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Injasuti Wilderness Area | |||||
Name of Pass | Top Coordinates | Altitude /m | Grade | Comments | Data Source |
Leslie’s Pass (E21) | S29 09.213 E29 20.631 | 3076 | 3 | Long pass with long walk-in from below. The safest stream crossing at the bottom of the gully is slightly lower than the path suggests. | R Rood |
Injasuti Pass (E22) | S29 10.551 E29 20.783 | 3229 | 5 | Technical rope climbing skills required. | C Sommer |
Hilton Pass (E23) | 5 | Technical rope climbing skills required. | |||
Corner Pass (E24) | S29 12.759 E29 24.491 | 3127 | 4 | Lots of loose rock. Several scrambles and cruxes requiring at least a short rope for backpacks, but a walking rope should also be carried. May not be passable in ice conditions. | R Rood |
Judge Pass (E25) | 3 | Shale and mud slides in some sections. | |||
Giant’s Castle Wilderness Area | |||||
Name of Pass | Top Coordinates | Altitude /m | Grade | Comments | Data Source |
Gypaetus Pass (None) | S29 15.146 E29 25.426 | 3025 | 3 | No path. Several rock bands to bypass, so ascend rather than descend. Clear weather required. | J Newman |
Bannerman Pass (E26) | S29 15.198 E29 25.188 | 3082 | 3 | Good path below gully. Spare Rib Cave is about halfway up the pass on the left. | C Sommer |
Hlubi Pass (South) (None) | S29 16.630 E29 26.357 | 2935 | 3 | No path. | J Newman |
Langalibalele Pass (E27) | S29 16.760 E29 26.200 | 2927 | 2 | Well-used path. | Landlubbers |
Jarateng (Jarding’s) Pass (North) (E28) | S29 18.579 E29 26.290 | 3191 | 3 | No path. Best avoided because of loose shale near summit. Middle pass is best option. | Landlubbers |
Jarateng (Jarding’s) Pass (Middle) (E28) | S29 18.867 E29 26.491 | 3121 | 3 | No path. Very narrow gully at summit. | Landlubbers |
Jarateng (Jarding’s) Pass (South) (E28) | No path. Some rock scrambles. Middle pass is best option. | ||||
Giant’s Castle Pass (E29) | S29 20.919 E29 27.862 | 3100 | 3 | Long pass with long walk-in from contour path along sometimes ill-defined path. Includes crossing some boulder beds. | Landlubbers |
Loteni Wilderness Area | |||||
Name of Pass | Top Coordinates | Altitude /m | Grade | Comments | Data Source |
Elandshoek Pass (None) | S29 21.091 E29 28.833 | 3028 | 3 | If ascending, go left at base of summit wall. Gully to right of wall is also doable. | R Stanton |
Lotheni Pass (E30) | |||||
eNtubeni Pass (E31) | |||||
Ka-Masihlenga Pass (E32) | S29 23.867 E29 25.145 | 3197 | 3 | No path. Vague contour path entry from below. Alternative riverine option is tortuous due to thick bush. Impressive summit. | C Sommer |
Redi Pass (E33) | S29 25.517 E29 26.031 | 2985 | 4 | Some clambers, including a crux which might be impassable in ice conditions. Follow the northern spur as high as possible to avoid lower gully section and a waterfall. | Landlubbers |
Buttress Pass (E34) | S29 25.981 E29 25.490 | 2926 | 2 | Beautiful, simple pass with very narrow gully at summit. | Landlubbers |
Hlathimbe Pass (North) (E35) | S29 26.007 E29 24.326 | 2896 | 2 | Picturesque pass. No path. | Landlubbers |
Hlathimbe Pass (South) (E36) | S29 26.170 E29 24.040 | 2846 | 2 | Vague path but otherwise straightforward. | Landlubbers |