a stingreiFlash23.50Unknown
Uriah, 5.10b stingreiOn-sight18.00Unknown
Fleur de Mer, 5.11d stingreiRedpoint21.00Unknown
Poisson Flambé, 5.12a stingreiRedpoint22.00Unknown
La Mystique Voyeur, 5.12a stingreiRedpoint22.00Unknown
Cape Fear, 5.12a stingreiRedpoint22.00Unknown
Grand Illusion, 5.10a stingreiRedpoint14.00Unknown
Rapture, 5.11c stingreiRedpoint20.00Unknown
Lichen It or Not, 5.10d stingreiOn-sight20.00Unknown
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Hash, 5.8 stingreiOn-sight15.00 4/22/2018
Jarastafa, 5.9 stingreiOn-sight16.00 4/22/2018
Dube, 5.10a stingreiOn-sight17.00 4/22/2018
Eiri, 5.10c stingreiToprope13.00 4/22/2018
Bang Bang Paris, 5.12a stingreiLead with Falls0.00 6/24/2018
Symphony in 3 Movements, 5.11d stingreiLead with Falls0.00 6/24/2018
First Round’s on Me, 5.10d stingreiOn-sight20.00 7/22/2018
Quake, 5.10b stingreiOn-sight18.00 7/22/2018
Whispering Winds, 5.10d ChristoOn-sight20.00 11/11/2018
Trade Winds, 5.10c ChristoOn-sight19.00 11/11/2018
Sickle Moon, 5.11a ChristoLead with Falls0.00 11/11/2018
Mermaid, 5.8 thesimplekidOn-sight15.00 12/20/2018
City Rockers, 5.10b thesimplekidOn-sight18.00 12/20/2018
Songs From the Wood, 5.10a thesimplekidOn-sight17.00 12/20/2018
Jailhouse Rocks!, 5.10a thesimplekidOn-sight17.00 12/25/2018
Over the Top, 5.10b thesimplekidOn-sight18.00 12/25/2018
Obideah, 5.10a thesimplekidOn-sight17.00 12/25/2018
Lord of the Ring, 5.8 ChristoOn-sight15.00Unknown
My Precious, 5.10c ChristoOn-sight19.00Unknown
Ring Sting, 5.11a ChristoOn-sight21.00Unknown
Blockhead, 5.10c ChristoRedpoint16.00Unknown
Skywalker, 5.11c ChristoRedpoint20.00Unknown
Serendipity, 5.6 ChristoOn-sight13.00 3/20/2020
Rough Rider, 5.7 ChristoOn-sight14.00 3/20/2020
Alpha & Omega, 5.11a ChristoRedpoint18.00Unknown
My Precious, 5.10c ChristoOn-sight19.00 3/20/2020
Ring Sting, 5.11a ChristoOn-sight21.00 3/20/2020
Tequila Sunrise, 5.12a stingreiRedpoint22.00 1/28/2021
Shark Attack, 5.12a stingreiLead with Falls0.00 1/28/2021
Paff Udder, 5.12a stingreiRedpoint22.00 4/10/2021
Bearded Clam, 5.10b stingreiOn-sight18.00 12/4/2021
Ring Sting, 5.11a stingreiOn-sight21.00 12/11/2021
Sterling Silver, 5.11a Todd MartinToprope15.00 6/25/2022
Revealyomango, 5.10c Todd MartinToprope13.00 6/25/2022
Cool Hand Luke, 5.10a Todd MartinToprope11.00 6/25/2022
Argent, 5.8 Todd MartinToprope9.00 6/25/2022

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