Silvermine Nature Reserve

With the widest selection of crags and grades around Cape Town, Lower Crag (and its SECTORS) is ideally suited for beginners through to 7c

Silvermine Nature Reserve

With the widest selection of crags and grades around Cape Town, Lower Crag (and its SECTORS) is ideally suited for beginners through to 7c

Silvermine Nature Reserve

With the widest selection of crags and grades around Cape Town, Lower Crag (and its SECTORS) is ideally suited for beginners through to 7c

Situated within the Silvermine Nature Reserve - entry fee payable - which is well maintained, safe has fantastic, easy hiking with views over the Chapmans Peak / Noordhoek areas on the West as well as a great dam(reservoir) to swim in. The 4 crags are located on the North East Ridge. The climbing is excellent, on beautiful compact sandstone and the climbing is generally technical vert to slightly steeper than vert. Main Crag, in particular, climbs beautifully. Many of the routes (certainly all of the classics) have been re-bolted with the new-standard glue-in type bolts to decrease SCC.

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Single Pitch
Multi Pitch
Single & Multi Pitch Options

Lookout Crag

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Boulder
Sport
Trad
Big wall
Alpine
Ice
Host to the only multi pitch sport route on the Peninsula !
45
min
to
hrs
655
m ASL
All Day Shade
AM Shade
All Day Sun
PM Shade
1 Pitch
2 Pitch
3 Pitch
4 Pitch
5 Pitch
6 Pitch
6+ Pitch
Std Rack
Special Gear
50m
60m
70m
80m
Double Rope
Face
Overhang
Powerful
Slab
Technical
Vert
Single Pitch
Multi Pitch
Single & Multi Pitch Options

Lower Silvermine

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Boulder
Sport
Trad
Big wall
Alpine
Ice
Very popular amongst beginners and climbers moving outdoors from the gym
15
min
to
hrs
575
m ASL
All Day Shade
AM Shade
All Day Sun
PM Shade
1 Pitch
2 Pitch
3 Pitch
4 Pitch
5 Pitch
6 Pitch
6+ Pitch
Std Rack
Special Gear
50m
60m
70m
80m
Double Rope
Face
Overhang
Powerful
Slab
Technical
Vert
Single Pitch
Multi Pitch
Single & Multi Pitch Options
Topo of the Rock Climbs at Blaze of Glory, Silvermine
Climbing Drop Zone at Blaze of Glory

Blaze Of Glory

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Boulder
Sport
Trad
Big wall
Alpine
Ice
The "in-between" or the "on-the-way" crag at Silvermine
20
min
to
hrs
495
m ASL
All Day Shade
AM Shade
All Day Sun
PM Shade
1 Pitch
2 Pitch
3 Pitch
4 Pitch
5 Pitch
6 Pitch
6+ Pitch
Std Rack
Special Gear
50m
60m
70m
80m
Double Rope
Face
Overhang
Powerful
Slab
Technical
Vert
Single Pitch
Multi Pitch
Single & Multi Pitch Options
Climbing Topo for Main Crag Silvermine, Cape Town
Rock climbing at Main Crag, Silvermine

Main Crag

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Boulder
Sport
Trad
Big wall
Alpine
Ice
The most popular crag for the intermediate / stronger climbers. Main Crag offers a high density of long, sustained routes with consistently high star-ratings. The grade density is mostly arould the 6b-7b
25
min
to
hrs
515
m ASL
All Day Shade
AM Shade
All Day Sun
PM Shade
1 Pitch
2 Pitch
3 Pitch
4 Pitch
5 Pitch
6 Pitch
6+ Pitch
Std Rack
Special Gear
50m
60m
70m
80m
Double Rope
Face
Overhang
Powerful
Slab
Technical
Vert
Single Pitch
Multi Pitch
Single & Multi Pitch Options

Fawlty Towers

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Boulder
Sport
Trad
Big wall
Alpine
Ice
Slightly different in style to the other crags (roofy) - the good routes are excelent and the crowds smaller than the other crags.
30
min
to
hrs
549
m ASL
All Day Shade
AM Shade
All Day Sun
PM Shade
1 Pitch
2 Pitch
3 Pitch
4 Pitch
5 Pitch
6 Pitch
6+ Pitch
Std Rack
Special Gear
50m
60m
70m
80m
Double Rope
Face
Overhang
Powerful
Slab
Technical
Vert
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AM Shade
Morning ; Afternoon ; All Day or NO Shade
10B | Ch
Equipped with x number of Bolts & Chains (lower off rings)
Alpine
Area's or routes located in mountainous regions and requiring multiple mountain skills (navigation ; extreme weather ; self sufficiency ; remote )
Ice
Area or Route requires Ice Climbing and associated Winter skills
Sport
Area or Route is fully equipped as a sport climb. Separate distinction for # of PITCHES
Sport & Trad
Area or Route is a mixture of SPORT & Trad climbing styles
Trad
Area or Route requires Traditional equipment and experties
2 Pitches
Indicates the typical # of pitches of the area or route
Special
Indicates that a specialised Rack or Traditional equipment is typically required and will be mentioned in the Route Description BETA
Standard
Indicates that typically a Standard Traditional Rack will suffice. Typically in ZA that is a 8-10 Cams + 10-15 wires/nuts.
50m
Indicates the minimum length rope needed to typically climb safely.
Double
Typically climbed using half ropes
Corner
Climbs or mostly climbs a corner system. This often requires stemming as a technique.
Crack Climb
Follows a crack-system predominantly and may require good jamming technique.
Overhang
Indicates the overall style. Face climbing is steeper than slab usually on small holds and edges, often feeling delicate / insecure.
Overhang
Overhanging, usually involving roofs.
Powerful
Powerful style is often in conjunction with another style but feeling more powerful than is common for the style.
Slab
Usually not quite vertical and requiring smearing and friction techniques.
Steep
Consistently steeper than Vertical but not overhanging / roof-y
Technical
Additional to general styles, requiring careful sequence and thoughtful climbing.
Vert
General vertical climbing with no other defining style.