General
Climbing
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Less crowded and offering a distinctly alpine (country) feel, the climbing is characterised by a combination of excellent and sub par routes, often almost side by side, so chose wisely.

Often used as a stepping stone for climbers wanting to explore the country routes of the Cape Fold Mountains because the Apostles mimic much of the characteristics yet are still in close proximity to civilisation, and have excellent cellphone reception.

This allows you to hone your Alpine skills lilke

  • off-trail approach and descent
  • rarely climbed routes with few indicators of where to go
  • feeling of remoteness
  • genuine Alpine feel where a change in weather needs to be accounted for

Those are just some skills that make climbing on The Apostles significantly more adventurous than The Ledge.

But, equally, still largely contained and not as big a step as Climbing in DuToits Kloof, or other Cape Mountain ranges.

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The climbing on The Twelve Apostles offers a real adventure within the relative safety of an urban environment. That said, it is remarkable how faraway from civilisation one can feel by the time you have tied-in. For this reason, it is not the best place to be learning to trad climb or multi-pitch - do that on The Lower Buttresses and Lions Head.

Venture to the Apostles once you feel ready to take the next step, having climbed a number of the classics on The Lower Buttresses, Lions Head and The Ledge. The climbing on The Apostles is adventurous - meaning that there is often no trail, very little evidence of previous parties, routefinding will be harder and retreat more risky. Your skills in navigation, route navigation, and mountain craft will grow or be tested!

It is well worth noting that many a party has taken longer than expected on a summer's day and suffered in the afternoon heat! Water is scarce/non existant.

Multi Pitch

Fountain Peak Buttress

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Boulder
Sport
Trad
Big wall
Alpine
Ice
Uniquely easy to approach from the Cable Car or Camps Bay, the Buttress is the left most Apostle and immediately right of Fountain Ledge (overshadowed by The Ledge)
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980
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AM Shade
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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.
A bold lead
A bold lead with potentially serious consequences (including a ground fall) to falling off.
Crime
Beware of high incidence of crime
Exposed Sections
Beware of exposed sections
Flooding
Be ware of localised flooding and swollen rivers & river crossings
Highball
Warning - Highball boulder
Lightning
Beware thunderstorms and lightning
Scramble Sections
Sections involve scrambling and may require a rope
Different Start & End Point
The starting and ending points for this adventure are at different locations and may require seperate transport.
Water Shortage
Water can be scarce, be sure to carry sufficient.