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bvoborsky
Jun 3, 2005, 2:39 AM
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Hey we are flying into south africa on July 19th and flying out August 26th. We will be bumming around southafrica and namibia. We will have a car and camping gear. Planning on bring a small rack due to weight. If there are any locals who want to share their insites or anyone who will be around looking for a climb at that time that would be great. I am really looking for more info on namibia rock.
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jcshaggy
Jun 3, 2005, 8:24 AM
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There are a couple of websites you can try; www.climbing.co.za, www.alardsbigwallclimbing.com(got some stuff on spitzkop in Namibia) and www.saclimb.co.za. There should be R.D.'s there. Send me a message if you need any help or info. Cheers!
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jcshaggy
Jun 3, 2005, 8:28 AM
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There are a couple of websites you can try; www.climbing.co.za, www.alardsbigwallclimbing.com(got some stuff on spitzkop in Namibia) and www.saclimb.co.za. There should be R.D.'s there. Send me a message if you need any help or info. Cheers!
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alliwanttodoisclimb
Jun 3, 2005, 9:00 AM
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Hi,
I went by myself to Namiba for about 10 days last year and found some good climbing there. The Spitzkoppe is the 'Matterhorn' of Namibia and I did a route (800M, 5.6 maybe) on it, felt like mountaineering than rock climbing.
There are tons of bolted routes all over the Spitzkoppe and I could have stayed there for 4-5 days. Not sure if there's much climbing anywhere else in Namibia, check those websites out.. :idea:
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alliwanttodoisclimb
Jun 3, 2005, 9:02 AM
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Hi,
I went by myself to Namiba for about 10 days last year and found some good climbing there. The Spitzkoppe is the 'Matterhorn' of Namibia and I did a route (800M, 5.6 maybe) on it, felt like mountaineering than rock climbing.
There are tons of bolted routes all over the Spitzkoppe and I could have stayed there for 4-5 days. Not sure if there's much climbing anywhere else in Namibia, check those websites out.. :idea:
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warreng
Jun 3, 2005, 9:56 AM
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Cant help you out with Namibia other than to say make time to visit Etosha game park, but I can tell you where to go in SA if you give me some more info.
What sort of climbing do you want to do? Trad / Sport / Bouldering?
What grade do you climb?
Do you have an itinerary yet? do you know which areas in SA you will be visiting and for how long?
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mrebrown
Jun 5, 2005, 12:50 PM
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Hey. A good guide to get for all the sport climbing crags in Western Cape, South Africa is called Western Cape Rock (over 900 routes). You can get it at City Rock in Observatory. You will find all info on the web sites the other people have suggested. If you into trad there's some fabulous routes in The Cedarberg. A route I would highly recommend...Celestial Journey 6 pitches graded 22!
I wont be in South African during your visit but mail me if you want any other beta. Have a fabulous time Richard
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cupton
Jun 5, 2005, 4:35 PM
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Everything down here I have climbed has been heavily bolted. Bring lots of draws. There are trad lines but dont seem to be nearly as popular.
For some more info check out the SA mountain club, they are organized and publish lots of good info for climbing in SA. Also if you are up for an adventure there is good bolted climbing in Zimbabwe.
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