Northern Berg Passes

Please note that the data supplied in the table below uses the WGS 84 datum. Click on the name of the pass to download its Garmin GPS track if one is available. The notation in brackets after the name of the pass is its map reference number.

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Amphitheatre (QwaQwa) 
Name of PassTop CoordinatesAltitude /mGradeCommentsData Source
Namahadi Pass (E1)S28 45.319 E28 51.9593082  C Sommer
Chain Ladder (E2)S28 44.789 E28 52.79129645High fear factor. Serious exposure. Head for heights essential. Potentially deadly. Two parallel sets of two ladders each. Lower right ladder anchor broken.R Thomas
MudslideS28 40.606 E28 55.89620172Includes some short ladders 
The CrackS28 40.805 E28 55.35120622Includes some short ladders 
Mnweni Reservation
Name of PassTop CoordinatesAltitude /mGradeCommentsData Source
Ifidi Pass (E3)S28 47.257 E28 56.3613040  C Sommer
Icidi Pass (E4)S28 48.473 E28 55.9473097  C Sommer
Mbundini Pass (E5)S28 50.695 E28 56.7653150  C Sommer
Fangs Pass (E6)S28 51.687 E28 56.40730373No pathC Sommer
Rwanqa Pass (None)S28 52.595 E28 57.4263088  C Sommer
Pins Pass (None)S28 53.476 E28 58.4663196  C Sommer
Manxome Pass (None)     
Mnweni Pass (E8)S28 53.650 E29 00.69628852Easy, well-used path.R Thomas
Rockeries Pass (E9)S28 53.833 E29 01.69629013Well-used path with some rough sections.C Sommer
Nguza Pass (E10)S28 55.107 E29 03.5132926  R Thomas
Cathedral Peak Wilderness Area
Name of PassTop CoordinatesAltitude /mGradeCommentsData Source
Ntonjelana Pass (E11)S28 56.303 E29 05.58028713 R Thomas
Mlambonja Pass (E12)S28 57.216 E29 06.71629663Mostly obvious route but very rough bottom half with some clambering.Landlubbers
Bell TraverseStarts/ends at Twins Cave. Summits via top of Mlambonja Pass.29664Several cruxes, some very problematic when iced up. Head for heights essential. Obvious route except for one vague section below Outer Horn.Landlubbers
Xeni Pass (E13)S28 58.221 E29 07.37330164Several scrambles, a wormhole and large, loose boulders. No path.J Newman
Cockade Pass (E13a)S28 59.052 E29 08.23729643Route over centre section affected by flash floods.Landlubbers
Tseketseke Pass (E14)S28 59.443 E29 09.09329973Note high altitude at top entry point. Beware the false gully at lower altitude!Landlubbers
Organ Pipes Pass (E15)(Camel route)S29 00.637 E29 10.94129704One dangerous cliff traverse which has been bolted to assist.C Sommer
Organ Pipes Pass (E15) (Thuthumi Ridge route)S29 00.637 E29 10.94129704Several scrambles including a dangerous cliff traverse. This crux may prohibit use in ice conditions.Landlubbers
Thuthumi Pass (E16)S29 00.790 E29 11.62029503Nice pass with a path most of the way, but if you lose it, stay high on the southern grass slope above the gully. Can enter/exit high onto Thuthumi Ridge route for Organ Pipes Pass. Can also enter/exit low to avoid bottom of Phillip’s Folly.Landlubbers
Tlanyaku Pass (E17)S29 02.940 E29 13.50327593Very eroded due to smuggling. Slippery rock traverse at bottom.Landlubbers
Monk’s Cowl Wilderness Area
Name of PassTop CoordinatesAltitude /mGradeCommentsData Source
Gray’s Pass (E18)S29 04.297 E29 19.39131054High exposure. Several clambers which may be problematic in ice conditions. Enter/exit the bottom of the summit gully against the southern escarpment rock face, not lower down. Failure to do so can be deadly! Zigzags above Keith Bush Camp are badly eroded. Smugglers’ alternative route is better option.Landlubbers
Cathkin Mountain Pass (E19)S29 05.773 E29 19.5433312  C Sommer
Ship’s Prow Pass (E20)S29 05.976 E29 19.52632953Tortuous walk-in to base from contour path. High section is easy. Beware of flash flooding!C Sommer

 

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