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Climbs 188
Rocktype Sandstone (hard)
Altitude 734m a.s.l
Faces W

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The most improbable VS ever. © Jonny2vests

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Table Mountain is probably the first thing you notice as you drive or fly into Cape Town. It is a mesa that stands ominously above the city. It offers excellent trad climbing with incredible views to go with it. Table Mountain is a National Monument, hence no bolting is allowed. Also, it is almost always possible to protect whatever you might be climbing with trad gear, although there are some fixed pieces in-situ.

Should you wish to take the cable car to the top, be sure to get there about 30mins prior to opening time to avoid the long queues in tourist season and on the weekends and public holidays in good weather.

Table Mountain has three main climbing areas that are accessible from the lower cable station. The first two areas can be seen from the lower station and are the two obvious buttresses that are visible up and to the left. The main climbing area is situated on the final 100m of rock cliffs that support the upper cable station.

Good topo here.

Approach notes

From the city centre drive up Kloof Street. The road turns into Kloof Nek and when you get to the top, turn left up onto Tafelberg road. When you see other cars park as close as you can to the cableway station. Walk up the mountain from right of Cable Way Station up the India Venster route but familiarize yourself with the nature of the difficulty by contacting the Mountain Club of South Africa or www.Climb.co.za. There are frequent accidents on this trail and requires a fair level of scrambling experience to do safely. Alternatively, take the cable car.

An interesting article by Karin Magog: http://www.climbonline.co.uk/south_africa.htm
Steve Crowe - 17/Jul/11
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