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Amphitheatre (QwaQwa) | |||||
Name of Pass | Top Coordinates | Altitude /m | Grade | Comments | Data Source |
Namahadi Pass (E1) | S28 45.319 E28 51.959 | 3082 | C Sommer | ||
Chain Ladder (E2) | S28 44.789 E28 52.791 | 2964 | 5 | High fear factor. Serious exposure. Head for heights essential. Potentially deadly. Two parallel sets of two ladders each. Lower right ladder anchor broken. | R Thomas |
Mudslide | S28 40.606 E28 55.896 | 2017 | 2 | Includes some short ladders | |
The Crack | S28 40.805 E28 55.351 | 2062 | 2 | Includes some short ladders | |
Mnweni Reservation | |||||
Name of Pass | Top Coordinates | Altitude /m | Grade | Comments | Data Source |
Ifidi Pass (E3) | S28 47.257 E28 56.361 | 3040 | C Sommer | ||
Icidi Pass (E4) | S28 48.473 E28 55.947 | 3097 | C Sommer | ||
Mbundini Pass (E5) | S28 50.695 E28 56.765 | 3150 | C Sommer | ||
Fangs Pass (E6) | S28 51.687 E28 56.407 | 3037 | 3 | No path | C Sommer |
Rwanqa Pass (None) | S28 52.595 E28 57.426 | 3088 | C Sommer | ||
Pins Pass (None) | S28 53.476 E28 58.466 | 3196 | C Sommer | ||
Manxome Pass (None) | |||||
Mnweni Pass (E8) | S28 53.650 E29 00.696 | 2885 | 2 | Easy, well-used path. | R Thomas |
Rockeries Pass (E9) | S28 53.833 E29 01.696 | 2901 | 3 | Well-used path with some rough sections. | C Sommer |
Nguza Pass (E10) | S28 55.107 E29 03.513 | 2926 | R Thomas | ||
Cathedral Peak Wilderness Area | |||||
Name of Pass | Top Coordinates | Altitude /m | Grade | Comments | Data Source |
Ntonjelana Pass (E11) | S28 56.303 E29 05.580 | 2871 | 3 | R Thomas | |
Mlambonja Pass (E12) | S28 57.216 E29 06.716 | 2966 | 3 | Mostly obvious route but very rough bottom half with some clambering. | Landlubbers |
Bell Traverse | Starts/ends at Twins Cave. Summits via top of Mlambonja Pass. | 2966 | 4 | Several 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 07.373 | 3016 | 4 | Several scrambles, a wormhole and large, loose boulders. No path. | J Newman |
Cockade Pass (E13a) | S28 59.052 E29 08.237 | 2964 | 3 | Route over centre section affected by flash floods. | Landlubbers |
Tseketseke Pass (E14) | S28 59.443 E29 09.093 | 2997 | 3 | Note high altitude at top entry point. Beware the false gully at lower altitude! | Landlubbers |
Organ Pipes Pass (E15)(Camel route) | S29 00.637 E29 10.941 | 2970 | 4 | One dangerous cliff traverse which has been bolted to assist. | C Sommer |
Organ Pipes Pass (E15) (Thuthumi Ridge route) | S29 00.637 E29 10.941 | 2970 | 4 | Several scrambles including a dangerous cliff traverse. This crux may prohibit use in ice conditions. | Landlubbers |
Thuthumi Pass (E16) | S29 00.790 E29 11.620 | 2950 | 3 | Nice 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 13.503 | 2759 | 3 | Very eroded due to smuggling. Slippery rock traverse at bottom. | Landlubbers |
Monk’s Cowl Wilderness Area | |||||
Name of Pass | Top Coordinates | Altitude /m | Grade | Comments | Data Source |
Gray’s Pass (E18) | S29 04.297 E29 19.391 | 3105 | 4 | High 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 19.543 | 3312 | C Sommer | ||
Ship’s Prow Pass (E20) | S29 05.976 E29 19.526 | 3295 | 3 | Tortuous walk-in to base from contour path. High section is easy. Beware of flash flooding! | C Sommer |