Serra da Leba

Serra da Leba is situated by the cliff edge of the Lubango plateau overlooking the Namibe desert. There are three places to climb, either the valley with the river, the big wall dropping off the plateau, or the in the gorge. You can park in front of Miradouro restaurant and walk to all the crags. For the river valley, it is easier to park closer to the crags along the road. The river valley and gorge mainly consists of single pitch routes with some two pitch routes. The plateau big wall has some long mixed multi pitch routes. The main style of climbing is vert with many cracks and crimps.

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Serra da Leba is a 45 minute drive west of Lubango. There is a restaurant, Miradouro da Serra da Leba, which is the only building in Serra da Leba. The owner, who only speaks Portuguese, can offer camping or a room to stay. Bring your own bottles of clean water for drinking and food. The restaurant offers some meals though the closest grocery store is in Lubango (45 minute drive).

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Transport options:

1. Car: If driving from the Namibian boarder, it is recommended to cross at the Oshikango/Onjiva boarder as the roads are in better condition than the more western boarder at Calueque that goes along the EN110 road. The drive from Oshikang/Onjiva boarder to Lubango is 15 hours. There are tarred roads but have massive potholes where cars need to drive into opposing traffic lane to avoid the hot holes. It is advised to drive slowly (90km/hour or slower). IMPORTANT NOTE - there are long queues at fuel stations from the Angolan boarder all the way to Luanda. Fill up a tank in Namibia. When crossing the Angolan/Namibian boarder, itis advised to user a fixer (a person who informally assists with the boarder procedure. They will ask for R600-R800 for helping but can be negotiated.

2.Plane: FlyAngola has flight options from Windhoek, Benguela, and Luanda to Lubango. FlyAngola does not have flights every day where as TAAG has daily flights from Luanda to Lubango though, TAAG flights are generally double the price of FlyAngola flights. If arriving at Luanda, take note of your arrival and departure airport as there are two airports. A shared local taxi from Lubango to Serra da Leba is 30 000 - 40 000 kz.

3.Hitch hiking: This is a possible but risky option between Luanda and Serra da Leba. Truck drivers are usually the most willing to lift but being able to speak Portuguese is important.

Plateau Wall

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Big wall

Alpine

Ice

Plateau cliff wall with some long multi-pitch routes

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River Gorge

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Big wall

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Ice

A river gorge with long single pitch routes

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1680

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Mini Waterfall

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Big wall

Alpine

Ice

Consists of one route that climbs next to the waterfall and above the water. It requires an abseil to the start of the route.

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1673

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Riverbank

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Big wall

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Ice

Pillars of conglomerate sandstone by the large waterfall

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Gorge

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Big wall

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A deep narrow gorge full of crags

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Single & Multi Pitch

Waterfall Wall

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Big wall

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Ice

A large wall next to the longest waterfall in the canyon.

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1660

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Lockjaw Gulley

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Boulder

Sport

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Big wall

Alpine

Ice

Routes in a small crevasse overlooking the large waterfall.

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1670

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Yuba City

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Boulder

Sport

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Big wall

Alpine

Ice

A crag with many 5-star single-pitch routes

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1694

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Single & Multi Pitch

Red Wall

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Boulder

Sport

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Big wall

Alpine

Ice

A large red wall with potential for more multi-pitch routes

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Miradouro Wall

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Big wall

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Ice

Wall directly below Miradouro restaurant and the viewpoint

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1680

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Jenga Wall

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Big wall

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Ice

Blocky two-pitch routes

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1680

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Onda Wall

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Big wall

Alpine

Ice

A wall with hard crimpy slab routes

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Jungle Run

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Boulder

Sport

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Big wall

Alpine

Ice

A great beginner wall with some long routes

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Jogo Wall

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Boulder

Sport

Trad

Big wall

Alpine

Ice

A good beginner crag

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1680

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The Cave

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Boulder

Sport

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Big wall

Alpine

Ice

A wall with pumpy routes

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1660

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Monkey Wall

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Sport

Trad

Big wall

Alpine

Ice

A crag with a huge trees by the base of the wall

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1680

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Cactus Wall

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Boulder

Sport

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Big wall

Alpine

Ice

One of the best crags in Serra da Leba

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1690

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Double

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Climbs or mostly climbs a corner system. This often requires stemming as a technique.

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Overhang

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Vert

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A bold lead

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Crime

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Plateau Wall

River Gorge

Mini Waterfall

Riverbank

Gorge

Waterfall Wall

Lockjaw Gulley

Yuba City

Red Wall

Miradouro Wall

Jenga Wall

Onda Wall

Jungle Run

Jogo Wall

The Cave

Monkey Wall

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