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Thabaphaswa

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Thabaphaswa

2012-05-15T11:03:30Z

Created page with "== The climbing == Single and multi-pitch sport climbing near Mokopane == Season == Mainly Winter, but also Spring & Autumn == Rock == Granite, lots of small crimps, mostly ..."

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== The climbing ==
Single and multi-pitch sport climbing near Mokopane

== Season ==
Mainly Winter, but also Spring & Autumn

== Rock ==
Granite, lots of small crimps, mostly on angle

== Gear ==
Sport Rack

== Food, accommodation and other activities ==
Contact Deon Richter of Thabaphaswa Mountain Sanctuary, in his own words:
"Nguni and PinZ2yl Cattle Breeder / Hen-pecked Husband / Grand Dad / Owner."

Tel: 015 491 4882

Cell: +27 82 389 6631

[http://www.thabaphaswa.co.za www.thabaphaswa.co.za]

A day visitor fee is applicable if not staying at the sanctuary. There are huts / cottages and camping available. Hiking, mountain biking, 4x4 trails, swimming, foefiesliding, fishing.

== Route Description ==
Route Guide for Thabaphaswa:

'''Kanniedood''' (From left to right)

''My Big Toe'' **** 19, 20m

''Friday 13th'' *** 20, 24m

''Dead Ant'' *** 21, 19m

''Yoga on the Rocks'' **** 23, 23m

''Boned'' **** 21, 23m

''Tu-lips'' *** 16, 36m

Pitch 1: 16, 16m

Pitch 2: 15, 20m

'''Dome Rock'''

''Whistling in the wind'' *** 19, 7m

''Elephant's Head''
Pitch 1: ** 23, 22m
Starts to the left of the elephant's trunk. On balance, small holds on a relatively smooth surface. Crux 1/3 of the way up, then straight forward to the top

Pitch 2: ** 19, 23m
Start right to avoid loose slab, then left under the boulder, continue left over dassie shit - worst section on this climb

Pitch 3: *** 18, 23m
Starts from a small cave through which on can see under the elephant to the other side of the rock face. Route moves over to the left past the elephant's ear.

Pitch 4: *** 17, 22m
Route moves directly up to just short of the top.

Pitch 5: ** 15, 10m
Short easy finish.

Category:Limpopo Province

2012-05-15T10:38:24Z

Limpopo Province:

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	The Doomsday Device 26 *** (13D) Start up the first 5 bolts of Miss Mckinley and then head right. FA: Marc 'Flex' Efune 2012. Bolts supplied by MCSA; beta, doomsday device and drill by Dewald; belays by Warren and Jono.		The Doomsday Device 26 *** (13D) Start up the first 5 bolts of Miss Mckinley and then head right. FA: Marc 'Flex' Efune 2012. Bolts supplied by MCSA; beta, doomsday device and drill by Dewald; belays by Warren and Jono.
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		+	== New additions since the May 2012 verison of the guide ==
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		+	'''He-Man Area'''
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		+	These routes are located about 40m East of the main wall. Facing ''Cotapaxi'', walk left past a corner and a wide crack, down a few meters to a narrow ledge. There are two cracks are about 2m apart and just left of a short corner.
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		+	SKELETOR 21 *** [Trad]
		+	Climb the steep hand/fist crack on the left. Over the small roof the angle eases. Belay from blocks at the top of the cliff. FA: Richard Halsey, April 2012.
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		+	SHE-RA 20 * [Trad]
		+	Climb the right-hand crack with a tricky start into a small offwidth. At the aloe traverse left to finish up ''Skeletor''. FA: Richard Halsey, April 2012.
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		+	'''God No! Wall'''
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		+	THE ENGAGEMENT CRUISE 21 ** [Trad]
		+	Scramble up left past the start of Rodan, to a narrow ledge. Start on the left of the ledge, just left of the stacked blocks. Straight up a short face, though the overlap and up to below the roof. Rail left to the break in the roof, pull up to the next rail, and then move back right until you can pull up onto the grey ramp. Move slightly left and up the narrow, brown corner, stepping right at the top. Finish up the face between the aloes to the top. FA: Richard Halsey and Tim Dunnett, May 2012.

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 == Route Description ==
-Route Guide for Thabaphaswa:
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 '''Kanniedood''' (From left to right)
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 ''Elephant's Head''
 Pitch 1: ** 23, 22m
 Starts to the left of the elephant's trunk. On balance, small holds on a relatively smooth surface. Crux 1/3 of the way up, then straight forward to the top