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Discover 102 climbing sectors across South Africa

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Alcatraz

Alcatraz sits in Rocklands Pass, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Area 15

Area 15 sits in Rocklands Pass, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Burnside

Campground

Campground is a sector within the Rocklands Pass area of Rocklands, South Africa.

Cedar Rouge

Cedar Spine Gulley

Cedar Spine Gulley sits in Rocklands Pass, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Champside

Champside sector at Rocklands Pass, Rocklands, South Africa.

Dogtown

Dogtown sits in Rocklands Pass, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Faith

Faith sits in Rocklands Pass, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Flipside

Flipside sits in Rocklands Pass, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Fortress

Fortress is a sector located in the Rocklands Pass area of Rocklands, South Africa.

Last Day in Paradise

Last Day in Paradise sits in Rocklands Pass, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Leanne Sector

Leanne Sector sits in Rocklands Pass, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Legoland

Louis Leipoldt Grave

Louis Leipoldt Grave sits in Rocklands Pass, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Narnia

Rhino

Rhino is a bouldering sector situated in the Rocklands Pass area of Rocklands. It features sandstone bouldering on a varied collection of problems, including several well-known lines that draw repeat visits from climbers working the pass.

Riverside

Riverside sector in Rocklands Pass, Rocklands. Bouldering area along the river with a range of problems across different styles.

Roadcrew

Roadcrew is a bouldering sector located in Rocklands Pass within the Rocklands area.

Roadside

Roadside sits in Rocklands Pass, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Taaiboskraal

Tea Garden

The Colloseum

The Colloseum sits in Rocklands Pass, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

The French Side

Classic orange sandstone sector located on the north-east rim of The Pass at Rocklands.

The Gallery

The Gallery sits in Rocklands Pass, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

The Other Side

The Place to Be

The Saddle

The Section

Tripod

8 Day Rain

Bouldering sector offering a broad spread of problems from warm-ups to high-end test pieces.

Acid House

Lost World aka Acid House sits in Rocklands Valley, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Baboon Buttress

Backyard Boulders

Backyard Boulders is a sector in Rocklands Valley situated near Base Camp, offering a selection of boulder problems. The area features varied climbing on rock typical of the region, providing convenient access from Base Camp.

Base Camp

A sector in Rocklands Valley, Rocklands, containing multiple sub-areas and commonly used as a base camp for bouldering.

Beer Stop

Beer Stop sits in Rocklands Valley, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Big and Roof Boulders

Big and Roof Boulders sits in Rocklands Valley, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Bonus Boulders

Brandy Bar

Brandy Bar sits in Rocklands Valley, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Camp Sallie

Champagne

Champagne sits in Rocklands Valley, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Danger Zone

Danger Zone is a sector in the Rocklands Valley, Rocklands, South Africa.

Die Drankwinkel

Die Drankwinkel sits in Rocklands Valley, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Die Kloof

Die Kloof sits in Rocklands Valley, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Dihedral

A sector in the Rocklands Valley containing a range of sandstone boulder problems, including several of the area's well-known lines.

Drive Through

Drive Through sits in Rocklands Valley, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Eland Island

Eland Island sits in Rocklands Valley, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Eland Sector Entrance

Eland Sector Entrance sits in Rocklands Valley, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Ernies

Ernies sits in Rocklands Valley, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Fields of Joy

Sandstone bouldering sector in Rocklands Valley featuring a range of problems across varied rock features.

Hoeksonderkoffie

Hoeksonderkoffie sits in Rocklands Valley, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Khoisan Kitchen

Khoisan Kitchen sits in Rocklands Valley, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Kleinfontein

Kleinfontein is a varied bouldering sector in Rocklands Valley offering a wide spread of sandstone problems. Quality lines cover the full difficulty range from low-grade boulders up through to 8B.

Lorraines

Neverland

Oupoort

A sector in Rocklands Valley, South Africa, containing a varied selection of bouldering problems.

Plateau

Powerlines

Roadkill Cafe

Roadkill Cafe is a sector within the Rocklands Valley area. It contains a collection of boulder problems featuring varied styles and includes several classic lines on the available rock formations.

Sassies

The Sassies sector sits within Rocklands Valley, part of the broader Rocklands bouldering area in South Africa. It contains a collection of boulder problems on local rock typical of the region, grouped as a distinct sector for guidebook purposes.

Shandy Terrace

The Aqueduct

The Coop

The Coop is a bouldering sector located in Rocklands Valley within the Rocklands destination area. The sector features sandstone boulder problems across a range of grades.

Twin Boulders

Twin Boulders sits in Rocklands Valley, with sandstone problems spread across compact walls, roofs, slabs, and freestanding blocs. Expect a mix of warm-ups, technical moderates, and harder lines grouped for practical navigation.

Whiskey Station

Witness Valley

Slanghoek

Crystal pools

Upper Steenbras

Bethlehem

Coetzenberg

Mission Hill

The Peak

Aerial

Amazon.com

Forest boulders set on the hillside, offering shaded climbing among the trees.

Aquarium Boulders

Bertie's Balcony

Topside roof sector with a notable view. Contains Bertie’s Bad Acid Trip, a 7C problem regarded as one of the best at Topside.

Bonnydoon

Brazil Boulders

A hilltop cluster with a particularly good selection of easier problems.

Echo Valley

A sector situated on the hillside above Kalk Bay within the Topside area of Cape Town. The valley hosts a range of bouldering problems and features views over the surrounding coastline. The upper plateau contains the Bonnydoon area, while the Cape Fear area sits within the valley itself.

Ou Wa Pad Boulders

Two boulders sit alongside the Ou Wa Pad trail, offering a small collection of problems and wide views.

Shady Nook

The Cinema

The Grandstand

The Lookout

A small sector at the highest point of Echo Valley. Reach it by walking to the top of the valley, passing the Amphitheatre on the right, then following a single-track trail branching left.

The Summit

The Summit is a broad collection dominated by good overhanging problems, with many boulders shaded throughout the day and expansive views from the area. Allow roughly an hour for the approach at a moderate pace and carry ample water, as no nearby supply is available. A fire passed through in late 2023, but the source reports that the boulders remained intact and climbable.